For:γάρYou shall notΟὐcommit adultery,μοιχεύσειςyou shall notΟὐmurder,φονεύσειςyou shall notΟὐsteal,κλέψειςyou shall notΟὐκcovet;ἐπιθυμήσειςandκαὶifεἴthere isanyτιςotherἑτέραcommandment,ἐντολήit is summed upἀνακεφαλαιοῦταιinἐνthisτῷ τούτῳword,λόγῳnamely:ἐν τῷYou shall loveἈγαπήσειςyour neighborτὸν πλησίον σουasὡςyourself.σεαυτόν
Quotation · Exodus 20:13-17
Go to Exodus 20:13-17Paul quotes four commandments, adultery first, and sums them up in Leviticus 19:18.
See the original texts
Greek of the New Testament: τὸ γάρ Οὐ μοιχεύσεις Οὐ φονεύσεις Οὐ κλέψεις Οὐκ ἐπιθυμήσεις καὶ εἴ τις ἑτέρα ἐντολή ἐν τῷ λόγῳ τούτῳ ἀνακεφαλαιοῦται ἐν τῷ Ἀγαπήσεις τὸν πλησίον σου ὡς σεαυτόν
Hebrew (Masoretic text): לֹא תִּרְצָח לֹא תִּנְאָף לֹא תִּגְנֹב לֹא תַעֲנֶה בְרֵעֲךָ עֵד שָׁקֶר לֹא תַחְמֹד בֵּית רֵעֶךָ לֹא תַחְמֹד אֵשֶׁת רֵעֶךָ וְעַבְדּוֹ וַאֲמָתוֹ וְשׁוֹרוֹ וַחֲמֹרוֹ וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר לְרֵעֶךָ
Septuagint (Exodus 20:17 in the Septuagint numbering): Oὐκ ἔπι· θυμήσεις τὴν γυναῖκα τοῦ πλησίον σου· οὐκ ἐπιθυμήσεις τὴν οἰκίαν τοῦ πλησίον σου οὔτε τὸν ἀγρὸν αὐτοῦ, οὔτε τὸν παῖδα αὐτοῦ ούτε τὴν παιδίσκην αὐτοῦ, οὔτε τοῦ βοὸς αὐτοῦ οὔτε τοῦ ὑποζυγίου αὐτοῦ οὔτε παντὸς κτήνους αὐτοῦ, οὔτε ὅσα τῷ πλησίον σού ἐστιν.
In the Septuagint verse that most resembles it, at most 2 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 · Leviticus 19:18
Go to Leviticus 19:18Paul sums up the commandments in the second half of Leviticus 19:18.
Formula: ἐν τῷ λόγῳ τούτῳ ἀνακεφαλαιοῦται ἐν τῷ “it is summed up in this word” (Romans 13:9)
See the original texts
Greek of the New Testament: τὸ γάρ Οὐ μοιχεύσεις Οὐ φονεύσεις Οὐ κλέψεις Οὐκ ἐπιθυμήσεις καὶ εἴ τις ἑτέρα ἐντολή ἐν τῷ λόγῳ τούτῳ ἀνακεφαλαιοῦται ἐν τῷ Ἀγαπήσεις τὸν πλησίον σου ὡς σεαυτόν
Hebrew (Masoretic text): לֹא תִקֹּם וְלֹא תִטֹּר אֶת בְּנֵי עַמֶּךָ וְאָהַבְתָּ לְרֵעֲךָ כָּמוֹךָ אֲנִי יְהוָה
Septuagint (Leviticus 19:18 in the Septuagint numbering): καὶ οὐκ ἐκδικᾶταί σου ἡ χείρ, καὶ οὐ μηνιεῖς τοῖς υἱοῖς τοῦ λαοῦ σου, καὶ ἀγαπήσεις τὸν πλησίον σου ὡς σεαυτόν· ἐγώ εἰμι κύριος.
The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 6 consecutive words: “Ἀγαπήσεις τὸν πλησίον σου ὡς σεαυτόν.”
Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0
Quotation · Deuteronomy 5:17-21
Go to Deuteronomy 5:17-21The commandments are also in Deuteronomy 5:17-21; Paul quotes four, adultery first.
Formula: ἐν τῷ λόγῳ τούτῳ ἀνακεφαλαιοῦται ἐν τῷ “it is summed up in this word” (Romans 13:9)
See the original texts
Greek of the New Testament: τὸ γάρ Οὐ μοιχεύσεις Οὐ φονεύσεις Οὐ κλέψεις Οὐκ ἐπιθυμήσεις καὶ εἴ τις ἑτέρα ἐντολή ἐν τῷ λόγῳ τούτῳ ἀνακεφαλαιοῦται ἐν τῷ Ἀγαπήσεις τὸν πλησίον σου ὡς σεαυτόν
Hebrew (Masoretic text): לֹא תִּרְצָח וְלֹא תִּנְאָף וְלֹא תִּגְנֹב וְלֹא תַעֲנֶה בְרֵעֲךָ עֵד שָׁוְא וְלֹא תַחְמֹד אֵשֶׁת רֵעֶךָ וְלֹא תִתְאַוֶּה בֵּית רֵעֶךָ שָׂדֵהוּ וְעַבְדּוֹ וַאֲמָתוֹ שׁוֹרוֹ וַחֲמֹרוֹ וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר לְרֵעֶךָ
Septuagint (Deuteronomy 5:21 in the Septuagint numbering): Οὐκ ἐπιθυμήσεις τὴν γυναῖκα τοῦ πλησίον σου· οὐκ ἐπιθυμήσεις τὴν οἰκίαν τοῦ πλησίον σου οὔτε τὸν ἀγρόν αὐτοῦ οὔτε τὸν παῖδα αὐτοῦ οὔτε τὴν παιδίσκην αὐτοῦ, οὔτε τοῦ βοὸς αὐτοῦ οὔτε τοῦ ὑποζυγίου αὐτοῦ οὔτε παντὸς κτήνους αὐτοῦ, οὔτε ὅσα τῷ πλησίον σού ἐστιν.
In the Septuagint verse that most resembles it, at most 2 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