Exodus 20:14 (WEB)
“You shall not commit adultery.
Catechism · 1
The word "Decalogue" means literally "ten words." God revealed these "ten words" to his people
Fathers and councils · 17
Tertullian
“…when given through Moses; that is, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God from thy whole heart and out of thy whole soul; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself; Thou shalt not kill; Thou shalt not commit adultery; Thou shalt not steal; False witness thou shalt not utter; Honour thy father and mother; and, That which is…” — editor's note: Deut. vi. 4, 5; Lev. xix. 18; comp. Matt. xxii. 34–40; Mark xii. 28–34; Luke x. 25–28; and for the rest, Ex. xx. 12–17; Deut. v. 16–21; Rom. xiii. 9.
Read the whole comment“…founder Himself, who not only said, “Be fruitful, and multiply,” but also, “Thou shalt not commit adultery,” and, “Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife;” and who threatened with death the unchaste, sacrilegious, and monstrous abomination both of adultery and unnatural sin with man and beast.” — editor's note: Ex. xx. 14, 17.
Read the whole comment“…when He uttered such denunciations as, “Thou shalt do no murder; thou shalt not commit adultery; thou shalt not steal; thou shalt not bear false witness,”—He taught me to refrain from doing to others what I should be unwilling to have done to myself; and therefore the precept developed in the Gospel will belong…” — editor's note: Ex. xx. 13–16.
Read the whole comment“Well, we never find it expressed with the same precision, “Thou shalt not enter circus or theatre, thou shalt not look on combat or show;” as it is plainly laid down, “Thou shalt not kill; thou shalt not worship an idol; thou shalt not commit adultery or fraud.”” — editor's note: Ex. xx. 14.
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John Cassian
- John Cassian, Conferences I–X VIII.23Conference VIII
“…“Thou shalt do no murder; Thou shalt not commit adultery; Thou shalt not steal; Thou shalt not bear false witness; Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife,” and many other things besides, in which they anticipated the commands not only of the law but even of the gospel?” — editor's note: Exod. xx. 4–17.
Read the whole comment - John Cassian, Conferences XI–XVII XIV.11Conference XIV
“For it is written in the law: “Thou shalt not commit adultery.”” — editor's note: Exod. xx. 14.
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Origen
- Origen, De Principiis IV.1Book IV
“And what need is there to speak of the prohibitions, “Thou shalt not commit adultery,” “Thou shalt not steal,” “Thou shalt not bear false witness,” and others of the same kind?” — editor's note: Cf. Ex. xx. 13–16.
Read the whole comment - Origen, De Principiis IV.2Book IV
“And what need is there to speak of the (prohibitions), “Thou shalt not commit adultery,” “Thou shalt not kill,” “Thou shalt not steal,” “Thou shalt not bear false witness?”” — editor's note: Cf. Ex. xx. 13–16.
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Clement of Alexandria
““Thou shalt not kill; thou shalt not commit adultery; thou shalt not seduce boys; thou shalt not steal; thou shalt not bear false witness; thou shalt love the Lord thy God.”” — editor's note: Ex. xx. 13–16; Deut. vi. 5.
Read the whole comment“For He is admirable always at cutting out the roots of sins, such as, “Thou shalt not commit adultery,” by “Thou shalt not lust.”” — editor's note: Ex. xx. 14, 17.
Read the whole comment“Idcirco aperte, et non per renigmata Moyses prohibuit, “Non fornicaberis; non mœchaberis; pueris stuprum non inferes,” inquiens.” — editor's note: Ex. xx. 14.
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Augustine of Hippo
“That people received the Law, they received commandments just and good.” — editor's note: Exod. xx. 1–17.
Read the whole comment“For not as, “Thou shall not commit adultery, Thou shall not kill,” can it so be said, Thou shalt not wed.” — editor's note: Ex. xx. 14, 13
Read the whole comment“If it is said, “Thou shall not commit adultery, Thou shall not kill, Thou shall not steal,” and other similar commandments, not human lips but the divine oracles have enounced them.” — editor's note: Ex. xx. 13–15, the order as in Mark x. 19.
Read the whole comment“Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife.”” — editor's note: Ex. xx. 3–17.
Read the whole comment“Here you have the written law, and it also is despised: this is the third day of death.” — editor's note: Ex. xx. 12–17.
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Hippolytus of Rome
“But a law adjudicatory of punishment is that which makes the following declaration: “Thou shalt not commit adultery, thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal;” for a penalty is awarded to each of these acts of wickedness.” — editor's note: Ex. xx. 13–15; Deut. v. 17–19.
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Cross-references · 27
Parallel passages
Exodus 20:14 and Deuteronomy 5:18 share the same wording (5 words).
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Cited together in The Refutation of All Heresies V.15.
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