Paul even told us that it was 'the first commandment' on the second table (love neighbor), 'with promise'.Īccording to scripture, the number '6' (as in six commandments on the second table) is the number of man, Genesis - Revelation. Paul lists honouring of Father and Mother as its own commandment:Įph 6:2: 'Honour thy father and mother (which is the first commandment with promise ' Rom 13:9: 'For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.'

The Final, or Tenth Commandment, is purposefully left out by Jesus, being the commandment on Covetous ness Exodus 20:17 Deuteronomy 5:21.Įven Paul lists the commandments on love of neighbor this way: So Jesus, trying to help the rich young ruler see his error by showing the surrounding commandments, so that the rich young ruler would fill in the blank. Jesus is specifically listing the commandments about love of neighbor ( Leviticus 19:17-18), which were on the second table of stone.

Luk 18:20: 'Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.' Mar 10:19: 'Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.' In Exodus 20:1-17 & Deuteronomy 5:4-22, both God and Moses state those 'ten commandments'.īoth Jesus, Paul and others in the NT show the delineation of the ten commandments.Īs for instance, Jesus, in Mark 10:19 Luke 18:20, does something wonderful for the rich young ruler: Click to expand.In Exodus 34:28 Deuteronomy 4:13, 10:4, the Bible (KJB) specifically states that God spoke and wrote 'the ten commandments'.

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