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EXPLICIT STATEMENTS (E)

ID Explicit Statement Reference Classification First Appeared Also In
E001 God spake all these words -- God is the direct speaker of the Decalogue Exo 20:1 Neutral cmd-01
E002 The LORD talked with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire Deu 5:4 Neutral cmd-01
E003 These words the LORD spake unto all your assembly...with a great voice: and he added no more Deu 5:22 Neutral cmd-01
E004 He wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me Deu 5:22 Neutral cmd-01
E005 Two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God Exo 31:18 Neutral cmd-01
E006 The tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables Exo 32:15-16 Neutral cmd-01
E007 Two tables of stone written with the finger of God; and on them was written according to all the words, which the LORD spake Deu 9:10 Neutral cmd-01
E008 He declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone Deu 4:13 Neutral cmd-01
E009 He wrote on the tables, according to the first writing, the ten commandments -- replacement tablets had identical content Deu 10:4 Neutral cmd-01
E010 I will write upon these tables the words that were in the first tables, which thou brakest Exo 34:1 Neutral cmd-01
E011 He wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments Exo 34:28 Neutral cmd-01
E012 Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven -- God confirms He spoke directly Exo 20:22 Neutral cmd-01
E013 Thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee Exo 25:16 Neutral cmd-01
E014 He took and put the testimony into the ark Exo 40:20 Neutral cmd-01
E015 Thou shalt put them in the ark / I put the tables in the ark as the LORD commanded me Deu 10:2, 5 Neutral cmd-01
E016 There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone, which Moses put there at Horeb 1 Ki 8:9 Neutral cmd-01
E017 There was nothing in the ark save the two tables which Moses put therein at Horeb 2 Ch 5:10 Neutral cmd-01
E018 Moses wrote this law and Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark -- book of the law written by Moses, placed beside the ark Deu 31:9, 24-26 Neutral cmd-01
E019 The LORD commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and judgments -- distinct from the covenant/ten commandments Deu 4:14 Neutral cmd-01
E020 The law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good (Paul identifies Decalogue by quoting Thou shalt not covet) Rom 7:7, 12 Neutral cmd-01 cmd-11
E021 The law is spiritual Rom 7:14 Neutral cmd-01 cmd-11, cmd-13, cmd-14
E022 The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple Psa 19:7 Neutral cmd-01
E023 The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes Psa 19:8 Neutral cmd-01
E024 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether Psa 19:9 Neutral cmd-01
E025 All his commandments are sure. They stand fast for ever and ever, and are done in truth and uprightness Psa 111:7-8 Neutral cmd-01
E026 For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven Psa 119:89 Neutral cmd-01
E027 Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever Psa 119:160 Neutral cmd-01
E028 Jesus summarized the law: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God...and Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets Mat 22:37-40 Neutral cmd-01 cmd-02, cmd-12
E029 A scribe affirms that loving God and neighbor is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices Mrk 12:33 Neutral cmd-01 cmd-02, cmd-12
E030 Jesus affirmed the love-summary: Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live Luk 10:28 Neutral cmd-01 cmd-12
E031 Paul quotes five Decalogue commandments as the content love fulfills: Love is the fulfilling of the law Rom 13:8-10 Neutral cmd-01 cmd-11, cmd-12
E032 All the law is fulfilled in one word: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself Gal 5:14 Neutral cmd-01 cmd-12, cmd-14
E033 James calls it the royal law and the perfect law of liberty, identifying it by quoting Do not commit adultery and Do not kill Jas 1:25; 2:8, 10-12 Neutral cmd-01 cmd-12
E034 Whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all Jas 2:10 Neutral cmd-01 cmd-15, cmd-16
E035 Jesus directed the rich young ruler to the commandments for eternal life, citing Decalogue commands Mat 19:17-19; Mrk 10:19; Luk 18:20 Neutral cmd-01 cmd-06, cmd-07, cmd-09
E036 Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise -- Paul applies the 5th commandment to Gentile believers Eph 6:2-3 Neutral cmd-01 cmd-06
E037 Sin is the transgression of the law 1 Jhn 3:4 Neutral cmd-01 cmd-15
E038 This is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous 1 Jhn 5:3 Neutral cmd-01 cmd-12, cmd-13, cmd-14, cmd-15
E039 The remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ Rev 12:17 Neutral cmd-01 cmd-12, cmd-13
E040 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus Rev 14:12 Neutral cmd-01 cmd-12, cmd-13, cmd-15
E041 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life Rev 22:14 Neutral cmd-01 cmd-07, cmd-12, cmd-13
E042 Think not that I am come to destroy the law...Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law Mat 5:17-18 Neutral cmd-01 cmd-12, cmd-15
E043 It is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail Luk 16:17 Neutral cmd-01
E044 Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law Rom 3:31 Neutral cmd-01 cmd-13, cmd-15
E045 I will make a new covenant...I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts Jer 31:31-33 Neutral cmd-01 cmd-12, cmd-13
E046 I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts (Hebrews quoting Jeremiah) Heb 8:10; 10:16 Neutral cmd-01 cmd-13
E047 Written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart 2 Cor 3:3 Neutral cmd-01 cmd-13, cmd-14
E048 A new heart also will I give you...I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes Eze 36:26-27 Neutral cmd-01 cmd-13, cmd-14
E049 The Gentiles do by nature the things contained in the law...the work of the law written in their hearts Rom 2:14-15 Neutral cmd-01 cmd-13
E050 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit Rom 8:3-4 Neutral cmd-01 cmd-12, cmd-13, cmd-14
E051 Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws Gen 26:5 Neutral cmd-01 cmd-15
E052 The people feared and requested mediation: Speak thou with us but let not God speak with us, lest we die Exo 20:18-19 Neutral cmd-01
E053 God approved the mediation: They have well said...I will speak unto thee all the commandments, statutes, and judgments, which thou shalt teach them Deu 5:28-31 Neutral cmd-01
E054 Subsequent legislation began through Moses: Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them Exo 21:1 Neutral cmd-01
E055 The Sinai theophany: thunders and lightnings, thick cloud, voice of the trumpet, the LORD descended in fire, the whole mount quaked Exo 19:16-18 Neutral cmd-01
E056 God proposed the covenant: If ye will obey my voice and keep my covenant, ye shall be a peculiar treasure, a kingdom of priests, an holy nation Exo 19:5-6 Neutral cmd-01
E057 The law by the disposition of angels / ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator / the word spoken by angels was stedfast Act 7:53; Gal 3:19; Heb 2:2 Neutral cmd-01
E058 The temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament Rev 11:19 Neutral cmd-01
E059 It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come Gal 3:19 Neutral cmd-01
E060 The law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith Gal 3:24 Neutral cmd-01
E061 Thou camest down upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments Neh 9:13 Neutral cmd-01
E062 Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the giving of the law -- receiving the law listed among Israel's privileges Rom 9:4 Neutral cmd-01
E063 I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing Hos 8:12 Neutral cmd-01
E064 I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written Exo 24:12 Neutral cmd-01
E065 Moses took the blood and sprinkled it on the people: Behold the blood of the covenant Exo 24:8 Neutral cmd-01
E066 Hebrews recalls Sinai: the mount that burned with fire, blackness, darkness, tempest, the sound of a trumpet, the voice of words Heb 12:18-19 Neutral cmd-01
E067 God introduces the Decalogue by identifying Himself as redeemer: I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Exo 20:2 Neutral cmd-02
E068 Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Exo 20:3 Neutral cmd-02
E069 The Hebrew of Exo 20:3 reads: lo yihyeh-lekha elohim acherim al-panay (not shall-be to-you gods other upon-my-face). Exo 20:3 Neutral cmd-02
E070 The word panim (H6440) means face, before, presence and occurs 2,141 times. The phrase al panay means upon my face or before me / in my presence. Exo 20:3; H6440 Neutral cmd-02
E071 Thou shalt have none other gods before me -- Deuteronomy restates the commandment. Deu 5:7 Neutral cmd-02
E072 I the LORD thy God am a jealous God -- God gives His jealousy as the reason for exclusive worship. Exo 20:5 Neutral cmd-02 cmd-03
E073 The word qanna (H7067, jealous) occurs only 6 times in the OT and is used exclusively of God. No human is ever called qanna. H7067 Neutral cmd-02 cmd-03
E074 The LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God. Exo 34:14 Neutral cmd-02 cmd-03
E075 The LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God. Deu 4:24 Neutral cmd-02 cmd-03
E076 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD. Deu 6:4 Neutral cmd-02
E077 Thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. Deu 6:5 Neutral cmd-02 cmd-12
E078 The LORD he is God; there is none else beside him. Deu 4:35 Neutral cmd-02
E079 The LORD he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else. Deu 4:39 Neutral cmd-02
E080 I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me. Deu 32:39 Neutral cmd-02
E081 They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not. Deu 32:17 Neutral cmd-02
E082 They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities. Deu 32:21 Neutral cmd-02 cmd-03
E083 There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee. 1Sa 2:2 Neutral cmd-02
E084 There is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee. 2Sa 7:22 Neutral cmd-02
E085 There is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath. 1Ki 8:23 Neutral cmd-02
E086 That all the people of the earth may know that the LORD is God, and that there is none else. 1Ki 8:60 Neutral cmd-02
E087 Thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth. 2Ki 19:15 Neutral cmd-02
E088 I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images. Isa 42:8 Neutral cmd-02 cmd-03
E089 Before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour. Isa 43:10-11 Neutral cmd-02
E090 I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God. Isa 44:6 Neutral cmd-02
E091 Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any. Isa 44:8 Neutral cmd-02
E092 I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me. Isa 45:5 Neutral cmd-02
E093 That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else. Isa 45:6 Neutral cmd-02
E094 I am the LORD; and there is none else. Isa 45:18 Neutral cmd-02
E095 There is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me. Isa 45:21 Neutral cmd-02
E096 Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else. Isa 45:22 Neutral cmd-02
E097 I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me. Isa 46:9 Neutral cmd-02
E098 The LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king. Jer 10:10 Neutral cmd-02
E099 I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for there is no saviour beside me. Hos 13:4 Neutral cmd-02
E100 Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? Mal 2:10 Neutral cmd-02
E101 All the gods of the nations are idols (elilim): but the LORD made the heavens. Psa 96:5 Neutral cmd-02 cmd-03
E102 The word eliyl (H457) means worthless, good for nothing, a non-entity -- a wordplay on el (H410, God/mighty). H457 Neutral cmd-02
E103 Their idols are silver and gold, the work of mens hands. They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not. Psa 115:4-5 Neutral cmd-02 cmd-03
E104 They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them. Psa 115:8 Neutral cmd-02
E105 Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils. Psa 106:37 Neutral cmd-02
E106 God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods. Psa 82:1 Neutral cmd-02
E107 I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High. But ye shall die like men. Psa 82:6-7 Neutral cmd-02
E108 There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god. Psa 81:9 Neutral cmd-02
E109 Isaiah satirizes idol-making: a man uses part of a tree for fuel and makes the rest into a god, saying Deliver me; for thou art my god. The prophet calls this a deceived heart. Isa 44:9-20 Neutral cmd-02 cmd-03
E110 Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth... they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity. Isa 46:1-2 Neutral cmd-02
E111 The customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest... They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Jer 10:3,5 Neutral cmd-02
E112 Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. Jesus quotes Deu 6:13, adding only (monos), when rejecting Satans offer of worship. Mat 4:10 Neutral cmd-02
E113 Jesus identifies the greatest commandment: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. Mat 22:37-38 Neutral cmd-02
E114 Jesus quotes the Shema: The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord. Mrk 12:29 Neutral cmd-02
E115 The scribe affirms: There is one God; and there is none other but he. Jesus says: Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. Mrk 12:32,34 Neutral cmd-02
E116 This is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. Jhn 17:3 Neutral cmd-02
E117 An idol is nothing in the world, and there is none other God but one. 1Co 8:4 Neutral cmd-02 cmd-03
E118 Though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,) But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him. 1Co 8:5-6 Neutral cmd-02
E119 The things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God... Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils. 1Co 10:20-21 Neutral cmd-02
E120 Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he? -- Paul echoes Deu 32:21. 1Co 10:22 Neutral cmd-02 cmd-03
E121 Ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God. 1Th 1:9 Neutral cmd-02
E122 There is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. 1Ti 2:5 Neutral cmd-02
E123 God is one. Gal 3:20 Neutral cmd-02
E124 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. Eph 4:6 Neutral cmd-02
E125 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. Jas 2:19 Neutral cmd-02
E126 Ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods. Gal 4:8 Neutral cmd-02
E127 When they knew God, they glorified him not as God... changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image... worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator. Rom 1:21-25 Neutral cmd-02 cmd-03
E128 God that made the world and all things therein... dwelleth not in temples made with hands... we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone. Act 17:24,29 Neutral cmd-02
E129 Covetousness, which is idolatry. Col 3:5 Neutral cmd-02 cmd-11
E130 No covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Eph 5:5 Neutral cmd-02 cmd-11
E131 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. 1Jn 5:21 Neutral cmd-02 cmd-03
E132 Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth. Rev 14:7 Neutral cmd-02
E133 If any man worship the beast and his image... The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God. Rev 14:9-10 Neutral cmd-02 cmd-03
E134 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. Rev 14:12 Neutral cmd-02
E135 An angel twice tells John: Worship God -- refusing Johns attempt to worship the angel. Rev 19:10; 22:8-9 Neutral cmd-02
E136 Idolaters... shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. Rev 21:8 Neutral cmd-02 cmd-03, cmd-08, cmd-10
E137 Without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters. Rev 22:15 Neutral cmd-02 cmd-03, cmd-08, cmd-10
E138 They worshipped the dragon... they worshipped the beast. Rev 13:4 Neutral cmd-02
E139 All that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life. Rev 13:8 Neutral cmd-02
E140 The rest of the men... repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk. Rev 9:20 Neutral cmd-02 cmd-03
E141 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. 1Sa 15:23 Neutral cmd-02
E142 They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy. Jon 2:8 Neutral cmd-02
E143 Jacob told his household: Put away the strange gods that are among you before going to Bethel. Gen 35:2-4 Neutral cmd-02
E144 Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time... and they served other gods. Jos 24:2 Neutral cmd-02
E145 Joshua warned: He is a holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions. Jos 24:19 Neutral cmd-02 cmd-03
E146 Choose you this day whom ye will serve... but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD. Jos 24:15 Neutral cmd-02
E147 Abraham built altars to the LORD and called upon the name of the LORD. Gen 12:7-8 Neutral cmd-02
E148 Rachel stole her father Labans teraphim (household gods). Gen 31:19 Neutral cmd-02
E149 The word elohim (H430) is used for the true God (~2,500 occurrences), false gods (~103 as gods), judges (4x), and the gods of Psa 82. H430 Neutral cmd-02
E150 The word echad (H259) means one, united, first and is used in the Shema (Deu 6:4) to declare Gods oneness. H259; Deu 6:4 Neutral cmd-02
E151 They provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images. Psa 78:58 Neutral cmd-02 cmd-03
E152 God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth. Nah 1:2 Neutral cmd-02 cmd-03
E153 The word teraphim (H8655, household gods) appears 15 times; associated with Rachel (Gen 31:19), Micah (Jdg 17:5), and condemned alongside witchcraft (1Sa 15:23). H8655 Neutral cmd-02
E154 Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders? Exo 15:11 Neutral cmd-02
E155 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image (pesel), or any likeness (temunah) of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. Exo 20:4 Neutral cmd-03
E156 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them. Exo 20:5a Neutral cmd-03
E157 I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me. Exo 20:5b Neutral cmd-03
E158 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. Exo 20:6 Neutral cmd-03 cmd-12, cmd-17
E159 Ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude (temunah); only ye heard a voice. Deu 4:12 Neutral cmd-03
E160 Ye saw no manner of similitude on the day that the LORD spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire -- lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image. Deu 4:15-16 Neutral cmd-03
E161 Thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat. Exo 25:18 Neutral cmd-03
E162 There I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims. Exo 25:22 Neutral cmd-03
E163 The LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live. Num 21:8 Neutral cmd-03
E164 Hezekiah brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan. 2 Ki 18:4 Neutral cmd-03
E165 He trusted in the LORD God of Israel... he clave to the LORD, and departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses. 2 Ki 18:5-6 Neutral cmd-03
E166 They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit. Isa 44:9 Neutral cmd-03
E167 He maketh a god, even his graven image: he falleth down unto it, and worshippeth it, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou art my god. A deceived heart hath turned him aside. Isa 44:17, 20 Neutral cmd-03
E168 To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him? Isa 40:18 Neutral cmd-03
E169 The customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest... they deck it with silver and with gold... They speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Jer 10:3-5 Neutral cmd-03
E170 What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies? Hab 2:18 Neutral cmd-03
E171 The workman made it; therefore it is not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces. Hos 8:6 Neutral cmd-03
E172 Aaron fashioned a molten calf and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. Aaron made proclamation and said, To morrow is a feast to the LORD. Exo 32:4-5 Neutral cmd-03
E173 Thou shalt make thee no molten gods. Exo 34:17 Neutral cmd-03
E174 Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God. Lev 26:1 Neutral cmd-03
E175 Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. Deu 27:15 Neutral cmd-03
E176 Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold. Exo 20:23 Neutral cmd-03
E177 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. Jhn 4:24 Neutral cmd-03
E178 The true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. Jhn 4:23 Neutral cmd-03
E179 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands. Act 17:24 Neutral cmd-03
E180 We ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and mans device. Act 17:29 Neutral cmd-03
E181 The times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent. Act 17:30 Neutral cmd-03
E182 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. Rom 1:22-23 Neutral cmd-03
E183 They changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator. Rom 1:25 Neutral cmd-03 cmd-10
E184 As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. Jhn 3:14-15 Neutral cmd-03
E185 Who is the image (eikon) of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature. Col 1:15 Neutral cmd-03
E186 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image (charakter) of his person. Heb 1:3 Neutral cmd-03
E187 Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he? 1 Co 10:22 Neutral cmd-03
E188 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin. Deu 24:16 Neutral cmd-03
E189 The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son. Ezk 18:20 Neutral cmd-03
E190 In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the childrens teeth are set on edge. But every one shall die for his own iniquity. Jer 31:29-30 Neutral cmd-03
E191 With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude (temunah) of the LORD shall he behold. Num 12:8 Neutral cmd-03
E192 I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness (temunah). Psa 17:15 Neutral cmd-03
E193 Jeroboam made two calves of gold, and said, Behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. And this thing became a sin. 1 Ki 12:28, 30 Neutral cmd-03
E194 Our fathers have sinned, and are not; and we have borne their iniquities. Lam 5:7 Neutral cmd-03
E195 Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. Rev 14:7 Neutral cmd-03
E196 If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God. Rev 14:9-10 Neutral cmd-03
E197 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. Rev 14:12 Neutral cmd-03
E198 They provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images. Psa 78:58 Neutral cmd-03
E199 They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities. Deu 32:21 Neutral cmd-03
E200 God prohibits bearing His name in vain: Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. Exo 20:7 Neutral cmd-04
E201 The commandment is restated identically by Moses: Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain: for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. Deu 5:11 Neutral cmd-04
E202 The Hebrew verb in the commandment is nasa (H5375), meaning to bear, carry, lift -- the commandment concerns bearing/carrying Gods name, not merely speaking it. Exo 20:7 Neutral cmd-04
E203 The Hebrew word shav (H7723) means emptiness, falsehood, worthlessness -- covering both emptiness/vanity and deception/falsehood. Exo 20:7 Neutral cmd-04 cmd-10
E204 The word shem (H8034, name) represents character, reputation, and authority. When God proclaims His name, He proclaims His character attributes: merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth. Exo 34:5-7 Neutral cmd-04
E205 Gods name is described as glorious and fearful: that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, THE LORD THY GOD. Deu 28:58 Neutral cmd-04
E206 Gods name is holy and reverend: He sent redemption unto his people... holy and reverend is his name. Psa 111:9 Neutral cmd-04
E207 The consequence will not hold him guiltless uses naqah (H5352) in the Piel (intensive) stem, meaning will by no means acquit. Exo 20:7 Neutral cmd-04
E208 The same will not acquit phrase appears in Gods self-description: and that will by no means clear the guilty. Exo 34:7 Neutral cmd-04
E209 Moses quotes the same divine self-description: The LORD is longsuffering... and by no means clearing the guilty. Num 14:18 Neutral cmd-04
E210 Nahum applies the same phrase: The LORD is slow to anger... and will not at all acquit the wicked. Nah 1:3 Neutral cmd-04
E211 False swearing profanes Gods name: ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God. Lev 19:12 Neutral cmd-04 cmd-10
E212 Child sacrifice to Molech profanes Gods name: thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God. Lev 18:21 Neutral cmd-04
E213 God states Molech worship profanes His holy name: because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name. Lev 20:3 Neutral cmd-04
E214 Priests are charged not to profane Gods name: They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God. Lev 21:6 Neutral cmd-04
E215 Mishandling holy things profanes Gods name: that they profane not my holy name in those things which they hallow unto me. Lev 22:2 Neutral cmd-04
E216 Gods name is either profaned or hallowed: Neither shall ye profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel. Lev 22:32 Neutral cmd-04
E217 Blasphemy of Gods name carried the death penalty: he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death. Lev 24:16 Neutral cmd-04
E218 The one who curses God shall bear his sin -- using the same verb nasa (H5375) as Exo 20:7: Whosoever curseth his God shall bear (nasa) his sin. Lev 24:15 Neutral cmd-04
E219 Swearing falsely is called a trespass against the LORD: If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD... and sweareth falsely. Lev 6:2-3 Neutral cmd-04
E220 There is a right way to swear by Gods name: thou shalt swear, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness. Jer 4:2 Neutral cmd-04
E221 Israel swore falsely while using Gods name: though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely. Jer 5:2 Neutral cmd-04
E222 False swearing is listed alongside other commandment violations: Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal? Jer 7:9 Neutral cmd-04 cmd-08, cmd-09, cmd-10
E223 Israel is commanded to swear by Gods name: Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name. Deu 6:13 Neutral cmd-04
E224 The command is repeated: Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name. Deu 10:20 Neutral cmd-04
E225 Davids sin caused Gods enemies to blaspheme: by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme. 2Sa 12:14 Neutral cmd-04
E226 Gods name is blasphemed because of His peoples condition: my name continually every day is blasphemed. Isa 52:5 Neutral cmd-04
E227 Paul quotes Isaiah, applying this to NT believers: the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written. Rom 2:24 Neutral cmd-04
E228 Servants are to honor masters that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed. 1Ti 6:1 Neutral cmd-04
E229 Women are to behave properly that the word of God be not blasphemed. Tit 2:5 Neutral cmd-04
E230 James identifies believers as bearing Gods name: Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called? Jas 2:7 Neutral cmd-04
E231 False prophets who speak in Gods name without authorization shall die: the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak... even that prophet shall die. Deu 18:20 Neutral cmd-04
E232 False prophets see shav (vanity/emptiness) and claim The LORD saith falsely: They have seen vanity (shav) and lying divination, saying, The LORD saith: and the LORD hath not sent them. Eze 13:6 Neutral cmd-04
E233 God condemns false prophets who speak vanity (shav): Because ye have spoken vanity (shav), and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you. Eze 13:8 Neutral cmd-04
E234 False prophets prophesy lies in my name without Gods authorization: The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them. Jer 14:14 Neutral cmd-04
E235 False prophets cause people to forget Gods name: Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams. Jer 23:27 Neutral cmd-04
E236 Agur connects conduct (stealing) to profaning Gods name: lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain. Pro 30:9 Neutral cmd-04 cmd-09
E237 Agur asks God to remove shav and lies from him: Remove far from me vanity (shav) and lies. Pro 30:8 Neutral cmd-04
E238 Psalm 24:4 uses nasa with shav: who hath not lifted up (nasa) his soul unto vanity (shav), nor sworn deceitfully. Psa 24:4 Neutral cmd-04
E239 The Deuteronomy version of the 9th commandment uses shav: Neither shalt thou bear false (shav) witness against thy neighbour. Deu 5:20 Neutral cmd-04 cmd-10
E240 Gods enemies take thy name in vain: thine enemies take thy name in vain. Psa 139:20 Neutral cmd-04
E241 Israel declared Gods service shav (vain): Ye have said, It is vain (shav) to serve God. Mal 3:14 Neutral cmd-04
E242 Jesus teaches: Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is Gods throne. Mat 5:34 Neutral cmd-04
E243 Jesus explains all oaths ultimately invoke God: heaven is Gods throne, earth His footstool, Jerusalem His city. Mat 5:34-35 Neutral cmd-04
E244 Jesus sets the standard: let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil. Mat 5:37 Neutral cmd-04 cmd-10
E245 Jesus condemns graduated oath systems: Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing. Mat 23:16 Neutral cmd-04
E246 Jesus shows all oath forms reach God: he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon. Mat 23:22 Neutral cmd-04
E247 James echoes Jesus: swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation. Jas 5:12 Neutral cmd-04
E248 Hallowed be thy name -- the first petition of the Lords Prayer uses hagiazo (G37), meaning let your name be sanctified/made holy. Mat 6:9 Neutral cmd-04
E249 God Himself swears an oath: when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself. Heb 6:13 Neutral cmd-04
E250 Oaths serve a legitimate function: an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife. Heb 6:16 Neutral cmd-04
E251 Israel profaned Gods name among the nations: when they entered unto the heathen... they profaned my holy name. Eze 36:20 Neutral cmd-04
E252 God will sanctify His own name that was profaned: I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen. Eze 36:23 Neutral cmd-04
E253 The beast bears the name of blasphemy and blasphemes Gods name: upon his heads the name of blasphemy... he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name. Rev 13:1,6 Neutral cmd-04
E254 Under the plagues, men blaspheme Gods name and refuse to give Him glory: blasphemed the name of God... and repented not to give him glory. Rev 16:9 Neutral cmd-04
E255 The man of sin exalts himself as God: exalteth himself above all that is called God... so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. 2Th 2:4 Neutral cmd-04
E256 A power will speak against the Most High and think to change times and laws. Dan 7:25 Neutral cmd-04
E257 Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is unforgivable: the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. Mat 12:31 Neutral cmd-04
E258 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy -- God commands remembrance and sanctification of the Sabbath day Exo 20:8 Neutral cmd-05
E259 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work -- six days designated for productive labor (melakah) Exo 20:9 Neutral cmd-05
E260 The seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work -- the seventh day identified as YHWH's Sabbath with prohibition against all work Exo 20:10a Neutral cmd-05
E261 Sabbath rest extends to thou, thy son, daughter, manservant, maidservant, cattle, and thy stranger (ger, H1616) within thy gates Exo 20:10b Neutral cmd-05
E262 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it -- the commandment cites creation as its stated reason Exo 20:11 Neutral cmd-05
E263 On the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested (shabath) on the seventh day from all his work Gen 2:2 Neutral cmd-05
E264 God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made Gen 2:3 Neutral cmd-05
E265 Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee -- Deuteronomy uses shamar (keep) and references a prior command Deu 5:12 Neutral cmd-05
E266 That thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou -- explicit humanitarian purpose for Sabbath rest Deu 5:14 Neutral cmd-05
E267 Remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and the LORD thy God brought thee out thence... therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day -- redemption rationale alongside creation rationale Deu 5:15 Neutral cmd-05
E268 I will rain bread from heaven for you... that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no -- God uses manna and Sabbath as test of existing law before Sinai Exo 16:4 Neutral cmd-05
E269 To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD -- Sabbath vocabulary (shabbathown, shabbath, qodesh) applied before Sinai legislation Exo 16:23 Neutral cmd-05
E270 How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws? -- God rebukes Israel for Sabbath violation before Sinai, implying prior knowledge Exo 16:28 Neutral cmd-05
E271 The LORD hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days -- the Sabbath described as already given, with double manna as its consequence Exo 16:29 Neutral cmd-05
E272 On the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger (ger), may be refreshed Exo 23:12 Neutral cmd-05
E273 My sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you Exo 31:13 Neutral cmd-05
E274 The children of Israel shall keep the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant. It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever Exo 31:16-17a Neutral cmd-05
E275 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed -- Exo 31:17b repeats the creation basis Exo 31:17 Neutral cmd-05
E276 I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them Eze 20:12 Neutral cmd-05
E277 Hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am the LORD your God Eze 20:20 Neutral cmd-05
E278 Blessed is the man that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it -- Isaiah pronounces blessing using generic terms (enosh, ben-adam) Isa 56:2 Neutral cmd-05
E279 Neither let the son of the stranger (ben-nekar, H5236), that hath joined himself to the LORD, speak, saying, The LORD hath utterly separated me from his people Isa 56:3 Neutral cmd-05
E280 The sons of the stranger (bene ha-nekar) that join themselves to the LORD, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it and taketh hold of my covenant -- even them will I bring to my holy mountain Isa 56:6-7 Neutral cmd-05
E281 The Lord GOD which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith, Yet will I gather others to him, beside those that are gathered unto him Isa 56:8 Neutral cmd-05
E282 If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable -- Isaiah defines proper Sabbath observance Isa 58:13-14 Neutral cmd-05
E283 From one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD -- universal Sabbath worship by all flesh Isa 66:23 Neutral cmd-05
E284 The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath -- Jesus states the Sabbath was made (egeneto, aorist) for humanity (anthropos, G444, generic) Mrk 2:27 Neutral cmd-05
E285 Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath -- Jesus claims lordship/authority over the Sabbath Mrk 2:28 Neutral cmd-05
E286 As his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read -- Sabbath attendance was Jesus's habitual practice (eiothos) Luk 4:16 Neutral cmd-05
E287 It is lawful to do well on the sabbath days -- Jesus states doing good is lawful on the Sabbath Mat 12:12 Neutral cmd-05
E288 Pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day -- Jesus instructs disciples to pray concerning future Sabbath-day flight Mat 24:20 Neutral cmd-05
E289 They returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment -- women rested on the Sabbath according to the commandment after Christ's death Luk 23:56 Neutral cmd-05
E290 They came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down -- Paul enters synagogue on the Sabbath Act 13:14 Neutral cmd-05
E291 The Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath... the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God Act 13:42,44 Neutral cmd-05
E292 On the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made -- Paul's group observes Sabbath at Philippi outside a synagogue setting Act 16:13 Neutral cmd-05
E293 Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures -- Paul's Sabbath practice described as his manner/custom (kata to eiothos) Act 17:2 Neutral cmd-05
E294 He reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks -- Paul's Sabbath ministry at Corinth included both Jews and Greeks Act 18:4 Neutral cmd-05
E295 There remaineth therefore a rest (sabbatismos, G4520) to the people of God -- hapax legomenon meaning Sabbath-keeping, distinct from katapausis (general rest) used 8 times in context Heb 4:9 Neutral cmd-05
E296 He spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works -- Hebrews cites Gen 2:2 in Sabbath rest argument Heb 4:4 Neutral cmd-05
E297 The seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings Lev 23:3 Neutral cmd-05
E298 If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath... and call the sabbath a delight -- God through Isaiah identifies the Sabbath as my holy day Isa 58:13 Neutral cmd-05
E299 And madest known unto them thy holy sabbath -- Nehemiah's prayer describes God revealing the Sabbath at Sinai Neh 9:14 Neutral cmd-05
E300 A Psalm or Song for the sabbath day. Thou LORD hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands -- the Sabbath psalm celebrates God's creative works Psa 92:1,4 Neutral cmd-05
E301 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. Exo 20:12 Neutral cmd-06
E302 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. Deu 5:16 Neutral cmd-06
E303 Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God. Lev 19:3 Neutral cmd-06
E304 He that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death. Exo 21:15 Neutral cmd-06
E305 He that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death. Exo 21:17 Neutral cmd-06
E306 Every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him. Lev 20:9 Neutral cmd-06
E307 If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them -- the parents shall bring him to the elders and all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die. Deu 21:18-21 Neutral cmd-06
E308 Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen. Deu 27:16 Neutral cmd-06
E309 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head. Pro 1:8-9 Neutral cmd-06
E310 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. Pro 3:1-2 Neutral cmd-06
E311 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father -- multigenerational chain: I was my fathers son... He taught me also, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live. Pro 4:1-4 Neutral cmd-06
E312 My son, keep thy fathers commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: Bind them continually upon thine heart... For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light. Pro 6:20-23 Neutral cmd-06
E313 A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. Pro 10:1 Neutral cmd-06
E314 A wise son heareth his fathers instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke. Pro 13:1 Neutral cmd-06
E315 A fool despiseth his fathers instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent. Pro 15:5 Neutral cmd-06
E316 He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach. Pro 19:26 Neutral cmd-06
E317 Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. Pro 20:20 Neutral cmd-06
E318 Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old. Pro 23:22 Neutral cmd-06
E319 Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer. Pro 28:24 Neutral cmd-06
E320 The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it. Pro 30:17 Neutral cmd-06
E321 A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the LORD of hosts. Mal 1:6 Neutral cmd-06
E322 Jesus said: Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. Mat 15:3-4 Neutral cmd-06
E323 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. Mat 15:5-6 Neutral cmd-06
E324 Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death: But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift -- Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition. Mrk 7:9-13 Neutral cmd-06
E325 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. Mat 10:37 Neutral cmd-06
E326 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. Luk 14:26 Neutral cmd-06
E327 Jesus went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them -- hupotasso, to place oneself under authority. Luk 2:51 Neutral cmd-06
E328 From the cross, Jesus said to His mother, Woman, behold thy son! and to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home. Jhn 19:26-27 Neutral cmd-06
E329 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Eph 6:1 Neutral cmd-06
E330 Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. Col 3:20 Neutral cmd-06
E331 If any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God. 1 Tim 5:4 Neutral cmd-06
E332 If any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel. 1 Tim 5:8 Neutral cmd-06
E333 Paul lists disobedient to parents among the vices of those given over to a reprobate mind, stating they which commit such things are worthy of death. Rom 1:30,32 Neutral cmd-06
E334 Paul identifies disobedient to parents as a characteristic of perilous last-day times. 2 Tim 3:2 Neutral cmd-06
E335 Jesus cites the fifth commandment to the rich young ruler: Honour thy father and thy mother. Mat 19:19; Mrk 10:19; Luk 18:20 Neutral cmd-06
E336 Woe unto him that saith unto his father, What begettest thou? or to the woman, What hast thou brought forth? Isa 45:10 Neutral cmd-06
E337 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Eph 6:4 Neutral cmd-06
E338 Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. Col 3:21 Neutral cmd-06
E339 There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother. Pro 30:11 Neutral cmd-06
E340 Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father. Pro 28:7 Neutral cmd-06
E341 The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame. Pro 29:15 Neutral cmd-06
E342 Thou shalt not kill (lo tirtsach) -- God prohibits ratsach (H7523), the unlawful taking of human life Exo 20:13 Neutral cmd-07
E343 Thou shalt not kill -- the Deuteronomy restatement of the sixth commandment, identical wording Deu 5:17 Neutral cmd-07
E344 Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man -- the pre-Sinai, universal prohibition grounded in the image of God Gen 9:6 Neutral cmd-07
E345 Surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every mans brother will I require the life of man Gen 9:5 Neutral cmd-07
E346 Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him -- the first recorded murder; God held Cain accountable before any written law Gen 4:8-12 Neutral cmd-07
E347 The voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground -- shed blood has a voice that reaches God Gen 4:10 Neutral cmd-07
E348 Before the murder, Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell, and God warned sin lieth at the door -- anger preceded and produced the first murder Gen 4:5-7 Neutral cmd-07
E349 Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel -- Jacob cursed Simeon and Levis anger that led to killing Gen 49:5-7 Neutral cmd-07
E350 He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death -- the death penalty for murder in Mosaic case law Exo 21:12 Neutral cmd-07
E351 If a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee -- provision for the unintentional killer Exo 21:13 Neutral cmd-07
E352 If a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die -- premeditated murder receives no sanctuary Exo 21:14 Neutral cmd-07
E353 If an ox known to be dangerous kills someone because the owner failed to restrain it, the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also shall be put to death -- negligence creating blood-guilt Exo 21:29 Neutral cmd-07
E354 He that killeth any man shall surely be put to death Lev 24:17 Neutral cmd-07
E355 The slayer (rotseach, H7523 participle) who kills a person at unawares (bishgagah, by error) may flee to cities of refuge -- ratsach used for the UNINTENTIONAL killer Num 35:11 Neutral cmd-07
E356 If he smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he die, he is a murderer (rotseach): the murderer shall surely be put to death -- ratsach used for the INTENTIONAL killer Num 35:16 Neutral cmd-07
E357 If he strikes with a throwing stone or hand weapon and the person dies, he is a murderer (rotseach): the murderer shall surely be put to death Num 35:17-18 Neutral cmd-07
E358 If he thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by laying of wait, that he die -- hatred and lying in wait are the distinguishing marks of murder Num 35:20 Neutral cmd-07
E359 In enmity smite him with his hand, that he die: he that smote him shall surely be put to death; for he is a murderer -- enmity marks intentional murder Num 35:21 Neutral cmd-07
E360 If he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait...and was not his enemy, neither sought his harm -- the ABSENCE of enmity marks accidental killing Num 35:22-23 Neutral cmd-07
E361 The congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the revenger of blood, and restore him to the city of his refuge -- the unintentional slayer is protected Num 35:25 Neutral cmd-07
E362 The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him -- the goel haddam is authorized to execute the intentional murderer Num 35:19 Neutral cmd-07
E363 Ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death -- no ransom permitted for murder Num 35:31 Neutral cmd-07
E364 Blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it Num 35:33 Neutral cmd-07
E365 Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, wherein I dwell: for I the LORD dwell among the children of Israel -- blood defilement affects Gods dwelling among His people Num 35:34 Neutral cmd-07
E366 At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death Deu 17:6 Neutral cmd-07
E367 Whoso killeth his neighbour ignorantly, whom he hated not in time past flees to the city of refuge; if any man hate his neighbour and lie in wait for him he receives the death penalty Deu 19:4,11 Neutral cmd-07
E368 That innocent blood be not shed in thy land...and so blood be upon thee -- the nation bears guilt for innocent blood Deu 19:10 Neutral cmd-07
E369 Unsolved murder requires communal expiation: Our hands have not shed this blood...Be merciful, O LORD...and lay not innocent blood unto thy people Deu 21:1-9 Neutral cmd-07
E370 When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thine house -- the commandment requires preventive safety measures Deu 22:8 Neutral cmd-07
E371 Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbour secretly...Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person Deu 27:24-25 Neutral cmd-07
E372 The LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man Psa 5:6 Neutral cmd-07
E373 When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble -- God actively investigates bloodshed Psa 9:12 Neutral cmd-07
E374 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God -- Davids plea after orchestrating Uriahs death, showing indirect killing constitutes murder Psa 51:14 Neutral cmd-07
E375 They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder (ratsach) the fatherless Psa 94:6 Neutral cmd-07
E376 Hands that shed innocent blood are among the seven things God hates Pro 6:16-17 Neutral cmd-07
E377 Their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood Pro 1:16 Neutral cmd-07
E378 A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him Pro 28:17 Neutral cmd-07
E379 By swearing, and lying, and killing (ratsach), and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood -- Hosea lists Decalogue violations together Hos 4:2 Neutral cmd-07 cmd-08, cmd-09, cmd-16
E380 Will ye steal, murder (ratsach), and commit adultery, and swear falsely...And come and stand before me in this house? -- Jeremiah lists Decalogue violations together Jer 7:9-10 Neutral cmd-07 cmd-08, cmd-09, cmd-16
E381 The earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain -- at final judgment, all shed blood will be revealed Isa 26:21 Neutral cmd-07
E382 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill (phoneuo, G5407); and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment -- Jesus quotes the sixth commandment Mat 5:21 Neutral cmd-07
E383 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire -- Jesus deepens the commandment to cover anger and contempt Mat 5:22 Neutral cmd-07
E384 If thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; Leave there thy gift...first be reconciled to thy brother -- the commandment demands active reconciliation Mat 5:23-24 Neutral cmd-07
E385 Out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders (phonos, G5408) -- Jesus identifies the heart as the source of murder Mat 15:19 Neutral cmd-07 cmd-09, cmd-11, cmd-16
E386 From within, out of the heart of men, proceed...murders -- parallel to Mat 15:19 Mrk 7:21 Neutral cmd-07 cmd-09
E387 Jesus quotes Thou shalt do no murder (phoneuo) to the rich young ruler as a commandment for entering life Mat 19:18 Neutral cmd-07 cmd-09
E388 Do not kill (phoneuo) -- Jesus quotes the sixth commandment to the rich young ruler Mrk 10:19; Luk 18:20 Neutral cmd-07 cmd-09
E389 He (the devil) was a murderer (anthropoktonos, G443) from the beginning Jhn 8:44 Neutral cmd-07 cmd-10
E390 Thou shalt not kill (phoneuo)...is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law Rom 13:9-10 Neutral cmd-07 cmd-08, cmd-09, cmd-10, cmd-11
E391 Murder (phonos) is listed among the works of the flesh: they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God Gal 5:21 Neutral cmd-07
E392 The law is good, if a man use it lawfully; knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for...manslayers (androphonos, G409) 1 Ti 1:8-9 Neutral cmd-07
E393 He that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill (phoneuo). Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law -- James affirms the sixth commandment as part of the unified law of liberty Jas 2:11 Neutral cmd-07 cmd-08
E394 From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? Ye lust, and have not: ye kill (phoneuo) -- James traces violence to internal lusts Jas 4:1-2 Neutral cmd-07 cmd-11
E395 Ye have condemned and killed (phoneuo) the just; and he doth not resist you -- economic oppression leading to death Jas 5:6 Neutral cmd-07
E396 Let none of you suffer as a murderer (phoneus, G5406) 1 Pe 4:15 Neutral cmd-07
E397 Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brothers righteous -- Cains murder traced to the devil 1 Jn 3:12 Neutral cmd-07
E398 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer (anthropoktonos, G443): and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him -- hatred of a brother IS murder 1 Jn 3:15 Neutral cmd-07
E399 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren -- the positive opposite of murder is self-sacrificial love 1 Jn 3:16 Neutral cmd-07
E400 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar -- hatred of a brother contradicts love for God 1 Jn 4:20 Neutral cmd-07
E401 Neither repented they of their murders (phonos) -- humanity refuses to repent of murder even under divine judgment Rev 9:21 Neutral cmd-07 cmd-08, cmd-09
E402 Murderers (phoneus, G5406)...shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death -- murderers excluded from the new creation Rev 21:8 Neutral cmd-07 cmd-08, cmd-10
E403 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life...For without are...murderers (phoneus) -- commandment-keepers enter the city; murderers are excluded Rev 22:14-15 Neutral cmd-07
E404 Murder (phonos) is listed among the sins of the godless: filled with all unrighteousness...murder, debate, deceit Rom 1:29 Neutral cmd-07
E405 Blood defileth the land...for I the LORD dwell among the children of Israel -- blood defilement from murder affects Gods dwelling among His people Num 35:33-34 Neutral cmd-07
E406 Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity -- institutional/systemic bloodshed is condemned Hab 2:12 Neutral cmd-07
E407 Thou shalt not commit adultery -- the seventh commandment uses lo tinaaph (H5003), a Qal Imperfect prohibitive specifically denoting violation of the marriage covenant Exo 20:14 Neutral cmd-08
E408 Neither shalt thou commit adultery -- Deuteronomic parallel, identical verb form (tinaaph) with waw-conjunction Deu 5:18 Neutral cmd-08
E409 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh -- the creation institution of marriage, pre-Sinai Gen 2:24 Neutral cmd-08
E410 God told Abimelech: Thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a mans wife and I also withheld thee from sinning against me -- taking another mans wife is sin against God, recognized pre-Sinai Gen 20:3, 6 Neutral cmd-08
E411 Abimelech said: One of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us -- pre-Sinai moral awareness among Philistines Gen 26:10-11 Neutral cmd-08
E412 Joseph refused Potiphars wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God? -- adultery identified as great wickedness and sin against God before Sinai Gen 39:9 Neutral cmd-08
E413 Leviticus 18 prohibits incest (vv.6-18), adultery (v.20), homosexual acts -- Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination (v.22), and bestiality -- it is confusion (v.23) Lev 18:6-23 Neutral cmd-08
E414 Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you -- the Canaanites were judged for the same sexual violations, applying to any stranger Lev 18:24-26 Neutral cmd-08
E415 The man that committeth adultery with another mans wife...the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death Lev 20:10 Neutral cmd-08
E416 If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death Lev 20:13 Neutral cmd-08
E417 If a man be found lying with a woman married to an husband, then they shall both of them die -- betrothed women treated with same gravity as married Deu 22:22-24 Neutral cmd-08
E418 Moses regulated divorce: When a man hath taken a wife and he hath found some uncleanness in her, then let him write her a bill of divorcement -- permits but does not command divorce Deu 24:1-4 Neutral cmd-08
E419 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart -- OT anticipation of Jesus heart-level teaching on adultery Pro 6:25 Neutral cmd-08 cmd-11
E420 Whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul Pro 6:32 Neutral cmd-08
E421 Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death -- adultery leads to death Pro 7:27 Neutral cmd-08
E422 The LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously (bagad): yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant and he hateth putting away Mal 2:14, 16 Neutral cmd-08
E423 Jesus quotes the seventh commandment and extends it: whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her (pros to epithumesai, G1937) hath committed adultery with her already in his heart Mat 5:27-28 Neutral cmd-08 cmd-11
E424 Jesus states: whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication (porneia, G4202), causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery Mat 5:32 Neutral cmd-08
E425 Jesus appeals to creation: He which made them at the beginning made them male and female and quotes Gen 2:24, concluding What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder Mat 19:4-6 Neutral cmd-08
E426 Jesus states: Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so -- the Mosaic divorce provision was a concession Mat 19:8 Neutral cmd-08
E427 Jesus rules: Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication (porneia), and shall marry another, committeth adultery (moichatai, G3429) Mat 19:9 Neutral cmd-08
E428 Mark records: Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her. And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery -- no exception clause Mrk 10:11-12 Neutral cmd-08
E429 Luke records: Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away committeth adultery -- no exception clause Luk 16:18 Neutral cmd-08
E430 Out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries (moicheia), fornications (porneia) -- both originate from the heart Mat 15:19; Mrk 7:21 Neutral cmd-08 cmd-09, cmd-11, cmd-16
E431 Jesus tells the woman caught in adultery: Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more -- adultery is called sin, cessation commanded Jhn 8:11 Neutral cmd-08
E432 God gave them up unto vile affections: their women did change the natural use (phusiken chresin) into that which is against nature (para phusin): men leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in lust one toward another, men with men working that which is unseemly Rom 1:26-27 Neutral cmd-08
E433 The woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; if while her husband liveth she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress (moichalis) Rom 7:2-3 Neutral cmd-08
E434 Paul quotes the seventh commandment first among five Decalogue commands: Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal...briefly comprehended in Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself Rom 13:9 Neutral cmd-08 cmd-09
E435 There is fornication (porneia) among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his fathers wife -- Paul commands excommunication for incest 1 Cor 5:1 Neutral cmd-08
E436 Neither fornicators (pornoi), nor idolaters, nor adulterers (moichoi), nor effeminate (malakoi), nor abusers of themselves with mankind (arsenokoitai) shall inherit the kingdom of God 1 Cor 6:9-10 Neutral cmd-08
E437 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified -- transformation from sexual sin is possible through grace 1 Cor 6:11 Neutral cmd-08 cmd-14
E438 The body is not for fornication (porneia), but for the Lord 1 Cor 6:13 Neutral cmd-08
E439 Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? Paul quotes Gen 2:24: two shall be one flesh 1 Cor 6:15-16 Neutral cmd-08
E440 Flee fornication (porneia)...he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body -- sexual sin uniquely sins against ones own body 1 Cor 6:18 Neutral cmd-08
E441 Your body is the temple (naos) of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own. For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body 1 Cor 6:19-20 Neutral cmd-08 cmd-14
E442 To avoid fornication (porneia), let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband -- marriage as remedy against porneia 1 Cor 7:2 Neutral cmd-08
E443 The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife -- mutual bodily authority in marriage 1 Cor 7:4 Neutral cmd-08
E444 Paul commands: Let not the wife depart from her husband and let not the husband put away his wife. If the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases 1 Cor 7:10-11, 15 Neutral cmd-08
E445 The works of the flesh are manifest: Adultery (moicheia), fornication (porneia), uncleanness, lasciviousness...they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God Gal 5:19, 21 Neutral cmd-08 cmd-14
E446 Fornication and all uncleanness let it not be once named among you and no whoremonger (pornos) nor unclean person hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God Eph 5:3, 5 Neutral cmd-08
E447 This is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication (porneia)...God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness 1 Th 4:3, 7 Neutral cmd-08
E448 The law is for whoremongers (pornoi), for them that defile themselves with mankind (arsenokoitai) 1 Tim 1:9-10 Neutral cmd-08
E449 Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed (koite) undefiled: but whoremongers (pornous, G4205) and adulterers (moichous, G3432) God will judge (krinei, Future Active) Heb 13:4 Neutral cmd-08
E450 He that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill -- the laws unity demonstrated by pairing 7th and 6th commandments Jas 2:11 Neutral cmd-08
E451 Having eyes full of adultery (moichalis), and that cannot cease from sin -- persistent lustful looking described as adultery 2 Pe 2:14 Neutral cmd-08
E452 Sodom and Gomorrha giving themselves over to fornication (ekporneuo), and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire Jude 1:7 Neutral cmd-08
E453 Christ threatens the church at Thyatira: I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent Rev 2:22 Neutral cmd-08
E454 Whoremongers (pornoi) shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death Rev 21:8 Neutral cmd-08 cmd-10
E455 Without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers (pornoi), and murderers, and idolaters -- the sexually immoral permanently excluded from the New Jerusalem Rev 22:15 Neutral cmd-08 cmd-10
E456 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication (porneia), uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry Col 3:5 Neutral cmd-08 cmd-11
E457 Backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away and given her a bill of divorce and I am married unto you -- God describes Himself as Israels husband and idolatry as adultery Jer 3:8, 14 Neutral cmd-08
E458 Ezekiel describes the just man as one who hath not defiled his neighbours wife -- sexual purity is a marker of righteousness Ezk 18:5-6 Neutral cmd-08
E459 Judah sentenced Tamar: Bring her forth, and let her be burnt -- pre-Sinai capital treatment of sexual immorality Gen 38:24 Neutral cmd-08
E460 God created humanity male and female and commanded Be fruitful and multiply -- the male-female distinction and reproductive union established at creation Gen 1:27-28 Neutral cmd-08
E461 Thou shalt not steal -- the eighth commandment. Hebrew: lo tignob. Ganab (H1589) = to take by stealth. Qal Imperfect 2ms, apodictic prohibition. Exo 20:15 Neutral cmd-09
E462 Neither shalt thou steal -- Deuteronomic restatement of the eighth commandment. Deu 5:19 Neutral cmd-09
E463 He that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death -- man-stealing (kidnapping) is a capital offense. The verb is ganab. Exo 21:16 Neutral cmd-09
E464 If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and maketh merchandise of him, or selleth him; then that thief shall die; and thou shalt put evil away from among you Deu 24:7 Neutral cmd-09
E465 If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep -- graded restitution for property theft. Exo 22:1 Neutral cmd-09
E466 If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive...he shall restore double -- 2x restitution for stolen property recovered alive. Exo 22:4 Neutral cmd-09
E467 If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him -- no bloodguilt for killing a nighttime thief. If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be blood shed for him. Exo 22:2-3 Neutral cmd-09
E468 If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep...he shall restore it in the principal, and shall add the fifth part more thereto -- fraud against a neighbor is a trespass against the LORD; restitution is principal plus 20%. Lev 6:2-5 Neutral cmd-09
E469 They shall confess their sin...and he shall recompense his trespass with the principal thereof, and add unto it the fifth part thereof -- confession and restitution (principal + 20%). Num 5:7 Neutral cmd-09
E470 Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another -- three prohibitions linked: ganab (steal), kachash (deal falsely), shaqar (lie). Communal plural (2mp). Lev 19:11 Neutral cmd-09 cmd-10
E471 Thou shalt not defraud (ashaq, H6231) thy neighbour, neither rob (gazal, H1497) him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning Lev 19:13 Neutral cmd-09
E472 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure. Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt Lev 19:35-36 Neutral cmd-09
E473 Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small...all that do such things, and all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto the LORD thy God Deu 25:13-16 Neutral cmd-09
E474 A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight Pro 11:1 Neutral cmd-09
E475 A just weight and balance are the LORD'S: all the weights of the bag are his work Pro 16:11 Neutral cmd-09
E476 Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD Pro 20:10 Neutral cmd-09
E477 Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy...At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee Deu 24:14-15 Neutral cmd-09
E478 Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness...that useth his neighbour's service without wages, and giveth him not for his work Jer 22:13 Neutral cmd-09
E479 I will be a swift witness against...those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right Mal 3:5 Neutral cmd-09
E480 Will a man rob (qaba, H6906) God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation Mal 3:8-9 Neutral cmd-09
E481 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing Mal 3:10 Neutral cmd-09
E482 He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress (ashaq). And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich...in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin Hos 12:7-8 Neutral cmd-09
E483 When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit? That we may buy the poor for silver...The LORD hath sworn...Surely I will never forget any of their works Amo 8:5-7 Neutral cmd-09
E484 Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable? Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights? Mic 6:10-11 Neutral cmd-09
E485 Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal...and come and stand before me in this house...Is this house...become a den of robbers in your eyes? Jer 7:9-11 Neutral cmd-09
E486 Every one that stealeth shall be cut off...I will bring it forth, saith the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief...and shall consume it Zec 5:3-4 Neutral cmd-09
E487 For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering Isa 61:8 Neutral cmd-09
E488 If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood...hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge...he shall surely die Ezk 18:10-13 Neutral cmd-09
E489 If the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die Ezk 33:15 Neutral cmd-09
E490 Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them Psa 62:10 Neutral cmd-09
E491 When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him -- consenting with a thief is itself condemned. Psa 50:18 Neutral cmd-09
E492 The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment Pro 21:7 Neutral cmd-09
E493 Whoso robbeth (gazal) his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer Pro 28:24 Neutral cmd-09
E494 Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry; But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house Pro 6:30-31 Neutral cmd-09
E495 Out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: These are the things which defile a man -- Jesus locates theft's origin in the heart. Mat 15:19-20 Neutral cmd-09 cmd-10, cmd-11, cmd-16
E496 Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness -- Jesus quotes the eighth commandment to the rich young ruler as part of the commandments for eternal life. Mat 19:18 Neutral cmd-09 cmd-10
E497 Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not (apostereo, G650), Honour thy father and mother -- Mark's account uniquely adds Defraud not to Jesus's commandment list. Mrk 10:19 Neutral cmd-09
E498 My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves -- Jesus quotes Isa 56:7 and Jer 7:11 at the temple cleansing. Mat 21:13 Neutral cmd-09
E499 He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber...The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly Jhn 10:1,10 Neutral cmd-09
E500 Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold. And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house Luk 19:8-9 Neutral cmd-09
E501 Judas was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein Jhn 12:6 Neutral cmd-09
E502 Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal? -- Paul indicts hypocrisy regarding the eighth commandment. Rom 2:21 Neutral cmd-09
E503 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth -- three-stage transformation: (1) stop stealing, (2) labor, (3) give to those in need. Eph 4:28 Neutral cmd-09
E504 Nor thieves (kleptai), nor covetous (pleonektai)...nor extortioners (harpages), shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified 1 Cor 6:10-11 Neutral cmd-09 cmd-11
E505 Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud (apostereo, G650), and that your brethren -- Paul condemns Christians who defraud fellow believers. 1 Cor 6:8 Neutral cmd-09
E506 For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers (andrapodistai, G405), for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine -- Paul lists man-stealers/slave-traders in a Decalogue-ordered sin list. 1 Tim 1:10 Neutral cmd-09
E507 That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such 1 Th 4:6 Neutral cmd-09
E508 Not purloining (nosphizomai, G3557), but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things Tit 2:10 Neutral cmd-09
E509 Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud (apostereo, G650), crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth Jas 5:4 Neutral cmd-09
E510 Let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters 1 Pet 4:15 Neutral cmd-09
E511 Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts (klemmata, G2809) -- humanity refuses to repent of thefts even after divine plagues. Rev 9:21 Neutral cmd-09
E512 Israel hath sinned...they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen (ganab), and dissembled (kachash) also -- Achan's theft described with the same verbs as Lev 19:11. Jos 7:11 Neutral cmd-09
E513 Achan confesses: When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold...then I coveted them, and took them -- the sequence is saw-coveted-took: coveting precedes and motivates theft. Jos 7:20-21 Neutral cmd-09
E514 They know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces Amo 3:10 Neutral cmd-09
E515 Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not Nah 3:1 Neutral cmd-09
E516 The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully Ezk 22:29 Neutral cmd-09
E517 Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven Col 4:1 Neutral cmd-09
E518 When thou comest into thy neighbour's vineyard, then thou mayest eat grapes thy fill at thine own pleasure; but thou shalt not put any in thy vessel -- permitted use of neighbor's produce for immediate need, but carrying away is prohibited. Deu 23:24-25 Neutral cmd-09
E519 Rachel had stolen the images (teraphim) that were her father's -- she then concealed them and deceived Laban during his search. Gen 31:19,34-35 Neutral cmd-09
E520 Lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain -- Agur connects theft to profaning God's name (linking the 8th and 3rd commandments). Pro 30:9 Neutral cmd-09
E521 God prohibits bearing false witness: Thou shalt not bear false [sheqer] witness against thy neighbour Exo 20:16 Neutral cmd-10
E522 Sheqer (H8267) means an untruth, a sham, falsehood -- active, intentional falsehood; 113 occurrences in OT Exo 20:16 Neutral cmd-10
E523 The verb anah (H6030) in the ninth commandment means to answer/testify/respond -- you shall not testify against your neighbor as a witness of falsehood Exo 20:16 Neutral cmd-10
E524 God prohibits raising a false report and joining with the wicked as an unrighteous witness: Thou shalt not raise a false report (shema shav) Exo 23:1 Neutral cmd-10
E525 Keep thee far from a false (sheqer) matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked Exo 23:7 Neutral cmd-10
E526 A person who witnesses something and does not testify when adjured bears iniquity: if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity Lev 5:1 Neutral cmd-10
E527 God prohibits gossip/talebearing: Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour Lev 19:16 Neutral cmd-10
E528 One witness cannot produce a death sentence: one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die Num 35:30 Neutral cmd-10
E529 Two or three witnesses required for capital cases and witnesses must cast the first stone: The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death Deu 17:6-7 Neutral cmd-10
E530 A false witness receives the punishment he intended for his victim: if the witness be a false witness...then shall ye do unto him as he had thought to have done unto his brother Deu 19:18-19 Neutral cmd-10
E531 A husband who falsely accuses his bride is punished with flogging, a 100-shekel fine, and loss of divorce rights: he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Israel Deu 22:18-19 Neutral cmd-10
E532 Of seven things the LORD hates and calls abominations, two concern lying: a lying tongue and a false witness that speaketh lies Pro 6:16-17,19 Neutral cmd-10
E533 He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit Pro 12:17 Neutral cmd-10
E534 The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment Pro 12:19 Neutral cmd-10
E535 Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight Pro 12:22 Neutral cmd-10
E536 A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies Pro 14:5 Neutral cmd-10
E537 A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies Pro 14:25 Neutral cmd-10
E538 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape / shall perish Pro 19:5,9 Neutral cmd-10
E539 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow Pro 25:18 Neutral cmd-10
E540 God will destroy those who speak lies: Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man Psa 5:6 Neutral cmd-10
E541 Dwelling in Gods tabernacle requires truth: He that speaketh the truth in his heart. He that backbiteth not with his tongue Psa 15:2-3 Neutral cmd-10
E542 Access to Gods holy place requires not lifting ones soul to vanity (shav) nor swearing deceitfully Psa 24:4 Neutral cmd-10
E543 The psalmist prays for removal of lying and professes hatred for it: Remove from me the way of lying...I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love Psa 119:29,163 Neutral cmd-10
E544 Israels lips have spoken lies and truth has fallen in the street: truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter Isa 59:3-4,13-14 Neutral cmd-10
E545 The tongue is bent like a bow for lies: they bend their tongues like their bow for lies...they will deceive every one his neighbour Jer 9:3,5 Neutral cmd-10
E546 The absence of truth, mercy, and knowledge of God produces commandment violations: there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land. By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery Hos 4:1-2 Neutral cmd-10
E547 The future remnant will not speak lies: The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth Zep 3:13 Neutral cmd-10
E548 God commands speaking truth and hates false oaths: Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour...love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate Zec 8:16-17 Neutral cmd-10
E549 Every idle word will face judgment: every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment Mat 12:36 Neutral cmd-10
E550 The council sought false witness against Jesus to put him to death: though many false witnesses came, yet found they none Mat 26:59-60 Neutral cmd-10
E551 The devil is a liar and the father of lies: there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it Jhn 8:44 Neutral cmd-10
E552 Jesus identifies Himself as the truth: I am the way, the truth, and the life Jhn 14:6 Neutral cmd-10
E553 Ananias and Sapphira lied to the Holy Spirit and died: why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God Act 5:3-4 Neutral cmd-10
E554 Paul commands putting away lying and speaking truth, quoting Zec 8:16: putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another Eph 4:25 Neutral cmd-10
E555 Paul prohibits lying because believers have put off the old man: Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds Col 3:9 Neutral cmd-10
E556 Paul lists liars and perjurers in Decalogue order: for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine 1 Ti 1:10 Neutral cmd-10
E557 God cannot lie: God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began Tit 1:2 Neutral cmd-10
E558 It is impossible for God to lie: two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie Heb 6:18 Neutral cmd-10
E559 God is not a man that He should lie: God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent Num 23:19 Neutral cmd-10
E560 Christ did no sin and no guile was found in His mouth, fulfilling Isa 53:9: Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth 1 Pe 2:22 Neutral cmd-10
E561 Peter quotes Psa 34:13 for NT believers: let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile 1 Pe 3:10 Neutral cmd-10
E562 Claiming to know God while not keeping commandments is lying: He that saith I know him and keepeth not his commandments is a liar and the truth is not in him 1 Jn 2:4 Neutral cmd-10
E563 The eschatological saints have no guile: in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God Rev 14:5 Neutral cmd-10
E564 All liars are consigned to the lake of fire: all liars shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death Rev 21:8 Neutral cmd-10
E565 Nothing that makes a lie enters the New Jerusalem: there shall in no wise enter into it whatsoever worketh abomination or maketh a lie Rev 21:27 Neutral cmd-10
E566 Those who love and practice lies are excluded from the eternal city: without are whosoever loveth and maketh a lie Rev 22:15 Neutral cmd-10
E567 Rahab is commended for faith in receiving the spies: By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace Heb 11:31 Neutral cmd-10
E568 Rahab is commended for works in receiving and sending the messengers: was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers and had sent them out another way Jas 2:25 Neutral cmd-10
E569 The Hebrew midwives feared God and did not obey Pharaohs command to kill; God dealt well with them because the midwives feared God and made them houses Exo 1:17,20-21 Neutral cmd-10
E570 Thou shalt not covet (chamad, H2530) thy neighbours house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbours wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbours. Exo 20:17 Neutral cmd-11
E571 Neither shalt thou desire (chamad, H2530) thy neighbours wife, neither shalt thou covet (hitavveh, Hithpael of avah, H183) thy neighbours house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbours. Deuteronomy uses two different verbs and reverses the order. Deu 5:21 Neutral cmd-11
E572 When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired (nechmad, Niphal of chamad, H2530) to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof and did eat. The first sin uses the same verb root as the tenth commandment. Gen 3:6 Neutral cmd-11
E573 When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted (chamad, H2530) them, and took them. Achan confesses to coveting. Josh 7:21 Neutral cmd-11
E574 David saw Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah the Hittite, sent messengers, and took her. Davids coveting of his neighbours wife led to adultery. 2 Sam 11:2-4 Neutral cmd-11
E575 David wrote to Joab: Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die. Davids coveting led to the murder of Uriah. 2 Sam 11:15 Neutral cmd-11
E576 Ahab coveted Naboths vineyard; Naboth refused on the basis of ancestral inheritance. Ahab laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread. 1 Ki 21:2-4 Neutral cmd-11
E577 God said to Ahab: Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? God explicitly links Ahabs coveting to murder and theft. 1 Ki 21:19 Neutral cmd-11
E578 Gehazi said: I will run after him, and take somewhat of him. He lied to Naaman (My master hath sent me) and was struck with leprosy for covetousness. 2 Ki 5:20,22,27 Neutral cmd-11
E579 They covet (chamad, H2530) fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage. Mic 2:2 Neutral cmd-11
E580 For the wicked boasteth of his hearts desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth. Psa 10:3 Neutral cmd-11
E581 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. Psa 119:36 Neutral cmd-11
E582 He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity. Ecc 5:10 Neutral cmd-11
E583 I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust (epithumian), except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet (Ouk epithumeseis). Paul specifically quotes the tenth commandment as the law that exposed his sin nature. Rom 7:7 Neutral cmd-11
E584 Sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence (epithumian). For without the law sin was dead. Sin used the tenth commandment as a beachhead (aphorme) to produce desire. Rom 7:8 Neutral cmd-11
E585 Every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust (epithumias), and enticed. Then when lust (epithumia) hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. The source of temptation is internal desire. Jas 1:14-15 Neutral cmd-11
E586 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. Three categories of worldly desire. 1 Jn 2:16 Neutral cmd-11
E587 From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts (epithumion) that war in your members? Ye lust (epithumeite), and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain. Coveting produces murder and conflict. Jas 4:1-2 Neutral cmd-11
E588 Take heed, and beware of covetousness (pleonexias): for a mans life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. Jesus direct warning against covetousness. Luk 12:15 Neutral cmd-11
E589 The rich fool said: Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. God said: Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee. So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God. Luk 12:19-21 Neutral cmd-11
E590 From within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness (pleonexiai)... All these evil things come from within, and defile the man. Jesus locates covetousness as a heart-sin. Mrk 7:21-23 Neutral cmd-11
E591 Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. The heart follows the treasure. Mat 6:21 Neutral cmd-11
E592 No man can serve two masters... Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Mat 6:24 Neutral cmd-11
E593 But godliness with contentment (autarkeia) is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. 1 Tim 6:6-8 Neutral cmd-11
E594 They that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts (epithumias), which drown men in destruction and perdition. 1 Tim 6:9 Neutral cmd-11
E595 The love of money (philarguria) is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after (oregomenoi), they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. 1 Tim 6:10 Neutral cmd-11
E596 Let your conversation be without covetousness (aphilarguros); and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. The ground for contentment is Gods promise of presence. Heb 13:5 Neutral cmd-11
E597 I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content (autarkes). I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. Pauls contentment is learned and enabled by Christ. Php 4:11,13 Neutral cmd-11
E598 Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things (epithumetas kakon), as they also lusted. Neither be ye idolaters. Israels wilderness lusting is a warning. 1 Cor 10:6-7 Neutral cmd-11
E599 Through covetousness (pleonexia) shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you. An heart they have exercised with covetous practices. Following the way of Balaam, who loved the wages of unrighteousness. 2 Pe 2:3,14-15 Neutral cmd-11
E600 Put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts (epithumias) thereof. The antidote to fleshly desire is putting on Christ. Rom 13:14 Neutral cmd-11
E601 Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust (epithumian) of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth (epithumei) against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh. Gal 5:16-17 Neutral cmd-11 cmd-13, cmd-14
E602 They that are Christs have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts (epithumiais). Gal 5:24 Neutral cmd-11 cmd-14
E603 O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever! God desires a heart-orientation toward obedience. Deu 5:29 Neutral cmd-11 cmd-13
E604 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart. OT anticipation of the internal prohibition. Pro 6:25 Neutral cmd-11
E605 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof. Greed is self-destructive. Pro 1:19 Neutral cmd-11
E606 He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not. Coveting contrasted with righteous generosity. Pro 21:26 Neutral cmd-11
E607 The world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. What is coveted is temporal; obedience is eternal. 1 Jn 2:17 Neutral cmd-11
E609 Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD. Lev 19:18 Neutral cmd-12
E610 Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy. The love command is embedded in the holiness code. Lev 19:2 Neutral cmd-12
E611 What doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, To keep the commandments of the LORD. Deu 10:12-13 Neutral cmd-12
E612 The LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart...to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart. The ability to love God is a divine gift. Deu 30:6 Neutral cmd-12 cmd-13
E613 I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments. Love, walking, and keeping are one unified requirement. Deu 30:16 Neutral cmd-12 cmd-17
E614 O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day. Psa 119:97 Neutral cmd-12
E615 The first angel's message in Rev 14:7 uses creation language verbally paralleling the fourth commandment's rationale: 'worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea' (Rev 14:7) echoes 'in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is' (Exo 20:11). Rev 14:7; Exo 20:11 Neutral cmd-16
E621 Love your enemies, bless them that curse you. Jesus extends love beyond the neighbor to the enemy. Mat 5:44 Neutral cmd-12
E622 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. Love is measured by God's character. Mat 5:48 Neutral cmd-12
E623 All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets. Mat 7:12 Neutral cmd-12
E624 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you. The new standard of love is Christ's self-sacrifice. Jhn 13:34 Neutral cmd-12
E625 If ye love me, keep my commandments. Love is the motive; obedience is the expression. Jhn 14:15 Neutral cmd-12 cmd-13, cmd-14, cmd-15, cmd-17
E626 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me. Keeping commandments IS evidence of love. Jhn 14:21 Neutral cmd-12 cmd-14, cmd-17
E627 If a man love me, he will keep my words. Jhn 14:23 Neutral cmd-12 cmd-14
E628 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. Jesus equates His and the Father's commandments. Jhn 15:10 Neutral cmd-12 cmd-17
E629 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. Friendship with Jesus is conditional on obedience. Jhn 15:14 Neutral cmd-12
E630 He that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. Rom 13:8 Neutral cmd-12
E631 The love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. Love is Spirit-produced. Rom 5:5 Neutral cmd-12 cmd-13, cmd-14
E632 Faith which worketh by love. Faith operates through love. Gal 5:6 Neutral cmd-12 cmd-14, cmd-15
E633 The fruit of the Spirit is love...against such there is no law. Spirit-fruit does not violate the law. Gal 5:22-23 Neutral cmd-12 cmd-13, cmd-14, cmd-15
E634 Love rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth. Love aligns with righteousness. 1 Cor 13:6 Neutral cmd-12
E635 The end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart. Love is the goal of the commandment. 1 Tim 1:5 Neutral cmd-12
E636 Charity, which is the bond of perfectness. Love binds virtues into completeness. Col 3:14 Neutral cmd-12
E637 Hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. Knowing God is tested by obedience. 1 Jhn 2:3 Neutral cmd-12 cmd-13, cmd-15
E638 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar. 1 Jhn 2:4 Neutral cmd-12
E639 Whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected. Love is perfected through obedience. 1 Jhn 2:5 Neutral cmd-12
E640 Let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. Love must be active. 1 Jhn 3:18 Neutral cmd-12
E641 This is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another. 1 Jhn 3:23 Neutral cmd-12
E642 God is love. Love is an attribute of God's nature. 1 Jhn 4:8,16 Neutral cmd-12
E643 We love him, because he first loved us. Human love for God is responsive to God's prior love. 1 Jhn 4:19 Neutral cmd-12
E644 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar. Loving God and loving brother are inseparable. 1 Jhn 4:20 Neutral cmd-12
E645 This is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That ye should walk in it. Love = commandment-keeping; commandment = walking in love. 2 Jhn 1:6 Neutral cmd-12 cmd-17
E646 The LORD hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day. Deu 29:4 Neutral cmd-13
E647 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart. Deu 6:6 Neutral cmd-13
E648 The word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it. Deu 30:14 Neutral cmd-13
E649 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart. Psa 40:8 Neutral cmd-13
E650 The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide. Psa 37:31 Neutral cmd-13
E651 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. Psa 119:11 Neutral cmd-13
E652 Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart. Psa 119:34 Neutral cmd-13
E653 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Psa 51:10 Neutral cmd-13 cmd-14
E654 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: write them upon the table of thine heart. / Write them upon the table of thine heart. Same verb kathab used for heart-writing. Pro 3:3; 7:3 Neutral cmd-13
E655 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers. Jer 31:31-32 Neutral cmd-13
E656 I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts. Jer 31:33a Neutral cmd-13 cmd-14
E657 And will be their God, and they shall be my people. Covenant relationship formula accompanies the heart-writing. Jer 31:33b Neutral cmd-13 cmd-14
E658 They shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest. Universal knowledge of God under the new covenant. Jer 31:34a Neutral cmd-13
E659 I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more. Jer 31:34b Neutral cmd-13
E660 Which my covenant they brake. The old covenant failure was the people's covenant-breaking. Jer 31:32b Neutral cmd-13
E661 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. Eze 36:26 Neutral cmd-13 cmd-14
E662 I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them. Eze 36:27 Neutral cmd-13
E663 Ye shall be my people, and I will be your God. Covenant formula follows heart/spirit/obedience promise in Ezekiel. Eze 36:28b Neutral cmd-13
E664 I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh: That they may walk in my statutes. Eze 11:19-20a Neutral cmd-13 cmd-14
E665 They shall be my people, and I will be their God. Covenant formula in Eze 11. Eze 11:20b Neutral cmd-13
E666 They shall be my people, and I will be their God. I will give them one heart...I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me. Jer 32:38-40 Neutral cmd-13
E667 Finding fault with them (autous = the people), he saith, Behold, the days come, when I will make a new covenant. Heb 8:8 Neutral cmd-13
E668 I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people. Heb 8:10 Neutral cmd-13
E669 In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away. Heb 8:13 Neutral cmd-13
E670 It is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins. Heb 10:4 Neutral cmd-13
E671 He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second. Heb 10:9 Neutral cmd-13
E672 The Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: This is the covenant that I will make with them...I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them. Heb 10:15-16 Neutral cmd-13 cmd-14
E673 Their sins and iniquities will I remember no more. Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin. Heb 10:17-18 Neutral cmd-13
E674 Able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life. 2 Cor 3:6 Neutral cmd-13 cmd-14
E675 If the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious...How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious? 2 Cor 3:7-8 Neutral cmd-13 cmd-14
E676 Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. 2 Cor 3:17 Neutral cmd-13 cmd-14
E677 We all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord. 2 Cor 3:18 Neutral cmd-13 cmd-14
E678 Circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter. Rom 2:29 Neutral cmd-13
E679 What the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh. Rom 8:3a Neutral cmd-13 cmd-14
E680 The carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. Rom 8:7 Neutral cmd-13 cmd-14
E681 The law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good. Rom 7:12 Neutral cmd-13 cmd-14
E682 I delight in the law of God after the inward man. Rom 7:22 Neutral cmd-13
E683 We are delivered from the law...that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter. Rom 7:6 Neutral cmd-13
E684 God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. Gal 4:6 Neutral cmd-13
E685 I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh. Joel 2:28 Neutral cmd-13 cmd-14
E686 I shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live. Eze 37:14 Neutral cmd-13 cmd-14
E687 I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God. Exo 6:7 Neutral cmd-13
E688 I will establish my covenant...to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee...I will be their God. Gen 17:7-8 Neutral cmd-13
E689 I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 2 Cor 6:16 Neutral cmd-13
E690 The tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. Rev 21:3 Neutral cmd-13
E691 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. Rom 8:1 Neutral cmd-14
E692 The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. Rom 8:2 Neutral cmd-14
E693 God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh. Rom 8:3b Neutral cmd-14
E694 They that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. Rom 8:5 Neutral cmd-14
E695 To be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Rom 8:6 Neutral cmd-14
E696 They that are in the flesh cannot please God. Rom 8:8 Neutral cmd-14
E697 Ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Rom 8:9 Neutral cmd-14
E698 The Spirit is life because of righteousness. Rom 8:10b Neutral cmd-14
E699 If the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. Rom 8:11 Neutral cmd-14
E700 If ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. Rom 8:13 Neutral cmd-14
E701 As many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. Rom 8:14 Neutral cmd-14
E702 Ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. Rom 8:15 Neutral cmd-14
E703 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God. Rom 8:16 Neutral cmd-14
E704 The Spirit also helpeth our infirmities; the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us. Rom 8:26 Neutral cmd-14
E705 The flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other. Gal 5:17 Neutral cmd-14
E706 If ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law. Gal 5:18 Neutral cmd-14
E707 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Gal 5:25 Neutral cmd-14
E708 If the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory. 2 Cor 3:9 Neutral cmd-14
E709 The Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance. Jhn 14:26 Neutral cmd-14
E710 When the Comforter is come, the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me. Jhn 15:26 Neutral cmd-14
E711 He will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment. Jhn 16:8 Neutral cmd-14
E712 He, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth. Jhn 16:13 Neutral cmd-14
E713 The Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him. Acts 5:32 Neutral cmd-14
E714 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? 1 Cor 3:16 Neutral cmd-14
E715 He that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us. 1 Jhn 3:24 Neutral cmd-14
E716 Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit. 1 Jhn 4:13 Neutral cmd-14
E717 God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth. 2 Th 2:13 Neutral cmd-14
E718 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience. 1 Pe 1:2 Neutral cmd-14
E719 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost. Tit 3:5 Neutral cmd-14
E720 The blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God. Heb 9:14 Neutral cmd-14
E721 We also should walk in newness of life. Rom 6:4 Neutral cmd-14 cmd-15
E722 We are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. Eph 2:10 Neutral cmd-14
E723 The fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth. Eph 5:9 Neutral cmd-14
E724 It is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. Php 2:13 Neutral cmd-14
E725 His divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. 2 Pe 1:3-4 Neutral cmd-14
E726 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked. 1 Jhn 2:6 Neutral cmd-14
E727 Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high; then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field. The work of righteousness shall be peace. Isa 32:15-17 Neutral cmd-14
E728 I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring. Isa 44:3 Neutral cmd-14
E729 I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications. Zec 12:10 Neutral cmd-14
E730 They shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them. Eze 37:24 Neutral cmd-14
E731 I delight in the law of God after the inward man: But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind. Rom 7:22-23 Neutral cmd-14
E732 The love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. Love is Spirit-produced. Rom 5:5 Neutral cmd-14
E733 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. Rom 13:10 Neutral cmd-14
E734 The fruit of the Spirit is love. Love is the first fruit of the Spirit. Gal 5:22a Neutral cmd-14
E735 For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. Gal 5:5 Neutral cmd-14
E736 In Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love. Gal 5:6 Neutral cmd-14
E737 By the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. Rom 3:20 Neutral cmd-15
E738 The righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets. Rom 3:21 Neutral cmd-15
E739 All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. Rom 3:23-24 Neutral cmd-15
E740 A propitiation through faith in his blood...that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. Rom 3:25-26 Neutral cmd-15
E741 We conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law. Rom 3:28 Neutral cmd-15
E742 Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law. Rom 3:31 Neutral cmd-15
E743 By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations. Rom 1:5 Neutral cmd-15
E744 The gospel of Christ is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth. The just shall live by faith. Rom 1:16-17 Neutral cmd-15
E745 The mystery now is made manifest, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith. Rom 16:26 Neutral cmd-15
E746 If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well. Jas 2:8 Neutral cmd-15
E747 Whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. Jas 2:10 Neutral cmd-15
E748 He that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. James cites Decalogue commands as law content. Jas 2:11 Neutral cmd-15
E749 So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty. Jas 2:12 Neutral cmd-15
E750 What doth it profit, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? Jas 2:14 Neutral cmd-15
E751 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. Jas 2:17 Neutral cmd-15
E752 The devils also believe, and tremble. Mere intellectual assent is insufficient. Jas 2:19 Neutral cmd-15
E753 Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac. Faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect. Jas 2:21-22 Neutral cmd-15
E754 The scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness. Jas 2:23 Neutral cmd-15
E755 By works a man is justified, and not by faith only. Jas 2:24 Neutral cmd-15
E756 Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers. Jas 2:25 Neutral cmd-15
E757 As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. Jas 2:26 Neutral cmd-15
E758 Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. Rom 6:1-2 Neutral cmd-15
E759 We are buried with him by baptism into death: that we also should walk in newness of life. Rom 6:4 Neutral cmd-15
E760 Our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. Rom 6:6 Neutral cmd-15
E761 Sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. Rom 6:14 Neutral cmd-15
E762 Shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid. Rom 6:15 Neutral cmd-15
E763 To whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness. Rom 6:16 Neutral cmd-15
E764 Ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine. Made free from sin, ye became servants of righteousness. Rom 6:17-18 Neutral cmd-15
E765 A man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ. By the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. Gal 2:16 Neutral cmd-15
E766 If, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid. Gal 2:17 Neutral cmd-15
E767 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God. Gal 2:20 Neutral cmd-15
E768 If righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain. Gal 2:21 Neutral cmd-15
E769 As many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law. Gal 3:10 Neutral cmd-15
E770 No man is justified by the law in the sight of God: for, The just shall live by faith. Gal 3:11 Neutral cmd-15
E771 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us. Gal 3:13 Neutral cmd-15
E772 Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law. Gal 3:21 Neutral cmd-15
E773 The law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. Gal 3:24 Neutral cmd-15
E774 By grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. Eph 2:8-9 Neutral cmd-15
E775 We are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. Eph 2:10 Neutral cmd-15
E776 The grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly. Tit 2:11-12 Neutral cmd-15
E777 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. Tit 2:14 Neutral cmd-15
E778 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost. Tit 3:5 Neutral cmd-15
E779 Being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. Tit 3:7 Neutral cmd-15
E780 They which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. Tit 3:8 Neutral cmd-15
E781 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father. Mat 7:21 Neutral cmd-15
E782 I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. Jesus rejects workers of anomia (lawlessness). Mat 7:23 Neutral cmd-15
E783 Whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man. Mat 7:24 Neutral cmd-15
E784 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. Mat 5:17 Neutral cmd-15
E785 Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Mat 5:18 Neutral cmd-15
E786 Whosoever shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least. Whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great. Mat 5:19 Neutral cmd-15
E787 If ye love me, keep my commandments. Jhn 14:15 Neutral cmd-15
E788 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me. Jhn 14:21 Neutral cmd-15
E789 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father commandments, and abide in his love. Jhn 15:10 Neutral cmd-15
E790 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. Rev 14:12 Neutral cmd-15
E791 The dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. Rev 12:17 Neutral cmd-15
E792 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life. Rev 22:14 Neutral cmd-15
E793 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. Rom 8:1 Neutral cmd-15
E794 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. Rom 8:4 Neutral cmd-15
E795 The carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. Rom 8:7 Neutral cmd-15
E796 Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience. Being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him. Heb 5:8-9 Neutral cmd-15
E797 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. Heb 11:8 Neutral cmd-15
E798 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Heb 11:1 Neutral cmd-15
E799 Without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Heb 11:6 Neutral cmd-15
E800 By faith Noah, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith. Heb 11:7 Neutral cmd-15
E801 By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac. Accounting that God was able to raise him up. Heb 11:17,19 Neutral cmd-15
E802 By faith Moses refused to be called the son of Pharaohs daughter; Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God. Heb 11:24-25 Neutral cmd-15
E803 By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace. Heb 11:31 Neutral cmd-15
E804 Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises. Heb 11:33 Neutral cmd-15
E805 And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness. Gen 15:6 Neutral cmd-15
E806 In thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice. Gen 22:18 Neutral cmd-15
E807 Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws. Gen 26:5 Neutral cmd-15
E808 The just shall live by his faith. Hab 2:4 Neutral cmd-15
E809 It shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the LORD our God. Deu 6:25 Neutral cmd-15
E810 Hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. 1 Jhn 2:3 Neutral cmd-15
E811 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 1 Jhn 2:4 Neutral cmd-15
E812 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. 1 Jhn 3:4 Neutral cmd-15
E813 He that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. 1 Jhn 3:7 Neutral cmd-15
E814 This is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. 1 Jhn 5:3 Neutral cmd-15
E815 Whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. 1 Jhn 5:4 Neutral cmd-15
E816 In Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love. Gal 5:6 Neutral cmd-15
E817 Ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. Gal 5:13 Neutral cmd-15
E818 All the law is fulfilled in one word, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Gal 5:14 Neutral cmd-15
E819 Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. Gal 5:16 Neutral cmd-15
E820 The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. Gal 5:22-23 Neutral cmd-15
E821 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience. 1 Pe 1:2 Neutral cmd-15
E822 Add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; and to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; and to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. 2 Pe 1:5-7 Neutral cmd-15
E823 If these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful. 2 Pe 1:8 Neutral cmd-15
E824 Give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall. 2 Pe 1:10 Neutral cmd-15
E825 Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. Php 2:12-13 Neutral cmd-15
E826 If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 2 Cor 5:17 Neutral cmd-15
E827 The end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned. 1 Tim 1:5 Neutral cmd-15
E828 The law is good, if a man use it lawfully. 1 Tim 1:8 Neutral cmd-15
E829 Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. Rom 4:3 Neutral cmd-15
E830 To him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. Rom 4:5 Neutral cmd-15
E831 Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed. Rom 4:16 Neutral cmd-15
E832 Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth. Rom 10:4 Neutral cmd-15
E833 They being ignorant of Gods righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. Rom 10:3 Neutral cmd-15
E834 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us. Tit 3:5a Neutral cmd-15
E835 For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God. Gal 2:19 Neutral cmd-15
E836 Synthesis: God spake all these words -- the Decalogue is directly spoken by God, written by Gods finger on stone, and placed inside the ark, distinguishing it from all other biblical legislation. Exo 20:1; 31:18; Deu 5:4,22; 9:10; 10:5 Neutral cmd-16
E837 Synthesis: Jesus quotes Deu 6:5 and Lev 19:18 as the two greatest commandments and states On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. Love organizes the Decalogue. Mat 22:37-40 Neutral cmd-16
E838 Synthesis: Paul lists five Decalogue commandments (7th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th) as the content love fulfills: love is the fulfilling (pleroma) of the law. Rom 13:8-10 Neutral cmd-16
E839 Synthesis: The new covenant writes my law (torati) on hearts -- same verb kathab, same content, different medium. Spirit writes on fleshy tables of the heart. Jer 31:33; Heb 8:10; 10:16; 2 Cor 3:3 Neutral cmd-16
E840 Synthesis: The Spirit is the enabling agent of commandment-keeping -- causes obedience (Eze 36:27), fulfills laws righteous requirement (Rom 8:4), produces love that fulfills law (Rom 5:5; Gal 5:22). Eze 36:27; Rom 8:3-4; 5:5; Gal 5:22-23 Neutral cmd-16
E841 Synthesis: Faith establishes the law (Rom 3:31), works by love (Gal 5:6), and obedience of faith bookends Romans (1:5; 16:26). Grace teaches godly living (Tit 2:11-12). Rom 3:31; 1:5; 16:26; Gal 5:6; Tit 2:11-12 Neutral cmd-16
E842 Synthesis: John defines love as commandment-keeping (1 Jn 5:3; 2 Jn 1:6), sin as law-transgression (1 Jn 3:4), and knowing God as keeping commandments (1 Jn 2:3-4). 1 Jn 5:3; 2 Jn 1:6; 1 Jn 3:4; 2:3-4 Neutral cmd-16
E843 Synthesis: End-time saints identified by commandments of God and faith of Jesus. Blessed are they that do his commandments. Rev 14:12; 12:17; 22:14 Neutral cmd-16
E844 Synthesis: Works of the flesh are Decalogue violations (adultery, idolatry, hatred, murders); fruit of the Spirit is law-compatible (against such there is no law). Gal 5:19-23 Neutral cmd-16
E845 Synthesis: Jesus rejects workers of anomia (lawlessness) despite religious profession: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. Mat 7:21,23 Neutral cmd-16
E846 Synthesis: The old covenants deficiency was in the people, not the law -- O that there were such an heart (Deu 5:29); finding fault with them (Heb 8:8); weak through the flesh (Rom 8:3). Deu 5:29; 29:4; Heb 8:8; Rom 8:3 Neutral cmd-16

NECESSARY IMPLICATIONS (N)

ID Necessary Implication Based On Why Unavoidable Classification First Appeared Also In
N001 The Bible presents two different modes of delivery: God spoke the Decalogue directly to the people; subsequent laws were given through Moses as mediator Neutral cmd-01
N002 The Bible assigns two different repositories: the Decalogue inside the ark, the book of the law beside the ark Neutral cmd-01
N003 The Bible attributes two different authorships: God wrote the Decalogue on stone, Moses wrote the book of the law in a book Neutral cmd-01
N004 Moses draws an explicit two-part distinction in Deu 4:13-14: God declared/wrote the covenant (ten commandments) vs. God commanded Moses to teach statutes and judgments Neutral cmd-01
N005 He added no more marks a boundary after which God ceased speaking directly to the assembly; all subsequent legislation was mediated through Moses Neutral cmd-01
N006 The replacement tablets contained the same content as the originals -- both Exo 34:1 and Deu 10:4 state the words that were in the first tables / according to the first writing Neutral cmd-01
N007 Paul identifies the specific law he calls holy, just, good, and spiritual as the Decalogue by quoting the tenth commandment (Thou shalt not covet) in Rom 7:7 Neutral cmd-01 cmd-11
N008 James identifies the royal law and law of liberty as the Decalogue by quoting the sixth and seventh commandments in Jas 2:11 Neutral cmd-01
N009 The Decalogue existed on two physical tablets (two tables of stone), creating a structural basis for a two-part division Neutral cmd-01
N010 The Decalogue is equated with his covenant (berith) in Deu 4:13 and called words of the covenant in Exo 34:28, making the Decalogue the terms of God's covenant Neutral cmd-01
N011 The new covenant writes my law on hearts (Jer 31:33; Heb 8:10) -- the change is in mode (stone to heart) since the content (my law) remains the same Neutral cmd-01 cmd-13, cmd-14
N012 The first commandment prohibits all worship of any being other than YHWH -- the word no (lo) combined with the universal scope of before my face (al panay) allows no exceptions. E068, E069, E070 The Hebrew construction lo yihyeh-lekha is a complete negation; al panay (in my presence) is universal since God is everywhere; therefore no other god is permitted under any circumstance. Neutral cmd-02
N013 Gods jealousy (qanna) is a positive divine attribute, not a moral defect, because it is applied exclusively to God and identified as His name. E072, E073, E074 A word used 6 times and applied exclusively to God as a title and name cannot be a defect attributed to God; the text presents it as a defining characteristic of His covenant relationship. Neutral cmd-02 cmd-03
N014 The Shema (Deu 6:4-5) is the positive counterpart to the first commandment: if YHWH is one, then no other god can exist alongside Him, and if He must be loved with all heart, soul, and might, then no capacity remains for another god. E068, E076, E077 A prohibition of other gods combined with a declaration that God is one and must receive total love leaves no room for divided allegiance. Neutral cmd-02
N015 Physical idols have no divine power because they are manufactured by humans from common materials and cannot see, hear, or act. E101, E103, E104, E109, E110, E111 Multiple texts state idols are the work of mens hands from wood, silver, and gold, and cannot see, hear, speak, or move. The only conclusion is that physical idols have no divine capability. Neutral cmd-02 cmd-03
N016 The pagan entities called gods are not truly gods by nature, because both OT and NT texts deny their divine status while acknowledging they are called gods. E081, E082, E101, E102, E117, E118, E126 The OT calls them not God and elilim (worthless); Paul says they are called gods but by nature are no gods and an idol is nothing. Every text that addresses their nature denies it. Neutral cmd-02
N017 Behind idol worship stands demonic activity, because both OT and NT explicitly identify the recipients of pagan sacrifice as demons (shedim/daimonia). E081, E105, E119 Three independent texts in two testaments identify pagan sacrifice as sacrifice to demons. Neutral cmd-02 cmd-03
N018 Jesus affirmed the continuing authority of the first commandment by quoting it as the first and great commandment and personally obeying it when tempted. E112, E113, E114 Jesus quoted the Shema as the first of all commandments and identified loving God totally as the first and great commandment, and He personally applied it by refusing to worship Satan. No alternative reading is possible. Neutral cmd-02
N019 The first commandment extends to the end of history, because Revelation frames the final conflict as a choice between worshipping the Creator and worshipping the beast. E132, E133, E134, E138, E139 Rev 14:7 calls all humanity to worship the Creator; Rev 14:9-10 warns against worshipping the beast; Rev 14:12 identifies the faithful as commandment-keepers. The eschatological structure presents the same choice as the first commandment. Neutral cmd-02
N020 Idolaters are excluded from the eschatological kingdom and face the second death. E130, E136, E137 Eph 5:5 states no idolater has inheritance in Gods kingdom; Rev 21:8 states idolaters face the second death; Rev 22:15 states idolaters are outside the city. Three texts in two authors state the same exclusion. Neutral cmd-02 cmd-03
N021 The second commandment prohibits both the making of images (Exo 20:4) and the worship of images (Exo 20:5a). These are two distinct prohibitions within the same commandment. Neutral cmd-03
N022 The prohibition applies to likenesses of anything in the entire created order -- heaven, earth, and water cover all creation. Neutral cmd-03
N023 The theological basis for the prohibition is that God revealed Himself by voice, not by visible form, at Sinai. Neutral cmd-03
N024 God-commanded images (cherubim) were not objects of worship but markers of Gods presence and communication. Neutral cmd-03
N025 A God-commanded object that becomes an object of worship must be destroyed, as demonstrated by the bronze serpent. Neutral cmd-03
N026 The visiting of iniquity upon children is limited to those who continue hating God, because the text qualifies of them that hate me. Neutral cmd-03
N027 Gods mercy vastly exceeds His judgment: judgment extends to 3-4 generations while mercy extends to thousands (of generations). Neutral cmd-03
N028 Individual judicial guilt is not transferable between generations: each person is accountable for their own sin. Neutral cmd-03
N029 The golden calf episode was a second commandment violation (worshipping God through an image) because Aaron declared the calf-worship a feast to the LORD. Neutral cmd-03
N030 Christ is the authorized image of the invisible God, not a human manufacture but a divine self-revelation. Neutral cmd-03
N031 The NT authors apply the second commandments prohibition to all peoples, not only to Israel. Neutral cmd-03
N032 The third commandments scope extends beyond verbal misuse to any form of misrepresenting God while bearing His name. Neutral cmd-04
N033 The consequence clause of the third commandment is grounded in Gods own character, not merely in legal statute. Neutral cmd-04
N034 The third commandment does not prohibit all use of Gods name in oaths but prohibits bearing it falsely or emptily. Neutral cmd-04
N035 Hallowed be thy name (Mat 6:9) is the positive counterpart to the third commandments prohibition. Neutral cmd-04
N036 Shav (H7723) linguistically connects the third and ninth commandments, linking the misuse of Gods name to bearing false testimony. Neutral cmd-04 cmd-10
N037 The one who bears Gods name falsely will bear his own guilt -- the verb nasa (H5375) creates a wordplay linking the offense to its consequence. Neutral cmd-04
N038 The commandment itself provides a creation rationale (Exo 20:11), not a Sinai rationale, for the Sabbath. Creation precedes all nations, covenants, and ceremonial systems. E262,E263,E264 The commandment's ki...al-ken clause explicitly cites creation. Creation events occurred before any nation existed. Neutral cmd-05
N039 The ger (non-Israelite resident alien) is included in the Decalogue commandment text itself (Exo 20:10), meaning the Sabbath rest was commanded for persons beyond ethnic Israel. E261,E272 The word ger (H1616) means non-Israelite resident. A non-Israelite is explicitly named in the commandment. Neutral cmd-05
N040 Jesus's use of anthropos (G444, generic human being) in Mark 2:27 identifies the Sabbath's beneficiary as humanity generically, not a specific ethnic group. E284 Anthropos is the generic Greek word for human being. Jesus did not use Ioudaios or any ethnic term. The lexical meaning is a textual datum. Neutral cmd-05
N041 The pre-Sinai manna narrative (Exo 16:4-30) presents the Sabbath as operative before Sinai: God tests regarding His law, uses Sabbath vocabulary, rebukes violation, states the Sabbath was given -- all before Sinai. E268,E269,E270,E271 Exodus 16 precedes Exodus 19-20 chronologically. God's test/rebuke language presupposes existing standard. Neutral cmd-05
N042 Isaiah uses nekar (H5236, foreigner) rather than ger (H1616, resident alien) in Isa 56:3,6, extending the Sabbath invitation to persons more distant from Israel than those named in the commandment. E261,E279,E280 Nekar and ger are different Hebrew words with different semantic ranges. The lexical difference is verifiable. Neutral cmd-05
N043 The author of Hebrews switches from katapausis (G2663, 8 times in Heb 3-4) to sabbatismos (G4520, once in Heb 4:9) specifically in the verse declaring what remains for God's people. The -ismos suffix denotes action/practice. E295,E296 Two different Greek words verifiable in the text. The -ismos suffix is standard Greek morphology denoting action/practice. Neutral cmd-05
N044 Exodus 20:8-11 and Deuteronomy 5:12-15 provide two different stated reasons for the same commandment: creation (Exo 20:11) and redemption from Egypt (Deu 5:15). E262,E267 Two passages cite two different events with the therefore (al-ken) construction. Every reader can see two different reasons. Neutral cmd-05
N045 The verb kabed (H3513) in the fifth commandment means to treat as heavy/significant/valuable, since the roots lexical meaning is to be heavy, the Piel stem is factitive (make heavy), and the LXX/NT consistently translate it as timao (G5091, to prize/fix a valuation upon). Neutral cmd-06
N046 The commandment applies equally to both parents, since every formulation names both father AND mother, penalty provisions specify father or mother, and Lev 19:3 reverses the order (mother first). Neutral cmd-06
N047 The same vocabulary used for honoring/fearing God is used for honoring/fearing parents -- kabed for both (Exo 20:12/Pro 3:9), yare for both (Lev 19:3/Deu 6:13) -- and Mal 1:6 explicitly argues from the former to the latter. Neutral cmd-06
N048 Honoring parents includes material provision, since Jesus condemned Corban for withholding material support (Mat 15:5-6), Paul requires provision as religious duty (1 Tim 5:4,8), and Jesus provided for Mary from the cross (Jhn 19:26-27). Neutral cmd-06
N049 Jesus treated the fifth commandment as a current, binding divine command, calling it the commandment of God (Mat 15:3), the word of God (Mrk 7:13), and citing it to the rich young ruler (Mat 19:19; Mrk 10:19; Luk 18:20). Neutral cmd-06
N050 Paul treats the fifth commandment as binding on Gentile Christians, quoting it to the Ephesian and Colossian churches, identifying it as the first commandment with promise, and universalizing the land promise to the earth. Neutral cmd-06
N051 Parental authority operates under divine authority, since Paul qualifies obedience with in the Lord (Eph 6:1), Jesus demonstrated divine mission takes precedence (Luk 2:49) while still submitting (Luk 2:51), and love for Christ must exceed love for parents (Mat 10:37). Neutral cmd-06 cmd-13
N052 Luke 14:26 hate (miseo) means love less in comparative preference, since the parallel Mat 10:37 replaces hate with more than me (hyper eme), and the same Semitic idiom is established in Gen 29:31 and Deu 21:15. Neutral cmd-06 cmd-13
N053 The prohibition against murder predates Sinai and applies universally to all humanity, since God gave the blood-for-blood command to Noah (ancestor of all post-Flood humanity) grounded in the image of God, and held Cain accountable before any written law E344,E345,E346,E347 Gen 9:5-6 is addressed to every mans brother (universal through Noah), and Gen 4:8-12 records God punishing Cain before Sinai. Both are pre-Sinai and apply broadly. Neutral cmd-07
N054 The Hebrew word ratsach (H7523) covers both intentional murder and unintentional killing, since Numbers 35 uses the same word (rotseach) for the intentional murderer (vv.16-21) and the unintentional slayer (v.11,22-28) E342,E355,E356,E357 The same root ratsach is applied in the same chapter to both categories. The text distinguishes by context, not by word. Every reader can verify this from the Hebrew text. Neutral cmd-07
N055 The distinction between murder and manslaughter is based on the internal disposition of the killer (hatred, enmity, malicious intent vs. their absence), since Numbers 35 and Deuteronomy 19 explicitly name these internal states as the deciding factors E358,E359,E360,E367 The text states: hatred, enmity, lying in wait, and the absence of these are what distinguish murder from manslaughter. These internal states are named in the text as the criteria. Neutral cmd-07
N056 Jesus teaching in Mat 5:21-22 deepens (rather than replaces) the sixth commandment, since He quotes the commandment and extends its reach to the internal root using the same liability language E382,E383 Jesus says Ye have heard...Thou shalt not kill and then But I say unto you -- extending to anger and contempt. He applies the same judicial language (in danger of) to internal states. The structure requires deepening, not replacement. Neutral cmd-07 cmd-13
N057 The same Greek word anthropoktonos (G443) connects the devil (Jhn 8:44), Cain (1 Jn 3:12), and the person who hates (1 Jn 3:15), placing all three in the same category E389,E397,E398 The word anthropoktonos appears in Jhn 8:44, 1 Jn 3:12 (context), and 1 Jn 3:15. Same word applied to the same concept in the same Johannine corpus. Neutral cmd-07 cmd-13
N058 Paul treats the sixth commandment as continuing and binding on believers, since he quotes it (phoneuo) as part of the love-fulfilling law and says love is the fulfilling of the law -- not its abolition E390 Rom 13:9-10 quotes Thou shalt not kill and states it is summed up in love. Paul does not say the commandment is obsolete but says love fulfills it. The text presents the commandment as valid. Neutral cmd-07 cmd-13
N059 Unrepentant murderers are excluded from eternal life and the new creation, since three independent NT authors state this E391,E398,E402,E403 Paul (Gal 5:21), John (1 Jn 3:15), and Revelation (21:8; 22:15) independently state murderers are excluded from the kingdom and eternal life. Three witnesses reach the same conclusion. Neutral cmd-07 cmd-13
N060 The commandment against murder has a positive dimension -- active love and self-sacrifice -- since the passage identifying hatred as murder (1 Jn 3:15) immediately presents Christs death as the model to follow (1 Jn 3:16) E398,E399 In 1 Jn 3:15 hatred = murder; in v.16 Christ laid down His life and we ought to do the same. The textual juxtaposition places murder and self-sacrifice as direct opposites. Neutral cmd-07
N061 The seventh commandments moral content existed before Sinai. God called taking another mans wife sinning against me (E410), a Philistine king recognized adultery as guilt-bringing (E411), Joseph called it great wickedness and sin against God (E412), and Judah sentenced Tamar to death (E459) E410,E411,E412,E459 Four independent pre-Sinai incidents involving both Israelites and non-Israelites identify sexual immorality as sin. No reader could deny the text presents this moral awareness as existing before Sinai. Neutral cmd-08
N062 The sexual ethic of Leviticus 18 is universal in scope, not limited to Israel. The Canaanites were expelled for the same violations (E414), and the prohibitions apply to any stranger that sojourneth among you E414 The text explicitly states the Canaanites committed these acts and were judged. It explicitly applies the standard to foreigners. The universality is stated in the text. Neutral cmd-08
N063 Jesus treats the creation standard of Gen 2:24 as the governing norm for marriage, subordinating the Mosaic divorce provision to it. He quotes Gen 2:24 (E425), calls the Mosaic rule a concession (E426), and states from the beginning it was not so. E409,E425,E426 Jesus explicitly contrasts creation with Moses and assigns priority to creation. The subordination is stated in his own words. Neutral cmd-08
N064 Jesus extends the seventh commandment from the outward act to the inward disposition. He quotes Exo 20:14 and states that lustful looking hath committed adultery already in his heart (E423). E407,E423 Jesus explicitly connects the commandment text to heart-level intent. The extension is stated in his own words. Neutral cmd-08
N065 The marriage bond is permanent until death. Paul states the woman is bound to her husband so long as he liveth and remarriage while he lives makes her an adulteress (E433). Jesus states What God hath joined together let not man put asunder (E425). E425,E433 Both Jesus and Paul explicitly state the bond endures while both live. No reader could deny the text presents marriage as lifelong. Neutral cmd-08
N066 Paul treats the seventh commandment as continuing and binding on NT believers. He quotes it first among five Decalogue commands summarized in love (E434) and commands believers to flee fornication (E440) grounded in body-temple theology (E441). E434,E440,E441 Pauls quotation of the commandment within instruction to believers and his command to flee fornication with theological grounding constitute explicit treatment as currently operative. Neutral cmd-08
N067 Unrepentant sexual immorality excludes from the kingdom of God and the new creation. Paul states fornicators, adulterers, and arsenokoitai shall not inherit the kingdom (E436, E445, E446). Revelation places whoremongers in the lake of fire (E454) and outside the New Jerusalem (E455). E436,E445,E446,E454,E455 Multiple independent NT witnesses state the same exclusion. The consistency across authors and explicit language of exclusion leave no alternative reading. Neutral cmd-08
N068 Paul identifies homosexual acts as contrary to the created order. He describes women exchanging the natural use for that which is against nature (para phusin) and men leaving the natural use of the woman (E432). Leviticus calls the same acts abomination (E413, E416). E413,E416,E432 Pauls language of natural use and against nature explicitly invokes a creation-based standard. Leviticus uses abomination. Both address the same acts. Neutral cmd-08
N069 The eighth commandment's scope extends beyond stealth theft to include man-stealing (capital offense), open robbery (gazal), defrauding (ashaq), and withholding what is owed (qaba), because the case law and prophets treat all these as violations of the same principle. Neutral cmd-09
N070 Stealing persons (kidnapping) is treated as more serious than stealing property, because the Bible assigns the death penalty for man-stealing but requires restitution for property theft. Neutral cmd-09
N071 Theft inherently involves deception and falsehood, because Lev 19:11 links three prohibitions (steal, deal falsely, lie) and Achan's theft includes both ganab and kachash. Neutral cmd-09
N072 Dishonest commercial practices (false weights and measures) constitute theft, because the same legislative context (Lev 19) that prohibits stealing also prohibits dishonest measures, and Deu 25:16 calls them abomination. Neutral cmd-09
N073 Withholding wages from a hired worker is classified as sin by the text, because Deu 24:15 states lest he cry against thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee. Neutral cmd-09
N074 The NT treats the eighth commandment as continuing in force, because Jesus quotes it as binding (Mat 19:18), Paul quotes it as love's content (Rom 13:9), Paul commands cessation of stealing (Eph 4:28), and Paul excludes thieves from the kingdom (1 Cor 6:10). Neutral cmd-09
N075 Paul's teaching in Eph 4:28 presents the opposite of stealing as not merely not stealing but active labor and generosity, because the text commands three steps: stop stealing, labor, give to those in need. Neutral cmd-09
N076 Paul's sin-list in 1 Tim 1:9-10 follows the Decalogue order, placing andrapodistai (man-stealers) in the eighth commandment position. Neutral cmd-09
N077 Restitution -- restoring stolen property plus a penalty -- is the Bible's prescribed remedy for theft, because the text consistently requires it (2x-5x in Exo 22, principal + 20% in Lev 6 and Num 5, as evidence of repentance in Ezk 33:15 and Luk 19:8). Neutral cmd-09
N078 The two versions of the ninth commandment (sheqer in Exo 20:16 and shav in Deu 5:20) together prohibit both deliberately false testimony and empty/worthless/groundless testimony Neutral cmd-10
N079 The ninth commandment extends beyond formal courtroom testimony to all forms of falsehood, because Lev 19:11 prohibits lying one to another, Lev 19:16 prohibits talebearing, Exo 23:1 prohibits false reports, and Col 3:9/Eph 4:25 prohibit general lying Neutral cmd-10
N080 The false witness penalty is symmetric: whatever the false witness intended for his victim is inflicted on the false witness instead (lex talionis) Neutral cmd-10
N081 Truthfulness is grounded in Gods nature: He cannot lie (Tit 1:2), it is impossible for God to lie (Heb 6:18), God is not a man that He should lie (Num 23:19), and Christ is the truth (Jhn 14:6) Neutral cmd-10
N082 Lying is rooted in Satans nature: the devil abode not in the truth, has no truth in him, speaks lies from his own nature, and is the father of lying Neutral cmd-10
N083 The NT treats the ninth commandment as continuing in force: Jesus quotes it (Mat 19:18), Paul lists liars/perjurers alongside commandment-violators (1 Ti 1:10), Paul commands truth-telling (Eph 4:25; Col 3:9), Revelation excludes liars (Rev 21:8; 22:15) Neutral cmd-10
N084 False witness has lethal potential: Deu 19:18-19 prescribes life-for-life for false witnesses in capital cases, Pro 25:18 compares false witness to weapons, false testimony led to Naboths death and was sought for Jesus execution Neutral cmd-10
N085 The NT commendation of Rahab is for her faith (believing God) and works (receiving/protecting the spies), not for her lie, because both Heb 11:31 and Jas 2:25 specify receiving/sheltering as the commended acts Neutral cmd-10
N086 The tenth commandment is unique among the Decalogue commands in prohibiting an internal state (desire) rather than an external action. The preceding commandments can be judged by outward conduct; the tenth cannot. Neutral cmd-11
N087 The see-desire-take pattern in Gen 3:6, Josh 7:21, and 2 Sam 11:2-4 demonstrates that internal desire precedes and produces external transgression. Neutral cmd-11
N088 Coveting produces violations of other commandments. Davids coveting led to adultery (7th), deception (9th), and murder (6th). Ahabs coveting led to false witness (9th), murder (6th), and theft (8th). Neutral cmd-11
N089 Paul treats the tenth commandment as continuing and binding by including it in his list of commandments that love fulfills (Rom 13:9), alongside the 7th, 6th, 8th, and 9th. Neutral cmd-11
N090 The NT teaches that the antidote to covetousness is contentment grounded in Gods sufficiency, not in self-reliance. Neutral cmd-11
N091 The love of money (philarguria) leads to erring from the faith. Neutral cmd-11
N092 The OT pairs love and commandment-keeping as inseparable throughout the Pentateuch. The formula love me/Him and keep my/His commandments appears from Exo 20:6 through Dan 9:4. Neutral cmd-12
N093 The same Hebrew verb ahab (H157) in the same form (we-ahabta) commands both love for God (Deu 6:5) and love for neighbor (Lev 19:18). The LXX translates both with agapao (G25). Neutral cmd-12
N094 Jesus's statement on these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets (Mat 22:40) presents love as the organizing principle, not as a replacement. Hang (krematai) means depend on. Neutral cmd-12
N095 Paul identifies specific content love fulfills: five named Decalogue commandments (7th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th) plus any other commandment (Rom 13:9). Love's fulfillment has concrete commandment content. Neutral cmd-12
N096 John's definitional equation: this IS the love of God, that we keep his commandments (1 Jhn 5:3) and this IS love, that we walk after his commandments (2 Jhn 1:6) uses estin (is) to equate love with commandment-keeping. Neutral cmd-12
N097 Love for God and love for neighbor are inseparable: Jesus pairs them (Mat 22:39), John states claiming to love God while hating brother is a lie (1 Jhn 4:20), James's royal law has Decalogue content (Jas 2:8-11). Neutral cmd-12
N098 The love that fulfills the law is Spirit-enabled: God circumcises heart to love (Deu 30:6), love shed abroad by Holy Ghost (Rom 5:5), righteousness of law fulfilled in Spirit-walkers (Rom 8:4), love is fruit of Spirit (Gal 5:22). Neutral cmd-12 cmd-14
N099 The Decalogue's moral content pre-dates its Sinai codification, since multiple commandments have explicit pre-Sinai textual evidence (1st: Gen 12:7-8; 4th: Gen 2:2-3; 6th: Gen 9:5-6; 7th: Gen 2:24; 10th: Gen 3:6) and Gen 26:5 ascribes commandment-keeping to Abraham. Neutral cmd-16
N100 Jesus treated every commandment as currently authoritative, since He affirmed, applied, or deepened each one without abolishing or diminishing any -- documented across twelve individual commandment studies. Neutral cmd-16
N101 Paul's engagement with the Decalogue is uniformly affirmative -- he applies specific commandments to Gentile believers, identifies the law as holy, just, good, and spiritual, and states 'we establish the law' (Rom 3:31). Neutral cmd-16
N102 The Decalogue forms a unified literary and theological structure: the 10th commandment (internal coveting) exposes the heart condition behind all external violations (commandments 1-9), and Paul's equation covetousness = idolatry (Col 3:5) links the last commandment back to the first. Neutral cmd-16
N103 Revelation's eschatological exclusion lists use Decalogue-specific vocabulary: murderers (phoneus, 6th), whoremongers (pornos, 7th), idolaters (eidololatres, 1st/2nd), and liars (pseudes, 9th), placing the commandments at the center of eschatological judgment. Neutral cmd-16
N104 The Greek word entole (G1785) is used consistently for Jesus's commandments (Jhn 14:15), the Decalogue (Rom 7:12; 13:9), the love command (Jhn 13:34), and the commandments of God in Revelation (12:17; 14:12; 22:14). The NT does not use different words to distinguish these. Neutral cmd-12
N105 The Spirit resolves the mismatch between the spiritual law and the carnal person. The law is pneumatikos (E021/E681), the carnal mind cannot submit to the law (E680), and the Spirit fulfills the law's righteous requirement in Spirit-walkers (E050). The Spirit enables the spiritual law to be kept. E021,E680,E050,E048 Four texts identify the problem (carnal cannot keep spiritual law) and the solution (Spirit fulfills). No reader could deny the Spirit is presented as the resolution. Neutral cmd-14
N106 The law's limitation was in the flesh, not in itself. The law is holy, just, good (E681) and spiritual (E021). It was weak through the flesh (E679). The carnal mind is enmity against the law (E680). E681,E021,E679,E680 Four texts by Paul locate the deficiency in the flesh and describe the law positively. No reader could deny Paul attributes the limitation to flesh not law. Neutral cmd-14
N107 The stated purpose of Christ's incarnation includes the fulfillment of the law's righteous requirement in Spirit-walkers. Rom 8:3-4 uses a hina clause (that) identifying this as a purpose statement. E693,E050 The hina clause creates a purpose statement. The stated purpose is law-fulfillment in Spirit-walkers. No reader could deny the text presents this as a purpose. Neutral cmd-14
N108 The flesh and the Spirit produce mutually exclusive results: flesh produces commandment violations (adultery, idolatry, hatred, murders = Decalogue violations), Spirit produces character against which there is no law. E445,E633 The works of the flesh are listed as commandment violations. The fruit of the Spirit is declared law-compatible. Two lists in same passage constitute mutually exclusive outputs. Neutral cmd-14
N109 The Spirit writes the same law on hearts that was previously on stone. The tables of stone in 2 Cor 3:3 identify the Decalogue. The Spirit replaces ink as instrument, heart replaces stone as surface. The content (my laws, my statutes) is identified by possessive pronouns as God's pre-existing moral standards. E047,E672,E048,E656 Stone tablets = Decalogue. Possessive pronouns point to pre-existing content. No reader could deny the texts describe the same content on a different medium. Neutral cmd-14
N110 The Spirit's sanctifying work has obedience as its stated purpose. 1 Pe 1:2 states sanctification of the Spirit is unto obedience (eis hupakoen). 2 Th 2:13 states salvation comes through sanctification of the Spirit. Eze 36:27 states the Spirit will cause you to walk in my statutes. E718,E717,E048 Three texts from three authors connect Spirit sanctification to obedience as its goal. The preposition eis (unto) in 1 Pe 1:2 specifies purpose. Neutral cmd-14
N111 The Spirit-enabled love is the means by which the law is fulfilled. The Spirit produces love (Rom 5:5; Gal 5:22). Love fulfills the law (Rom 13:10; Gal 5:14). The law's righteousness is fulfilled in Spirit-walkers (Rom 8:4). Each link is stated independently by Paul. E631,E633,E032,E050 Each statement by the same author links Spirit to love and love to law-fulfillment. The logical connection requires no added concept. Neutral cmd-14
N112 Commandment-keeping and Spirit-indwelling are presented as mutually confirming evidence by three authors. Jesus links love, commandments, and Spirit (Jhn 14:15-17). John states commandment-keepers dwell in God evidenced by Spirit (1 Jhn 3:24). Peter states Spirit is given to those who obey (Acts 5:32). E625,E715,E713 Three authors independently connect commandment-keeping and Spirit-indwelling. No reader could deny these texts present them as linked. Neutral cmd-14
N113 The Spirit's transforming work is progressive, not instantaneous. 2 Cor 3:18 states believers are changed from glory to glory. Rom 8:13 presents ongoing mortification through the Spirit. Gal 5:16 commands continuous walking in the Spirit (present tense imperative). E677,E700,E601 Glory to glory indicates stages. Present tense imperative indicates ongoing action. Continuous mortification describes ongoing process. Neutral cmd-14
N114 The Spirit does not teach different moral content from the Decalogue. Flesh works are Decalogue violations. Spirit fruit does not violate the law. The Spirit writes my laws on hearts. The Spirit causes obedience to my statutes. No text states the Spirit reveals a different moral standard. E445,E633,E672,E048 Works of flesh violate specific Decalogue commands. Spirit fruit produces opposite character. Spirit writes my laws -- God's pre-existing laws. No text introduces different moral content. Neutral cmd-14
N115 Works are excluded as the GROUND of justification but required as the FRUIT/PURPOSE of salvation. E741, E774, E775, E776, E780 Five texts from Paul distinguish the ground (not works) from the fruit (good works). No reader could deny that Paul both excludes and includes works in different roles. Neutral cmd-15
N116 Faith and obedience are presented as inseparable by multiple biblical authors. E743, E745, E751, E757, E781, E797, E810, E811 Five independent authors each connect faith and obedience. No reader could deny these texts link the two. Neutral cmd-15
N117 Paul emphatically denies (me genoito) that grace, faith, or freedom from law permits sin. Five denials. E742, E758, E762, E766, E772 Five emphatic denials from the same author. The denial pattern is stated in the text. Neutral cmd-15
N118 Abraham demonstrates both faith-righteousness and obedient action. Paul, James, and Hebrews all cite Gen 15:6 and affirm both. E805, E806, E807, E829, E753, E754, E797, E801 Three NT authors cite the same OT figure and text, each affirming both faith and obedience. Neutral cmd-15
N119 The word apeitheo (G544) means both to disobey and to disbelieve, indicating unbelief and disobedience are linguistically inseparable. Word study: apeitheo G544 The dual translation is a lexical fact. Heb 3:18/19 parallel is stated in the text. Neutral cmd-15
N120 The phrase obedience of faith (hupakoe pisteos) forms the bookends of Romans (1:5; 16:26). E743, E745 The phrase appears at both the opening and closing of Romans. The bookend placement is a structural fact. Neutral cmd-15
N121 Jesus rejects workers of anomia (Mat 7:23), John defines sin as anomia (1 Jhn 3:4), Paul says Christ redeems from anomia (Tit 2:14). The same word identifies what is rejected, what constitutes sin, and what Christ redeems from. E782, E812, E777 Three texts use the same Greek word (anomia) in linked contexts. The lexical connection is stated. Neutral cmd-15
N122 The integration chain faith-love-law is established: faith works by love (Gal 5:6), love = keeping commandments (1 Jhn 5:3), love fulfills the law (Rom 13:10). E816, E814, cmd-12 E632 Each link is an explicit statement with shared vocabulary. The chain follows without adding concepts. Neutral cmd-15
N123 Rom 8:4 explains how faith establishes the law (Rom 3:31): faith receives the Spirit (Gal 3:14), the Spirit fulfills the laws righteous requirement in believers. E742, E794, Gal 3:14 Three texts state: faith establishes law, Spirit fulfills laws righteousness, Spirit received through faith. Neutral cmd-15
N124 Synthesis: The new covenant writes the same law on a different medium. The possessive my law (torati) identifies pre-existing content; the verb kathab links stone-writing and heart-writing. E836, E839, cmd-13:N100 The possessive my identifies pre-existing content. The same verb describes both inscriptions. No reader could deny that the text claims the same law is written on a different surface. Neutral cmd-16
N125 Synthesis: Love fulfills the law by keeping its specific commandments. Paul names five Decalogue commands as loves content. John defines love as commandment-keeping using the copula estin. E838, E842, E837 Paul names commandments in the same sentence declaring love fulfills the law. John uses estin to define love as commandment-keeping. Content identification is stated. Neutral cmd-16
N126 Synthesis: The Spirit-love-law chain is established: Spirit produces love (Rom 5:5; Gal 5:22), love fulfills law (Rom 13:10), laws righteous requirement fulfilled in Spirit-walkers (Rom 8:4). E840, E838, E844 Each link is stated independently by Paul. No additional concept is required to connect them. Neutral cmd-16
N127 Synthesis: Faith and commandment-keeping are co-existing marks, not alternatives. Commandments of God and faith of Jesus paired with and. Faith establishes law. Faith without works is dead. E841, E843, E842 Multiple texts pair them with the conjunction and. Paul emphatically denies faith voids the law. No reader could deny the texts present both as required. Neutral cmd-16
N128 Synthesis: The word entole (G1785) provides lexical continuity for commandments from Jesus (Jhn 14:15), through Paul (Rom 7:12; 13:9), John (1 Jn 5:3), to Revelation (14:12; 22:14). E837, E838, E842, E843 Lexical fact verifiable from the Greek text. The same noun appears in all these contexts. Neutral cmd-16

INFERENCES (I)

ID Claim Type What Bible Actually Says Why Inference Criteria Classification First Appeared Also In
I001 The Decalogue is distinguished from all other biblical legislation by a consistent multi-dimensional pattern spanning speaker, writer, medium, repository, boundary marker, naming, and audience I-A E1-E19, N1-N5 establish each individual dimension separately Systematizes seven individual textual observations into a unified multi-dimensional distinction framework 5 Neutral cmd-01
I002 The attributes of the law (holy, just, good, spiritual, perfect, sure, true, eternal) mirror God's own attributes, indicating the Decalogue reflects God's character I-A E20-E27 list the law's attributes; Scripture attributes holiness, justice, goodness, and eternality to God Combines law-attribute statements with God-attribute statements into a relational pattern 5 Neutral cmd-01
I003 The Decalogue spans the entire Bible from Genesis (Gen 26:5) to Revelation (Rev 22:14), indicating universal and perpetual scope I-A E51 Abraham kept commandments pre-Sinai; E1-E8 Sinai; E22-E27 Psalms on permanence; E45-E46 prophetic heart-writing; E42-E44 Jesus/Paul continuity; E39-E41 Revelation Synthesizes data points from across the entire canon into a single doctrinal statement 5 Neutral cmd-01
I004 Love is the animating principle of the Decalogue, with the first table expressing love for God and the second table expressing love for neighbor I-A E28 Jesus two love commands; E31 Paul quotes Decalogue as love's content; E32 all law fulfilled in love; E33 James royal law = love; E38 John love = keeping commandments Mapping first table = love God and second table = love neighbor systematizes multiple E/N items with the two-tablet structure 5 Neutral cmd-01 cmd-12
I005 The new covenant fulfills the Decalogue by internalizing it through the Spirit rather than replacing it with different content I-A E45 my law on hearts; E46 Hebrews quotes same; E47 stone to heart; E48 Spirit enables statute-keeping; E50 righteousness of law fulfilled in Spirit-walkers Synthesizes E45-E50 into a single theological framework of internalization rather than replacement 5 Neutral cmd-01 cmd-13, cmd-14
I006 The NT maintains a vocabulary distinction between entole (commandments including Decalogue) and dogma (ceremonial ordinances abolished), confirming the Decalogue's continuing authority I-A E39-E41 use entole for end-time commandment-keeping; Eph 2:15 and Col 2:14 use dogma for what was abolished Systematizes lexical data into a doctrinal conclusion about continuing authority 5 Neutral cmd-01
I008 The first commandment was operative before Sinai, during the patriarchal era. I-A Jacob commanded his household to put away strange gods (E143); Abraham built altars exclusively to YHWH (E147); Joshua said their fathers served other gods before Abraham was called (E144). The text records patriarchal obedience and disobedience to exclusive worship but does not quote the first commandment as a formal law before Sinai. Systematizing these pre-Sinai accounts into a doctrinal claim requires combining multiple episodes. 5 Neutral cmd-02
I009 Covetousness constitutes a violation of the first commandment because it is idolatry -- thus the commandment extends beyond literal idol worship to any disordered desire. I-A Paul states covetousness which is idolatry (E129) and covetous man who is an idolater (E130). The first commandment prohibits other gods (E068). Connecting Pauls NT equation of covetousness with idolatry to the OT first commandment requires systematization. 5 Neutral cmd-02 cmd-03, cmd-11
I010 Gods jealousy functions like a husbands protective claim on the marriage covenant, and idolatry is therefore spiritual adultery. I-A God is called jealous (qanna, E072, E074); the prophets use the marriage metaphor for Israels idolatry; 1Co 10:22 echoes Deu 32:21 (E120). Synthesizing the marriage metaphor with the divine attribute into a unified doctrine requires systematization. 5 Neutral cmd-02 cmd-03
I012 The phrase al panay in Exo 20:3 means in my presence at any time and in any respect because Gods presence is universal. I-A The Hebrew phrase means upon my face / before me (E069, E070). The commandment uses this phrase as an adverbial modifier (E069). Extending before my face to at any time and in any respect because God is everywhere requires combining the spatial metaphor with the theological premise of divine omnipresence not stated in Exo 20:3 itself. 5 Neutral cmd-02
I013 The second commandment permits non-worship representational art (decorative imagery, illustrative art) since the prohibition targets images made for religious devotion, not all visual representation. I-A Neutral cmd-03
I014 The generational consequences of Exo 20:5 describe the sociological and spiritual reality that idolatrous families transmit their practices to their children, producing a culture of God-rejection across generations. I-A Neutral cmd-03
I015 The commandment prohibits representations of God specifically, since the temunah positive uses (Num 12:8; Psa 17:15) and God-commanded images (cherubim representing heavenly beings) suggest the target is likenesses of God rather than all images universally. I-A Neutral cmd-03
I016 The eschatological image of the beast (Rev 13:14-15; 14:9) is the final historical manifestation of the second commandments violation, making the commandment relevant through the end of time. I-A Neutral cmd-03
I017 The third commandment applies to all who identify as Gods people (not just Israel), since bearing Gods name is a function of belonging to Him. I-A 5 Neutral cmd-04
I018 Jesus teaching Swear not at all (Mat 5:34) does not abolish the legitimacy of oaths but calls for such habitual truthfulness that oaths become unnecessary. I-A 5 Neutral cmd-04
I019 The eschatological blasphemy of Daniel 7:25, 2 Thessalonians 2:4, and Revelation 13:1,6 represents the ultimate form of third-commandment violation: claiming divine prerogatives while misrepresenting Gods character. I-A 5 Neutral cmd-04
I020 The Sabbath commandment has universal scope, extending to all humanity rather than being limited to ethnic Israel I-A E261 ger in commandment, E262 creation basis, E280 Isaiah invites nekar, E283 all flesh, E284 anthropos Systematizes separate textual observations into unified doctrinal statement about universal reach 5 Neutral cmd-05
I021 The creation basis (Gen 2:2-3 to Exo 20:11 to Mark 2:27) establishes the Sabbath as a pre-national creation-era institution, not merely Mosaic legislation I-A E262 commandment cites creation, E263-264 creation text, E268-271 pre-Sinai, E284 made for anthropos Synthesizes chronological data points into institutional characterization 5 Neutral cmd-05
I022 The remember (zakar) command in Exo 20:8 implies the Sabbath was already known to the hearers at Sinai, not newly introduced I-A E258 zakar = remember, E268-E271 pre-Sinai evidence Combines lexical meaning of zakar with pre-Sinai evidence to infer prior acquaintance 5 Neutral cmd-05
I023 The progressive scope expansion from ger (Exo 20:10) to ben-nekar (Isa 56:6) to all flesh (Isa 66:23) to anthropos (Mark 2:27) represents an intentional biblical pattern of universalizing the Sabbath I-A E261 ger, E279-280 nekar, E283 all flesh, E284 anthropos Connects four independent texts into intentional trajectory. All components in E/N; the trajectory is systematization 5 Neutral cmd-05
I024 NT records of Sabbath practice (Jesus custom, women rest, Paul manner, Gentile assemblies) demonstrate Sabbath observance continued as normative practice in the apostolic church I-A E286 Jesus custom, E289 women commandment, E290-294 Paul practice, E295 sabbatismos remains Systematizes multiple individual data points into characterization of church practice 5 Neutral cmd-05
I026 The fifth commandment serves as a bridge commandment between the first table (duties to God) and the second table (duties to neighbor), since it connects parental honor to divine honor through shared vocabulary and structural position. I-A Neutral cmd-06
I027 The OT penalty provisions (death for striking or cursing parents, stoning for persistent rebellion) indicate that the commandment carries the same gravity as offenses against God Himself. I-A Neutral cmd-06
I028 The Proverbs corpus develops the fifth commandment into a comprehensive wisdom ethic linking parental honor to personal flourishing, with dishonor leading to destruction. I-A Neutral cmd-06
I029 The Corban controversy establishes a permanent principle that human religious tradition cannot override Gods moral commandments, even when the tradition claims to serve God. I-A Neutral cmd-06
I030 Jesus own life provides a model for the compatibility of divine priority and parental honor: He acknowledged His Fathers business yet submitted to parents, established Gods priority yet cared for Mary from the cross. I-A Neutral cmd-06
I031 The sixth commandment prohibits a progressive spectrum of harm: from anger (heart), through contempt (speech), to physical killing (act) -- a unified prohibition covering every stage I-A E348 (Cains anger preceded murder), E349 (Simeon/Levis anger led to killing), E383 (Jesus: anger, raca, fool), E385/E386 (murders from heart), E394 (lusts to killing), E398 (hatred = murder) Each stage is stated in E items. The unified progressive spectrum systematizes individual statements into one framework. 5 Neutral cmd-07
I032 The sixth commandment is grounded in a theology of blood spanning the entire Bible: blood cries (Gen 4:10), blood is life (Gen 9:4), shedding demands blood (Gen 9:6), blood defiles (Num 35:33), God investigates blood (Psa 9:12), earth discloses blood (Isa 26:21) I-A E347 (blood cries), E344 (blood-for-blood), E364 (blood defiles land), E373 (God investigates blood), E381 (earth discloses blood) Each element is stated in E table. The unified theology of blood spanning the Bible systematizes them into one theological framework. 5 Neutral cmd-07
I033 Ratsach (H7523) has a broader semantic range than English murder but narrower than English kill -- it covers all unlawful human-on-human killing (both intentional and unintentional) while excluding animal killing, warfare, and judicial execution I-A E342 (commandment word), E355 (ratsach for unintentional), E356-E357 (ratsach for intentional), N054 (dual range), E350 (execution by different word muth Hophal) Each usage is verifiable. The precise boundaries of the semantic range (excluding war, animals, execution) is a systematization of the observable usage pattern. 5 Neutral cmd-07
I034 The sixth commandment implies a duty to actively protect human life (not merely to refrain from killing), since the Mosaic legislation requires preventive measures such as safety railings, restraining dangerous animals, and communal expiation for unsolved murders I-A E370 (safety railing), E353 (negligent ox owner), E369 (communal expiation for unsolved murder) Each protective measure is stated. The claim of a general duty to actively protect life systematizes three case-law applications into a broader principle. 5 Neutral cmd-07
I035 The LXX-NT linguistic chain (ratsach to phoneuo to all NT commandment citations) demonstrates unbroken continuity from the Hebrew Decalogue through the Greek NT I-A E342 (ratsach in Exo 20:13), E382 (phoneuo in Mat 5:21), E387-E388 (phoneuo in Synoptics), E390 (phoneuo in Rom 13:9), E393 (phoneuo in Jas 2:11); word study: LXX translates ratsach as phoneuo 25 times Each citation is verifiable from the Greek text. The claim of unbroken continuity from Exodus to Revelation systematizes the lexical data into a historical-linguistic thesis. 5 Neutral cmd-07
I036 The seventh commandment, though using the narrow term naaph (adultery proper), implies a comprehensive sexual ethic covering all forms of sexual sin outside the one-flesh marriage of Gen 2:24. I-A E407 uses naaph. E413-E414 expand to 12+ categories. E423 extends to lustful intent. E432 addresses homosexual acts. E440 commands flight from all porneia. E449 names both pornoi and moichoi under judgment. Each individual expansion is explicit. The claim that the narrow commandment implies a comprehensive sexual ethic systematizes all these expansions into a single doctrine. 5 Neutral cmd-08
I037 The sexual ethic traces a consistent arc from creation through the Decalogue, Mosaic legislation, Proverbs, the Prophets, Jesus, the apostolic writings, to Revelation -- with no biblical author departing from this trajectory. I-A E409 (creation), E407-E408 (Decalogue), E413-E414 (Lev 18), E419-E421 (Proverbs), E422 (Malachi), E457 (Jeremiah), E423-E431 (Jesus), E432-E448 (Paul), E449-E451 (other NT), E452 (Jude), E453-E455 (Revelation). Each passage is individually explicit. The claim of a consistent arc with no departure systematizes data points from across the entire canon. 5 Neutral cmd-08
I038 Marriage is presented as a divine covenant institution, not merely a social contract. God established it at creation (E409), calls Himself Israels husband (E457), calls it a covenant through Malachi (E422), Jesus says God hath joined together (E425), and Paul grounds the body in divine ownership (E441). I-A E409, E422, E425, E441, E457 each state an aspect of marriages divine character. The claim that marriage is a divine covenant institution synthesizes these statements into a unified theological framework. All vocabulary comes from E/N tables. 5 Neutral cmd-08
I039 The body-temple theology provides the theological foundation for the seventh commandment in the NT era. The body is the temple of the Holy Spirit (E441), joined to Christ (E439), bought with a price (E441), therefore must flee fornication (E440). I-A E439, E440, E441 each state a distinct theological truth. The claim that these form the theological foundation for the commandment systematizes them into a doctrinal framework. 5 Neutral cmd-08
I040 The prophetic use of adultery/whoredom as a metaphor for Israels spiritual unfaithfulness presupposes and reinforces the literal seventh commandment. Jeremiah describes God as Israels husband and idolatry as adultery (E457). The figurative usage derives its force from the literal prohibition. I-A E457 and E379 each use the metaphor. The figurative use connects multiple passages with the literal prohibition. The claim that figurative use presupposes and reinforces the literal commandment connects multiple figurative usages to form a doctrinal statement. 5 Neutral cmd-08
I042 The eighth commandment establishes a comprehensive ethic of property and personhood: a hierarchy from absolute prohibition (taking persons = death) through graduated restitution (taking property = 2x-5x), economic integrity (just weights), labor justice (fair wages), and religious obligation (tithes to God). I-A Neutral cmd-09
I043 The eighth commandment connects to multiple other commandments: the 3rd (stealing profanes God's name, Pro 30:9), the 4th (Sabbath-breakers cheat in commerce, Amo 8:5), the 5th (robbing parents, Pro 28:24), the 7th (theft vs. adultery, Pro 6:30-35), the 9th (stealing linked to lying, Lev 19:11), and the 10th (coveting precedes stealing, Jos 7:21). I-A Neutral cmd-09
I044 The prophetic denunciations of theft (Jer 7:9; Hos 4:2; Amo 8:4-7; Mic 6:10-11; Zec 5:3-4; Mal 3:8) presuppose the continuing authority of the eighth commandment throughout Israel's history, because each prophet treats theft as a current covenant violation requiring judgment. I-A Neutral cmd-09
I045 The NT presents a transformation pattern for the eighth commandment: from prohibition (do not steal) to positive ethic (labor and share), paralleling the pattern of the 6th commandment (do not murder to love) and 7th commandment (do not commit adultery to marital purity). I-A Neutral cmd-09
I046 The shav/sheqer complementarity creates a comprehensive prohibition covering the entire spectrum of untruthful testimony -- from deliberate fabrication through careless, empty, or groundless claims -- forming a unified biblical theology of truthfulness I-A Neutral cmd-10
I047 The Bible presents truth and falsehood as a cosmic antithesis rooted in the natures of God and Satan: God cannot lie, Christ is truth, Christ had no guile, while the devil is the father of lies and devoid of truth I-A Neutral cmd-10
I048 The ninth commandment functions as a foundation for social order: its violation produces societal collapse (Isa 59:14), prophetic indictment (Hos 4:1-2), judicial murder (1 Ki 21; Mat 26:59), and eschatological exclusion (Rev 21:8; 22:15) I-A Neutral cmd-10
I049 The Rahab and midwives narratives show God blessing individuals who acted in faith to preserve life where deception also occurred, but the text commends their faith and life-preserving actions rather than the deception itself I-A Neutral cmd-10
I050 Pauls vice list in 1 Timothy 1:9-10 follows the Decalogue order (murderers=6th, whoremongers=7th, menstealers=8th, liars/perjurers=9th), demonstrating that the Decalogue structure governed NT moral reasoning I-A Neutral cmd-10
I051 The tenth commandment functions as the root from which all other Decalogue violations spring, because every external sin begins as internal desire. I-A Neutral cmd-11
I052 The Decalogue forms an inclusio -- from no other gods (1st commandment) to do not covet (10th commandment) -- because the NT equates covetousness with idolatry, linking the last commandment back to the first. I-A Neutral cmd-11
I053 Contentment is the positive expression of the first commandment: having no other gods means trusting God alone as sufficient, and contentment is that trust expressed in daily life. I-A Neutral cmd-11
I054 The three-fold taxonomy of worldly desire in 1 John 2:16 (lust of flesh, lust of eyes, pride of life) maps onto Eves temptation in Genesis 3:6 (good for food, pleasant to eyes, desired to make wise), establishing a consistent biblical framework for understanding the nature of covetous desire. I-A Neutral cmd-11
I055 Deuteronomy 5:21 expounds the single chamad of Exodus 20:17 into two semantic dimensions: the attractional pull toward a person (chamad for wife) and the acquisitive longing for possessions (hitavveh for property). I-A Neutral cmd-11
I056 The love-obedience formula is a unitary biblical concept spanning from the Decalogue (Exo 20:6) to Revelation (Rev 14:12), maintained by multiple authors across approximately 1,500 years without variation. I-A Neutral cmd-12
I057 Love does not replace the commandments but expresses itself through commandment-keeping. Love is the motive and the commandments are the expression. I-A Neutral cmd-12
I058 The new covenant internalizes the Decalogue through Spirit-enabled love rather than replacing it with different content. The change is in mode of enablement, not in moral content. I-A Neutral cmd-12
I059 Love reflects the character of God and is the means by which believers reflect God's character. Since God is love, the law reflects God's character, and love fulfills the law, love-motivated obedience images God. I-A Neutral cmd-12 cmd-13
I061 If Christ was the pre-incarnate divine person present with Israel, then my commandments in John 14:15 may carry the force of authorial ownership over the Decalogue. I-A Systematizes multiple E/N items 5 Neutral cmd-17-if-you-love-me-keep-my-commandments
I062 My commandments in John 14:15 includes both the Decalogue and the love command as one unified set. I-A Systematizes multiple E/N items 5 Neutral cmd-17-if-you-love-me-keep-my-commandments
I063 The seven-stage progressive revelation arc (pre-Sinai foundations, Sinai codification, case law application, prophetic expansion, Jesus's treatment, apostolic application, eschatological resolution) represents a unified biblical trajectory for the Decalogue from Genesis to Revelation. I-A Each stage is documented by E/N items across the twelve studies Systematizes multiple E/N items into a broader pattern 5 Neutral cmd-16
I064 The Decalogue's two-table structure (love God / love neighbor), bridged by the 5th commandment's use of divine-honor vocabulary (kabed, yare) for parents, constitutes an intentional literary design. I-A The two-table summary is explicit (Mat 22:37-40; Rom 13:8-10). The bridge vocabulary is explicit (kabed/yare for both God and parents). Intentional design requires systematization beyond what any single text states 5 Neutral cmd-16
I065 Every commandment has both a negative prohibition and a positive counterpart that emerges from the broader canonical treatment (e.g., murder/self-sacrificial love, stealing/giving, coveting/contentment). I-A Each individual negative-to-positive pairing is documented across the studies Universalizing from individual observations to a pattern covering all ten commandments 5 Neutral cmd-16
I066 The commandment series (789 items) and the law series (826 items) independently converge on the same conclusion: at the explicit and necessary implication tiers, the Bible presents the Decalogue as continuing in authority with no passage explicitly abolishing it. I-A The cmd series found no abolition text across 12 studies. The law series found 219 Continues, 0 Abolished at E+N tier. Convergence of two independent series is a synthesizing observation 5 Neutral cmd-16
I067 The Spirit enables comprehensive commandment-keeping, not just selected commandments. The Spirit produces the full spectrum of character required by the Decalogue: love for God, love for neighbor, self-control, and all virtues in the fruit of the Spirit. I-A Spirit causes walking in my statutes (E048). Fruit of Spirit: love, joy, peace, etc. (E633). All the law fulfilled in love (E032). Love fulfills the law (E733). N108 (flesh violations = Decalogue violations; Spirit fruit = law-compatible). N111 (Spirit-love fulfills law). Each individual statement is explicit. The claim that the Spirit enables comprehensive commandment-keeping covering all ten commandments systematizes the plural my statutes, the fruit list, and the all the law language into a unified doctrinal statement. 5 (systematizing) Neutral cmd-14
I068 The Spirit-flesh conflict (Gal 5:16-17; Rom 8:5-8) is the NT expression of the stony-heart/heart-of-flesh transition (Eze 36:26). The stony heart corresponds to the carnal mind that cannot submit to the law; the heart of flesh corresponds to the Spirit-minded person who fulfills the law's righteousness. I-A E661 (stony heart -> heart of flesh). E680 (carnal mind cannot submit to law). E050 (Spirit fulfills law). E047 (stone -> heart). N105 (Spirit resolves mismatch). The individual texts are explicit. The claim that the flesh-Spirit conflict is the NT expression of Ezekiel's heart-transformation systematizes Paul's framework with Ezekiel's promise. 5 (systematizing) Neutral cmd-14
I069 The Spirit fulfills the law in believers through a multi-faceted operation: heart-writing, love-production, flesh-mortification, progressive transformation, and teaching/convicting. I-A E047 (Spirit writes on hearts). E672 (Spirit witnesses to laws). E631 (love shed abroad by Spirit). E633 (fruit of Spirit). E700 (through Spirit mortify deeds). E677 (changed glory to glory). E709 (Spirit teaches). E711 (Spirit reproves of sin). E712 (Spirit guides into truth). Each individual operation is stated in the text. The claim of a multi-faceted operation systematizes five distinct Spirit-activities into a unified framework of law-fulfillment. 5 (systematizing) Neutral cmd-14
I070 The Spirit's role in commandment-keeping follows a consistent trajectory from OT promise to NT fulfillment: Eze 36:27 (Spirit causes obedience) -> Joel 2:28 (Spirit outpoured) -> Acts 2 (Pentecost) -> Rom 8:4 (law fulfilled in Spirit-walkers) -> 1 Jhn 3:24 (Spirit and commandments linked) -> Rev 14:12 (end-time commandment-keeping). I-A E048 (Eze 36:27). E685 (Joel 2:28). E050 (Rom 8:4). E715 (1 Jhn 3:24). Each passage is explicit. The claim of a consistent trajectory systematizes passages from different authors, periods, and genres into a single redemptive-historical arc. 5 (systematizing) Neutral cmd-14
I073 The Bible presents a consistent three-part pattern across multiple authors: (1) salvation is by grace/faith apart from works as the ground; (2) genuine faith necessarily produces obedience as its fruit; (3) faith and commandment-keeping are complementary, not contradictory. I-A Multiple authors state justification is by faith not works (E741, E774, E778, E834), works are fruit of faith (E751, E757, E775, E776, E780), and faith/commandments belong together (E742, E790, E814, E797). N115 distinguishes ground from fruit; N116 shows faith-obedience inseparable across authors. Each individual statement is explicit. The claim that these constitute a consistent three-part pattern across multiple authors systematizes individual texts from Paul, James, John, Jesus, Hebrews, and Peter into a unified framework. All components are from E/N tables. #5 (systematizing) Neutral cmd-15
I074 The obedience of faith (Rom 1:5; 16:26) refers to obedience that consists in faith, springs from faith, and responds to the gospel -- a concept in which faith and obedience are inseparable rather than sequential. Abrahams by faith...obeyed (Heb 11:8) illustrates this simultaneity. I-A E743 (Rom 1:5: obedience to the faith). E745 (Rom 16:26: obedience of faith). E797 (Heb 11:8: by faith...obeyed). N120 (bookends of Romans). Word study: hupakoe G5218 = hearing under. Each text is explicit. The claim that faith and obedience are inseparable rather than sequential interprets the genitive relationship in hupakoe pisteos by combining the lexical evidence with the Abraham illustration. All components are from E/N tables and word study. #5 (systematizing) Neutral cmd-15
I075 Paul and James do not contradict each other on justification. Paul addresses the GROUND of justification (faith, not works-merit: Rom 3:28; 4:2-5), while James addresses the EVIDENCE of justification (genuine faith produces works: Jas 2:14-26). Both cite Gen 15:6 and Abraham, affirming both his faith and his obedience. I-A E741 (Paul: justified by faith without law-works). E829-E830 (Paul: Abraham credited righteousness). E753-E755 (James: Abraham justified by works; not by faith only). E757 (James: faith without works = body without spirit). N118 (Abraham demonstrates both). Each authors statement is explicit. The claim that they address different questions synthesizes both sets of statements into a harmonized framework. All components are from E/N tables. Both authors cite the same text (Gen 15:6) and same figure (Abraham), which is the verified SIS connection (#4a). #5 (systematizing) Neutral cmd-15
I076 The faith-love-commandment-keeping-law-established chain, traced through Gal 5:6 to 1 Jhn 5:3 to Rom 13:10 to Rom 8:4 to Rom 3:31, represents the Bibles answer to how faith and commandment-keeping hold together: faith operates through Spirit-produced love, love keeps the commandments, and this fulfills the laws righteous requirement, thereby establishing the law. I-A E816 (Gal 5:6: faith works by love). E814 (1 Jhn 5:3: love = keeping commandments). E818 (Gal 5:14: love fulfills law). E794 (Rom 8:4: righteousness of law fulfilled in Spirit-walkers). E742 (Rom 3:31: faith establishes law). N122 (faith-love-law chain). N123 (faith-Spirit-law fulfilled). Each link is explicit. The claim that this chain represents the Bibles answer to the study question systematizes five explicit statements and two necessary implications into a comprehensive doctrinal framework. All vocabulary and concepts come from the E/N tables. #5 (systematizing) Neutral cmd-15
I077 Hebrews 11 demonstrates that biblical faith is inherently active: every instance of faith produces a corresponding obedient action. No faith-instance in the chapter is described as passive belief alone. I-A E797 (Abraham obeyed by faith). E798 (faith = substance/evidence). E799 (faith necessary for pleasing God). E800 (Noah prepared ark by faith). E801 (Abraham offered Isaac by faith). E802 (Moses chose suffering by faith). E803 (Rahab received spies by faith). E804 (faith-heroes wrought righteousness). Each verse is explicit about a faith-action. The claim that every instance is active and no instance is passive generalizes from the individual cases to a comprehensive pattern. The generalization is verifiable from the text (every by-faith clause in the chapter includes an action verb). All components from E/N tables. #5 (systematizing) Neutral cmd-15
I078 The distinction between works of the law as justification-ground (rejected) and good works as salvation-fruit (required) is maintained consistently across the Pauline corpus and harmonizes with James, John, and Jesus. The same word ergon (G2041) serves both constructions; context determines meaning. I-A E741, E765, E774, E778, E834 (works of law/works of righteousness rejected as ground). E775, E776, E777, E780 (good works as purpose/fruit). E751, E757 (James: faith without works dead). Word study: ergon G2041 used in both senses. Each statement about works is explicit. The claim of a consistent distinction maintained across the corpus systematizes multiple texts using the same word (ergon) in different senses into a unified lexical framework. All components from E/N tables and word studies. #5 (systematizing) Neutral cmd-15
I079 Grace is presented in Scripture as both forensic (declaring righteous: Rom 3:24; Tit 3:7) and transformative (teaching godly living: Tit 2:11-12; producing good works: Eph 2:10; empowering through the Spirit: Rom 8:4). Grace does not merely change the believers legal status but transforms the believers character and conduct. I-A E739 (justified freely by grace). E779 (justified by grace). E776 (grace teaches righteous living). E775 (created unto good works). E794 (righteousness of law fulfilled by Spirit). E777 (redeemed from anomia, zealous of good works). N115 (ground vs. fruit). Each statement about grace is explicit. The claim that grace is both forensic and transformative systematizes multiple grace-texts into a unified theology of grace. All components from E/N tables. #5 (systematizing) Neutral cmd-15
I080 The Bibles answer to both legalism (works-righteousness) and antinomianism (lawlessness) is the same: faith which worketh by love (Gal 5:6). Legalism is addressed by justification through faith apart from works (Rom 3:28; Gal 2:16). Antinomianism is addressed by the insistence that genuine faith produces obedience (Jas 2:17; Rom 6:1-2; Mat 7:21-23). Both errors are refuted from the same unified teaching. I-A E741, E765, E774 (against legalism: not justified by works). E742, E751, E758, E762, E781-E782, E790 (against antinomianism: faith establishes law; faith without works dead; grace does not license sin; workers of anomia rejected; commandments + faith). E816 (faith working by love as the integration). Each anti-legalism and anti-antinomianism statement is explicit. The claim that both errors are refuted from the same unified teaching systematizes the two sets into a comprehensive framework. All components from E/N tables. #5 (systematizing) Neutral cmd-15
I081 Synthesis: The Decalogue is a unified whole with internal architecture -- two tables (love God/love neighbor), external-to-internal trajectory (1-9 address actions; 10th addresses desire), and inclusio (1st/10th, covetousness = idolatry). I-A E836-E837 (divine origin on two tablets). E838 (Paul lists second-table under neighbor-love). cmd-11:N089 (covetousness = idolatry). Systematizes observations from across the series into a structural framework. 5 (systematizing) Neutral cmd-16
I082 Synthesis: The new covenant fulfills the Decalogue by internalizing it through the Spirit rather than replacing it with different content. Change is in mode (stone to heart, flesh to Spirit), not moral content. I-A E839-E840 (heart-writing, Spirit-enablement). N124-N126 (same law, Spirit chain). Synthesizes heart-writing, Spirit-enablement, and law-character texts into unified covenant-theology framework. 5 (systematizing) Neutral cmd-16
I083 Synthesis: The Spirit-love-law chain (Spirit->love->commandment-keeping->law fulfilled->law established) is the central mechanism of new covenant commandment-keeping, integrating cmd-12 through cmd-15. I-A E838-E844 (each link in the chain). N124-N128 (chain established across texts). Each link is stated independently. The claim that these form the central mechanism systematizes chain-links into unified soteriological-ethical framework. 5 (systematizing) Neutral cmd-16
I084 Synthesis: Every NT author who addresses the Decalogue treats it as a continuing moral standard -- Jesus affirms, Paul establishes, James names it royal law, John defines love/sin by it, Hebrews affirms heart-writing, Revelation identifies end-time saints. I-A E836-E846 (individual author statements). N124-N128 (synthesis implications). Each authors treatment is explicit. The claim of uniform NT treatment systematizes individual statements from multiple authors into a single continuity conclusion. 5 (systematizing) Neutral cmd-16
I085 Synthesis: The Decalogue spans the entire Bible from creation (Gen 2:2-3; 2:24; 9:6) through Sinai (Exo 20:1-17) to Jesus (Mat 5:17-28) to Paul/John (Rom 3:31; 1 Jn 5:3) to Revelation (Rev 14:12; 22:14). I-A Each data point is explicit across multiple studies (cmd-01 through cmd-15). The claim of spanning the entire Bible systematizes individual references from across the canon into a unified arc. 5 (systematizing) Neutral cmd-16
I086 Synthesis: The Bible refutes both legalism (works as salvation ground: Rom 3:24; Eph 2:8-9) and antinomianism (faith without obedience: Rom 3:31; Jas 2:17; Mat 7:23) with the same unified teaching: faith which worketh by love (Gal 5:6). I-A E841 (faith establishes law), E845 (workers of anomia rejected), cmd-15:E774-E835. Each refutation is stated independently. The claim that the same unified teaching refutes both errors systematizes anti-legalism and anti-antinomianism texts. 5 (systematizing) Neutral cmd-16
I087 Synthesis: Every commandment deepened to the heart by Jesus/NT: anger=murder (Mat 5:22), lust=adultery (Mat 5:28), covetousness=idolatry (Col 3:5). The 10th commandments internal focus anticipates Jesus heart-deepening of the entire Decalogue. I-A Each deepening is explicit in the texts (cmd-02 through cmd-11). Rom 7:7 identifies 10th commandment as the one exposing Pauls sin. The claim that the 10th commandment anticipates the whole heart-deepening pattern systematizes observations across all ten commandments. 5 (systematizing) Neutral cmd-16
I007 The schoolmaster function of the law (Gal 3:24) refers to the law's role in revealing sin and pointing to Christ, not to the abolition of the law's moral content I-B E60 law was schoolmaster unto Christ; E59 added till the seed; E42 not a jot passes; E44 faith establishes law; E25-E27 stand fast forever; E20-E21 holy just good spiritual; E39-E41 end-time commandment-keeping Some E items describe temporal limitation (E59-E60) while others affirm permanence (E42, E44, E25-E27). Choosing between these requires interpretation. 2 Neutral cmd-01
I011 The gods of Psalm 82 are human judges or rulers, not actual deities. I-B Psa 82:1 says God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods (E106). Psa 82:6-7 says I have said Ye are gods... But ye shall die like men (E107). Elohim (H430) is used 4 times for judges in the OT (E149). Some read gods as human judges (based on the die like men clause and judicial context); others read them as divine council members. The interpreter must choose between readings. 2 Neutral cmd-02
I025 Nehemiah 9:14 madest known describes formal revelation at Sinai rather than first introduction, given pre-Sinai evidence of Exo 16:4-30 I-B E299 madest known at Sinai. E268-271 pre-Sinai Sabbath. Reader must choose between possible meanings. E299 could mean first introduction or formal codification. Choosing requires weighing E268-271 against E299. 2 Neutral cmd-05
I041 The porneia exception clause in Mat 19:9 (E427) permits divorce and remarriage on the ground of sexual immorality, while the parallel accounts in Mark (E428) and Luke (E429) record no exception, presenting the teaching as absolute. I-B E424 and E427 state except it be for porneia. E428 and E429 contain no exception clause. E425 states let not man put asunder without qualification. E/N items exist on both sides. Matthew records an exception; Mark and Luke do not. This requires choosing between possible readings. 2 Neutral cmd-08
I071 Not under the law (Gal 5:18) means freedom from the law's condemning jurisdiction, not from its moral content. Spirit-led persons fulfill the law through love (Gal 5:14), avoid flesh-works that violate the law (Gal 5:19-21), and produce fruit against which there is no law (Gal 5:22-23). I-B FOR: E032 (all law fulfilled in love). E445 (works of flesh = violations). E633 (fruit of Spirit -- no law against). AGAINST: E706 (led by Spirit, not under law). Requires choosing between two possible readings of not under the law. Both sides cite textual evidence. Resolved Strong by SIS: immediate context (vv.14,19-21,22-23) treats law content as operative. 2 (choosing between readings) Neutral cmd-14
I072 The letter that kills (2 Cor 3:6) and ministration of death (2 Cor 3:7) refer to the old covenant administration of the law, not the law itself. The same law that kills when administered through flesh gives life when administered through Spirit. I-B FOR: E681 (law holy, just, good). E021 (law spiritual). E675 (ministration of death was glorious). E679 (law weak through flesh). AGAINST: E674 (letter killeth). E675 (ministration of death on stones). Requires interpreting the letter killeth as statement about administration rather than law's inherent character. Both readings cite textual evidence. Resolved Strong by SIS: Paul calls the same law holy, just, good, spiritual. 2 (choosing between readings) Neutral cmd-14