The Ten Commandments
Exodus 20:15
In 10 translations
- BSB
- You shall not steal.Cited in Matthew 19:18, Mark 10:19, Luke 18:20, and Romans 13:9
- KJV
- Thou shalt not steal.
- WEB
- “You shall not steal.
- ASV
- Thou shalt not steal.
- LSV
- You do not steal.
- YLT
- 'Thou dost not steal.
- DBY
- Thou shalt not steal.
- DRC
- Thou shalt not steal.
- GNV
- Thou shalt not steale.
- LXXE20:14
- Thou shalt not steal.
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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
- alternative punctuation in major manuscripts reads לֹ֣א; Leningrad Codex reads לֹ֣֖א (“not”).
- alternative punctuation in major manuscripts reads תִֿגְנֹ֔ב׃ ס; Leningrad Codex reads תִּֿגְנֹֽ֔ב׃ ס (“you must steal”).
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- לֹ֖א תִּגְנֹֽב׃לֹ֖אלֹ֣אתִּגְנֹֽבתִֿגְנֹ֔ב
- LXX-Br20:14
- Οὐ κλέψεις.
Who and where
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
DecalogueTheftCommandments, the TenAmramHammurabi, Code ofSinaiCovenant, Book of theSeptuagintTableTheocracy, the, or Immediate Government by God
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Cross-references most cited first
- Romans 13:9The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
- Ephesians 4:28He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.
- Leviticus 19:11You must not steal. You must not lie or deceive one another.
- Leviticus 19:13You must not defraud your neighbor or rob him. You must not withhold until morning the wages due a hired hand.
- Matthew 19:18“Which ones?” the man asked. Jesus answered, “‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness,
- 1 Corinthians 6:10nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.
- Proverbs 1:13–15We will find all manner of precious goods; we will fill our houses with plunder. Throw in your lot with us; let us all share one purse”— my son, do not walk the road with them or set foot upon their path.
- Leviticus 6:1–7And the LORD said to Moses, “If someone sins and acts unfaithfully against the LORD by deceiving his neighbor in regard to a deposit or security entrusted to him or stolen, or if he extorts his neighbor or finds lost…
- Deuteronomy 25:13–16You shall not have two differing weights in your bag, one heavy and one light. You shall not have two differing measures in your house, one large and one small. You must maintain accurate and honest weights and…
- Amos 8:4–6Hear this, you who trample the needy, who do away with the poor of the land, asking, “When will the New Moon be over, that we may sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, that we may market wheat? Let us reduce the ephah…
- Leviticus 19:35–37You must not use dishonest measures of length, weight, or volume. You shall maintain honest scales and weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt. You…
- Deuteronomy 24:7If a man is caught kidnapping one of his Israelite brothers, whether he treats him as a slave or sells him, the kidnapper must die. So you must purge the evil from among you.
- John 12:6Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it.
- Proverbs 11:1Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:6and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will avenge all such acts, as we have already told you and solemnly warned you.
- Zechariah 5:3–4Then he told me, “This is the curse that is going out over the face of all the land, for according to one side of the scroll, every thief will be removed; and according to the other side, every perjurer will be…
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 20:14 in some Bibles
- 20:15 in most Bibles