Exodus 20:17 (WEB)
“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.”
Catechism · 2
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
“…the last two precepts of the Decalogue; for these sins sometimes wound the soul more grievously and are more dangerous than those which are committed openly."” — Catechism footnote: Council of Trent (1551): DS 1680 (ND 1626); cf. Ex 20:17; Mt 5:28.
The Ten Commandments
The word "Decalogue" means literally "ten words." God revealed these "ten words" to his people
Fathers and councils · 14
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.
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Catena Aurea on Matthew
- Augustine of HippoCatena Aurea on Matthew
“For the commandment of the Law, “Thou shalt not lust after thy neighbour’s wife,” [Ex 20:17] the Jews understood of taking her away, not of committing adultery with her.” — the author cites it
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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.
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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 they still had concupiscence; whereas the Law saith, “Thou shalt not lust.”” — editor's note: Exod. xx. 17.
Read the whole comment“Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife.”” — editor's note: Ex. xx. 3–17.
Read the whole comment“And what is the elimination of evil, but what the law says, “Thou shalt not lust [covet]”?” — editor's note: Ex. xx. 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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Ambrose of Milan
“Love of money, then, is an old, an ancient vice, which showed itself even at the declaration of the divine law; for a law was given to check it.” — editor's note: Ex. xx. 17.
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Clement of Alexandria
“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“Illud enim: “Non concupisces,” quod a lege dicitur, ostendit unum esse Deum, qui præ dicatur per legem et prophetas et Evangelium.” — editor's note: Ex. xx. 17.
Read the whole comment“Wherefore it is said, “Thou shalt not lust.”” — editor's note: Ex. xx. 17.
Read the whole comment“And he that said, “Thou shall not desire,” took away all memory of wrong; for wrath is found to be the impulse of concupiscence in a mild soul, especially seeking irrational revenge.” — editor's note: Ex. xx. 17.
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Cross-references · 24
Parallel passages
Exodus 20:17 and Deuteronomy 5:21 share the same wording (18 words).
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Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies II.14.
Cited together in The Instructor II.6.
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Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies V.5.
Cited together in Catechism §1456 and 2 other places.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies V.5.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies II.14.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies V.5.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies V.5.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies V.5.
Cited together in The Five Books Against Marcion I.28.
Cited together in The Instructor II.6.
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