Absolute?
Then why were all the death penalties in Leviticus and Deuteronomy?
“Then why were all the death penalties in Leviticus and Deuteronomy?”
That’s a bunch of old testament stuff. There is a new covenant now. Who did Jesus say to kill? Adultery was a stoning offense in the old testament. Jesus asked he without sin to throw the first stone.
Pretty damned clear.
The translation of “Thou Shalt not Kill” is actually Thou shalt not commit murder.