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Exodus 20:13

The New Testament’s use of Exodus

3 places · 1 kind of echo

The source

“You shall not murder.

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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.

Jas 2:8-13

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.

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Matt 5:21-26

'You shall not murder' — verbatim citation of the sixth commandment (Decalogue) introduced by the antithesis formula.

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Matt 19:16-22

'You shall not murder' verbatim from the Decalogue (Exodus 20:13 / Deuteronomy 5:17).

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Elsewhere in Exodus 20
Exodus 20:3 2Exodus 20:5 2Exodus 20:6 4Exodus 20:7 3Exodus 20:8-11 9Exodus 20:8 2Exodus 20:11 5Exodus 20:12 8Exodus 20:12-16 3Exodus 20:14 6Exodus 20:15 2Exodus 20:16 2Exodus 20:17 5