Deuteronomy 5:8 (WEB)
“You shall not make a carved image for yourself—any likeness of what is in heaven above, or what is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
Catechism · 1
“Exodus and Deuteronomy.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Deut 5:6-22.
Fathers and councils · 2
Irenaeus of Lyons
“…make to thyself any image for God, of whatsoever things are in heaven above, whatsoever in the earth beneath, and whatsoever in the waters under the earth.”” — editor's note: Deut. v. 8.
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Tertullian
“For this cause—the eradicating, namely, of the material of idolatry—the divine law proclaims, “Thou shalt make no idol;” and by conjoining, “Nor a similitude of the things which are in the heaven, and which are in the earth, and which are in the sea,” has interdicted the servants…” — editor's note: Lev. xxvi. 1; Ex. xx. 4; Deut. v. 8. It must of course be borne in mind that Tertullian has defined the meaning of the word idol in the former chapter, and…
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Cross-references · 10
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Cited together in On Idolatry Chapter 4.
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Cited together in On Idolatry Chapter 4.
Cited together in On Idolatry Chapter 4.
Cited together in On Idolatry Chapter 4.
Cited together in On Idolatry Chapter 4.
Cited together in On Idolatry Chapter 4.
Cited together in On Idolatry Chapter 4.
Cited together in On Idolatry Chapter 4.
Parallel passages
Exodus 20:4 and Deuteronomy 5:8 share the same wording (18 words).
