Chapter II.
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—The Second Commandment: Gross Sin Forbidden.
1. And the second commandment of the Teaching; 2. Thou shalt not commit murder, thou shalt not commit adultery,
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thou shalt not commit pæderasty,
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thou shalt not commit fornication, thou shalt not steal,
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thou shalt not practice magic, thou shalt not practice witchcraft, thou shalt not murder a child by abortion nor kill that which is begotten.
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Thou shalt not covet the things of thy neighbour,
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3. thou shalt not forswear thyself,
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thou shalt not bear false witness,
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thou shalt not speak evil, thou shalt bear no grudge.
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4. Thou shalt not be double-minded nor double-tongued; for to be double-tongued is a
snare of death.
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5. Thy speech shall not be false, nor empty, but fulfilled by deed.
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6. Thou shalt not be covetous, nor rapacious, nor a hypocrite, nor evil disposed, nor haughty. Thou shalt not take evil counsel against thy neighbour.
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7. Thou shalt not hate any man; but some thou shalt reprove,
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and concerning some thou shalt pray, and some thou shalt love more than thy own life.
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The chapter, except this opening sentence and part of verse 7, is found in
Apostolic Constitutions
, vii. 2–5; but the precepts are separated and enlarged upon.
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Ex. xx. 13, 14
.
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Or, “corrupt boys,” as in the version of
Apostolic Constitutions
.
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Ex. xx. 15
.
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Comp.
Ex. xxi. 22, 23
. The Codex reads
γεννηθέντα
, which
Schaff
renders “the new-born child.” Bryennios substitutes
γεννηθέν
, which is accepted by most editors, and rendered as above.
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Ex. xx. 17
.
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Matt. v. 34
.
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Ex. xx. 16
.
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Rendered “nor shalt thou be mindful of injuries” in version of
Apostolic Constitutions
.
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So
Barnabas
, xix.
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Verse 5, except the first clause, occurs only here.
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Latter half of verse 6 in
Barnabas
, xix.
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Lev. xix. 17
;
Apostolic Constitutions
.
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Or, “soul.” The last part of the clause is found in
Barnabas
; but “and concerning some…pray, and some” has no parallel. An interesting verse in its literary history.