Forγὰρthe one who said,ὁ εἰπώνDo notΜὴcommit adultery,μοιχεύσῃςalsoκαίsaid,εἶπενDo notΜὴmurder.φονεύσῃςAndδὲifεἰyou do notοὐcommit adulteryμοιχεύειςbutδέyou murder,φονεύειςyou have becomeγέγοναςa transgressorπαραβάτηςof the law.νόμου
Quotation · Exodus 20:13-14
Go to Exodus 20:13-14James quotes two commandments, adultery first, to say that the law is one.
Formula: ὁ γὰρ εἰπών “for the one who said” (James 2:11)
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Greek of the New Testament: ὁ γὰρ εἰπών Μὴ μοιχεύσῃς εἶπεν καί Μὴ φονεύσῃς εἰ δὲ οὐ μοιχεύεις φονεύεις δέ γέγονας παραβάτης νόμου
Hebrew (Masoretic text): לֹא תִּרְצָח לֹא תִּנְאָף
Septuagint (Exodus 20:15 in the Septuagint numbering): Οὐ φονεύσεις.
In the Septuagint verse that most resembles it, no two consecutive words match the Greek of the NT. The transcription has reading errors, so a match may not show.
Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0
Quotation · Deuteronomy 5:17-18
Go to Deuteronomy 5:17-18The two commandments are also in Deuteronomy 5:17-18.
Formula: ὁ γὰρ εἰπών “for the one who said” (James 2:11)
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Greek of the New Testament: ὁ γὰρ εἰπών Μὴ μοιχεύσῃς εἶπεν καί Μὴ φονεύσῃς εἰ δὲ οὐ μοιχεύεις φονεύεις δέ γέγονας παραβάτης νόμου
Hebrew (Masoretic text): לֹא תִּרְצָח וְלֹא תִּנְאָף
Septuagint (Deuteronomy 5:17 in the Septuagint numbering): Οὐ μοιχεύσεις.
In the Septuagint verse that most resembles it, no two consecutive words match the Greek of the NT. The transcription has reading errors, so a match may not show.
Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0