Arcana Coelestia #1009
1009. Verse 6 Whoever sheds man's blood in man, his blood shall be shed, for in the image of God He made man.
'Shedding man's blood in man' means destroying charity; 'in man' is residing with man. 'His blood shall be shed' means his condemnation. 'For in the image of God He made man' means charity, which is the image of God.
Genesis 9:12
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God said, "This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:
