“You shall not murder.
⛓ Read Exodus 20 forward — the whole chapter and its afterlife →Where this passage surfaces again, sorted by the strength of the link. Each kind of reuse — formal quotation, deliberate allusion, faint echo, figural pattern — carries its own mark. Follow any reference to read it in place.
Quotation3
A formal citation — high verbal volume, often introduced by a saying-formula.
James cites 'Do not commit murder' as the word of the lawgiver (v.11). This is the Decalogue commandment, Exodus 20:13. Quoted alongside the adultery commandment to argue the law's unity.
High confidence'You shall not murder' — verbatim citation of the sixth commandment (Decalogue) introduced by the antithesis formula.
High confidence'You shall not murder' verbatim from the Decalogue (Exodus 20:13 / Deuteronomy 5:17).
High confidence