A moment in scripture
Deuteronomy 5:17
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Thou shalt not kill.
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The surrounding passage
- Deuteronomy 5:15
And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the Lord thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the Lord thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.
- Deuteronomy 5:16
Honour thy father and thy mother, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
- Deuteronomy 5:18
Neither shalt thou commit adultery.
- Deuteronomy 5:19
Neither shalt thou steal.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.