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15 “Whoever strikes his father or his mother must be put to death.

16 “Whoever kidnaps a man, whether he sells him or is found with him in his possession, must be put to death.

17 “Whoever [a]curses his father or his mother or treats them contemptuously must be put to death.

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  1. Exodus 21:17 The one who dishonors his parents in this way also dishonors God by violating God’s created order of honor.

15 “Anyone who attacks[a] their father or mother is to be put to death.

16 “Anyone who kidnaps someone is to be put to death,(A) whether the victim has been sold(B) or is still in the kidnapper’s possession.

17 “Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.(C)

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  1. Exodus 21:15 Or kills