Exodus 20:12-16

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12} “Honor (respect, obey, care for) your father and your mother, so that your days may be prolonged in the land the Lord your God gives you.

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13} “You shall not commit murder (unjustified, deliberate homicide).^(A)

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14} “You shall not commit ^(a)adultery.^(B)

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15} “You shall not steal [secretly, openly, fraudulently, or through carelessness].^(C)

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16} “You shall not testify falsely [that is, lie, withhold, or manipulate the truth] against your neighbor (any person).^(D)

Footnotes:

a. Exodus 20:14: Jesus amplified this commandment in Matt 5:27, 28. Not only is adultery forbidden, but also any act of sexual impurity or unchastity, and any form of pornography or other obscenity.

Cross references:

A. Exodus 20:13: Genesis 9:6; Exodus 21:12; Exodus 21:14; Exodus 21:18

B. Exodus 20:14: Proverbs 6:25; Proverbs 6:26; Matthew 5:27; Matthew 5:28; Romans 1:24; Ephesians 5:3

C. Exodus 20:15: Proverbs 11:1; Proverbs 16:8; Proverbs 21:6; Proverbs 22:16; Jeremiah 17:11; Malachi 3:8

D. Exodus 20:16: Exodus 23:1; Proverbs 19:9; Proverbs 24:28