THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
Exodus 20 2-17 |
Deuteronomy 5:6-21 |
A Traditional Catechetical Formula |
I am the LORD your God, |
I am the LORD your God, |
1. I am the LORD your God: |
You shall have no other gods before me. |
You shall have no other gods before me |
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You shall not take |
You shall not take |
2. You shall not take |
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. |
Observe the sabbath day, |
3. Remember to keep holy the LORD'S Day. |
Honor your father and your mother, |
Honor your father and your mother |
4. Honor your father and your mother. |
You shall not kill. |
You shall not kill. |
5. You shall not kill. |
You shall not commit adultery. |
Neither shall you commit adultery. |
6. You shall not commit adultery. |
You shall not steal. |
Neither shall you steal. |
7. You shall not steal. |
You shall not bear false witness |
Neither shall you bear false witness |
8. You shall not bear false witness |
You shall not covet your neighbor's house; |
Neither shall you covet You shall not desire . . . |
9. You shall not covet 10. You shall not covet |
It also means not doing things which put yourself in danger:
speeding,
riding a motorcycle without a helmet,
over-eating,
over-drinking,
being with people who do stupid things like take drugs and
having sex out of marriage which could get one deadly STDs.
That is, jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge is one thing but doing "deadly" things is killing self...also against the 5th commandment.