Ante-Nicene Fathers/Volume VII/The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles/The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles/Chapter II
Chapter II.[1]—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,[2] thou shalt not commit pæderasty,[3] thou shalt not commit fornication, thou shalt not steal,[4] thou shalt not practice magic, thou shalt not practice witchcraft, thou shalt not murder a child by abortion nor kill that which is begotten.[5] Thou shalt not covet the things of thy neighbour,[6] 3. thou shalt not forswear thyself,[7] thou shalt not bear false witness,[8] thou shalt not speak evil, thou shalt bear no grudge.[9] 4. Thou shalt not be double-minded nor double-tongued; for to be double-tongued is a snare of death.[10] 5. Thy speech shall not be false, nor empty, but fulfilled by deed.[11] 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.[12] 7. Thou shalt not hate any man; but some thou shalt reprove,[13] and concerning some thou shalt pray, and some thou shalt love more than thy own life.[14]
Footnotes
[edit]- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Ex. xx. 13, 14.
- ↑ Or, “corrupt boys,” as in the version of Apostolic Constitutions.
- ↑ Ex. xx. 15.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Ex. xx. 17.
- ↑ Matt. v. 34.
- ↑ Ex. xx. 16.
- ↑ Rendered “nor shalt thou be mindful of injuries” in version of Apostolic Constitutions.
- ↑ So Barnabas, xix.
- ↑ Verse 5, except the first clause, occurs only here.
- ↑ Latter half of verse 6 in Barnabas, xix.
- ↑ Lev. xix. 17; Apostolic Constitutions.
- ↑ 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.