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Exodus 20:15
15“Never steal.
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Context of Exodus 20:15
13“Never murder. 14“Never commit adultery. “Never steal. 16“Never lie when you testify about your neighbor. 17“Never desire to take your neighbor’s household away from him. “Never desire to take your neighbor’s wife, his male or female slave, his ox, his donkey, or anything else that belongs to him.”
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Cross-references for Exodus 20:15
- Exodus 21:16“Whoever kidnaps another person must be put to death, whether he has sold the kidnapped person or still has him.
- Leviticus 6:1The Lord spoke to Moses,
- Leviticus 19:11“Never steal, lie, or deceive your neighbor.
- Deuteronomy 24:7Whoever kidnaps another Israelite must die. The kidnapper must die, whether he treated the other person like a slave or sold him. You must get rid of this evil.
- Deuteronomy 25:13Never carry two sets of weights, a heavier one and a lighter one.
- Job 20:19because he crushed and abandoned the poor. He has taken by force a house that he didn’t build.
- Proverbs 1:13We’ll find all kinds of valuable possessions. We’ll fill our homes with stolen goods.
- Proverbs 11:1Dishonest scales are disgusting to the Lord, but accurate weights are pleasing to him.
- Amos 3:10Those who collect profits in their palaces through violent and destructive acts don’t know how to do what is right, declares the Lord.
- Amos 8:4Listen to this, those who trample on the needy and ruin those who are oppressed in the world.
- Micah 6:10I have cursed all the wicked people who use their money for evil and use inaccurate weights and measures.
- Micah 7:3Their hands are skilled in doing evil. Officials ask for gifts. Judges accept bribes. Powerful people dictate what they want. So they scheme together.
- Zechariah 5:3Then he said to me, “This is a curse that will go out all over the earth. The one side of the scroll says that every thief will be forced away. The other side of the scroll says that everyone who takes an oath will be forced away.
- Matthew 15:19Evil thoughts, murder, adultery, ⌞other⌟ sexual sins, stealing, lying, and cursing come from within.
- Matthew 19:18“Which commandments?” the man asked. Jesus said, “Never murder. Never commit adultery. Never steal. Never give false testimony.
- Matthew 21:13He told them, “Scripture says, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you’re turning it into a gathering place for thieves!”
Commentaries on Exodus 20:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Thou shalt not steal - All rapine and theft are forbidden by this precept; as well national and commercial wrongs as petty larceny, highway robberies, and private stealing: even the taking advantage of a seller's or buyer's ignorance, to give the one less and make the other pay more for a commodity than its worth, is a breach of this sacred law. All withholding of rights and doing of wrongs are against the spirit of it. But the word is principally…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-17Verses 1-17 The Hebrew name which is rendered in our King James Version as the ten commandments occurs in Exodus 34:28; Deuteronomy 4:13; Deuteronomy 10:4. It literally means “the Ten Words.” The Ten Commandments are also called the law, even the commandment Exodus 24:12, the words of the covenant Exodus 34:28, the tables of the covenant Deuteronomy 9:9, the covenant Deuteronomy 4:13, the two tables Deuteronomy 9:10, Deuteronomy 9:17, and, most…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-17Verses 12-17 The laws of the SECOND table, that is, the last six of the ten commandments, state our duty to ourselves and to one another, and explain the great commandment, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, Lu 10:27. Godliness and honesty must go together. The fifth commandment concerns the duties we owe to our relations. Honour thy father and thy mother, includes esteem of them, shown in our conduct; obedience to their lawful commands; come when…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15Stealing shows an attitude that says, “I have the right to take what I want.” It ignores whether something belongs to someone else or whether it was earned honestly. This command teaches the opposite attitude. It teaches respect for other people and for what belongs to them. From God’s point of view, this command shows that he values each person. God cares not only about our lives but also about the things that belong to us.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-261. And God spake all these words--The Divine Being Himself was the speaker (De 5:12, 32, 33), in tones so loud as to be heard--so distinct as to be intelligible by the whole multitude standing in the valleys below, amid the most appalling phenomena of agitated nature. Had He been simply addressing rational and intelligent creatures, He would have spoken with the still small voice of persuasion and love. But He was speaking to those who were at the same…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Exodus 20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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