Exodus 20 in the early church
788 passages quote, allude to, or echo Exodus 20, grouped by verse; passages on the same verse are in date order. Verse text from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
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Exodus 20:1
And God spoke all these words:
Exodus 20:2
“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
Exodus 20:3
You shall have no other gods before Me.
Exodus 20:4
You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath.
Exodus 20:5
You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exod 20:5 | Acts of Paul and Thecla 17 · Anonymous | echo, medium confidence | ca. 150–200 |
| Exod 20:5 | To Autolycus 3.9 · Theophilus of Antioch | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–185 |
| Exod 20:5 | The Instructor 1.8.71 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Exod 20:5 | Against Heresies 1.29.4 · Irenaeus of Lyons | allusion, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Exod 20:5 | Against Heresies 4.40.1 · Irenaeus of Lyons | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Exod 20:5 | Excerpts from Theodotus 28.1 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 200 |
| Exod 20:5 | Antidote for the Scorpion's Sting 5 · Tertullian | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 211–213 |
| Exod 20:5 | Against Marcion 2.15 · Tertullian | allusion, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Exod 20:5 | Against Marcion 2.22 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Exod 20:5 | Against Marcion 2.29 · Tertullian | allusion, medium confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Exod 20:5 | Against Marcion 4.15 · Tertullian | allusion, medium confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Exod 20:5 | Against Marcion 4.27 · Tertullian | allusion, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Exod 20:5 | On the Veiling of Virgins 14 · Tertullian | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 208–213 |
| Exod 20:5 | On Monogamy 7 · Tertullian | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 210–217 |
| Exod 20:5 | On Modesty 2 · Tertullian | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 210–220 |
| Exod 20:5 | On First Principles 2.5.2 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 220–230 (Rufinus's translation 398) |
| Exod 20:5 | On First Principles 4.2.1 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220–230 (Rufinus's translation 398) |
| Exod 20:5 | Eclogae on Exodus-Judges, column 289 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Exod 20:5 | Eclogae on Exodus-Judges, column 291 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Exod 20:5 | Commentary on John 10.221 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Exod 20:5 | Exhortation to Martyrdom 6 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | 235 |
| Exod 20:5 | Exhortation to Martyrdom 9 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | 235 |
| Exod 20:5 | Homilies on Exodus 8.2 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Exod 20:5 | Homilies on Exodus 8.4 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Exod 20:5 | Homilies on Exodus 8.5 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Exod 20:5 | Homilies on Exodus 8.6 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Exod 20:5 | Homilies on Numbers 9.8 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Exod 20:5 | Homilies on Psalms 36-38 1.1 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Exod 20:5 | Instructions 1.2 · Commodian | allusion, medium confidence | 3rd century (disputed) |
| Exod 20:5 | Against Celsus 8.40 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| Exod 20:5 | Church History 7.10.8 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 300–325 |
| Exod 20:5 | Homilies 2.43 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | 4th century (reworking earlier material) |
| Exod 20:5 | Preparation for the Gospel 12.31.2 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, low confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Exod 20:5 | Preparation for the Gospel 12.39.1 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Exod 20:5 | Demonstration of the Gospel 5.16.1 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Exod 20:5 | On Ecclesiastical Theology 2.19.11 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 337–339 |
| Exod 20:5 | Life of Constantine 3.56.1 · Eusebius of Caesarea | echo, low confidence | ca. 337–339 |
| Exod 20:5 | Against Parmenian the Donatist 7.1 · Optatus of Milevis | allusion, high confidence | ca. 366–385 |
| Exod 20:5 | Question 14, section 1 · Ambrosiaster | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–384 |
| Exod 20:5 | Question 14, section 2 · Ambrosiaster | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–384 |
| Exod 20:5 | Question 14, section 5 · Ambrosiaster | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–384 |
| Exod 20:5 | Letter 22.24 · Jerome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Exod 20:5 | Letter 39.2 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Exod 20:5 | Letter 130.8 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Exod 20:5 | Letter 147.3 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Exod 20:5 | On Tobit 29 · Ambrose | allusion, low confidence | ca. 380-390 |
| Exod 20:5 | Homilies on Matthew 74.1 · John Chrysostom | quotation, high confidence | ca. 390 |
| Exod 20:5 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 48.26.2 · Ambrose | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Exod 20:5 | Against Adimantus, a Disciple of Mani 7 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 394 |
| Exod 20:5 | Against Adimantus, a Disciple of Mani 11 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 394 |
| Exod 20:5 | On the Faith against the Manichaeans 37 · Evodius of Uzalis | quotation, high confidence | ca. 400-424 |
| Exod 20:5 | Against Faustus the Manichaean 22.4 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 398–400 |
| Exod 20:5 | Against Faustus the Manichaean 22.18 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 398–400 |
| Exod 20:5 | On the Trinity 1.1 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 399–419 |
| Exod 20:5 | On Baptism, against the Donatists 3.25 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 400–401 |
| Exod 20:5 | On Faith and Works 17 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 413 |
| Exod 20:5 | On Marriage and Concupiscence 2.50 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 419–421 |
| Exod 20:5 | Enchiridion (Handbook on Faith, Hope, and Love) 46 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 421–423 |
| Exod 20:5 | Enchiridion (Handbook on Faith, Hope, and Love) 47 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 421–423 |
Exodus 20:6
but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exod 20:6 | The Instructor 1.8.71 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Exod 20:6 | Excerpts from Theodotus 28.1 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 200 |
| Exod 20:6 | Eclogae on Exodus-Judges, column 289 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Exod 20:6 | Homilies on Exodus 8.2 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Exod 20:6 | Homilies on Exodus 8.6 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Exod 20:6 | Homilies on Numbers 9.8 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Exod 20:6 | Question 14, section 4 · Ambrosiaster | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–384 |
| Exod 20:6 | Apostolic Constitutions 8.39.3 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Exod 20:6–26 | Exodus, lines 764–788 · Cyprianus Gallus | allusion, high confidence | early 5th cent. |
Exodus 20:7
You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.
Exodus 20:8
Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
Exodus 20:9
Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exod 20:9 | Against Marcion 2.21 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Exod 20:9–11 | Demonstration 13.1 · Aphrahat | quotation, high confidence | 337-345 |
| Exod 20:9 | Letter 149.4 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Exod 20:9–10 | Tractates 11 · Gaudentius of Brescia | quotation, high confidence | ca. 397-410 |
Exodus 20:10
but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant or livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exod 20:10 | Against Marcion 2.21 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Exod 20:10 | Against Marcion 4.12 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Exod 20:10 | Prophetic Extracts 1.10 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |
| Exod 20:10 | Letter 149.4 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Exod 20:10 | Homilies on Matthew 39.4 · John Chrysostom | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 390 |
| Exod 20:10 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 37.2.2 · Ambrose | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 387-397 |
Exodus 20:11
For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exod 20:11 | To Diognetus 3.4 · Anonymous | echo, medium confidence | ca. 150–200 (disputed) |
| Exod 20:11 | Against Heresies 1 pref. 1 · Irenaeus of Lyons | echo, medium confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Exod 20:11 | Against Heresies 2.1.1 · Irenaeus of Lyons | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Exod 20:11 | Against Heresies 2.30.1 · Irenaeus of Lyons | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Exod 20:11 | Against Heresies 2.30.9 · Irenaeus of Lyons | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Exod 20:11 | 2 · Anonymous | echo, low confidence | ca. 180–185 |
| Exod 20:11 | Miscellanies 5.14.113 · Clement of Alexandria | echo, low confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Exod 20:11 | Miscellanies 6.16.137 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Exod 20:11 | Refutation of All Heresies 6.14.1 · Hippolytus of Rome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 222–235 |
| Exod 20:11 | Acts of Cyprian (Proconsular Acts) 1 · Anonymous | quotation, medium confidence | 258 |
| Exod 20:11 | Acts of Fructuosus, Augurius and Eulogius 2 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | 259 (21 January) |
| Exod 20:11 | Symposium 8.11 · Methodius of Olympus | quotation, high confidence | late 3rd century |
| Exod 20:11 | Homilies 3.2 · Anonymous | echo, low confidence | 4th century (reworking earlier material) |
| Exod 20:11 | Homilies 16.5 · Anonymous | echo, medium confidence | 4th century (reworking earlier material) |
| Exod 20:11 | Prophetic Extracts 1.10 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |
| Exod 20:11 | Acts of Crispina 1 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | 304 (5 December) |
| Exod 20:11 | Preparation for the Gospel 13.12.12 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Exod 20:11 | Demonstration 13.10 · Aphrahat | allusion, medium confidence | 337-345 |
| Exod 20:11 | Question 106, section 18 · Ambrosiaster | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–384 |
| Exod 20:11 | Letter 149.4 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Exod 20:11 | Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 31.9.2 · Epiphanius of Salamis | echo, medium confidence | 374-377 |
| Exod 20:11 | Against Faustus the Manichaean 16.6 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 398–400 |
| Exod 20:11 | Questions and Answers to the Orthodox 69–70 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | 5th century (disputed) |
Exodus 20:12
Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
Exodus 20:13
You shall not murder.
Exodus 20:14
You shall not commit adultery.
Exodus 20:15
You shall not steal.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exod 20:15 | Didache 2.2 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | ca. 50–150 (often ca. 100) |
| Exod 20:15 | To Autolycus 2.35 · Theophilus of Antioch | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–185 |
| Exod 20:15 | To Autolycus 3.9 · Theophilus of Antioch | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–185 |
| Exod 20:15 | On the Resurrection of the Dead 23 · Athenagoras | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 177–180 (if by Athenagoras) |
| Exod 20:15 | The Instructor 3.12.89 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Exod 20:15 | Exhortation to the Greeks 10.108 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Exod 20:15 | Miscellanies 2.7.32 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Exod 20:15 | Miscellanies 6.16.147 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Exod 20:15 | Against Marcion 2.17 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Exod 20:15 | Against Marcion 4.16 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Exod 20:15 | Fragments on Luke, column 353 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Exod 20:15 | Fragment on 1 Corinthians (Jenkins § 39, part 1) · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 226-254 |
| Exod 20:15 | Homilies on Ezekiel 7.10 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Jerome's translation in the 380s) |
| Exod 20:15 | Homilies on Numbers 11.1 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Exod 20:15 | Commentary on Romans 2.9 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Exod 20:15 | Commentary on Romans 9.31 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Exod 20:15 | Apostolic Church Order 6 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | ca. 300 |
| Exod 20:15 | Homilies 10.6 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | 4th century (reworking earlier material) |
| Exod 20:15 | Homilies 11.5 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | 4th century (reworking earlier material) |
| Exod 20:15 | Apology for Origen 6.1 · Pamphilus of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 308–310 (Rufinus's Latin about 397) |
| Exod 20:15 | Epitome of the Divine Institutes 59.2 · Lactantius | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 314–320 |
| Exod 20:15 | Letter 286 · Basil of Caesarea | echo, low confidence | ca. 357–378 |
| Exod 20:15 | Apostolic Constitutions 7.2.9 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Exod 20:15 | Homilies on Matthew 17.4 · John Chrysostom | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 390 |
| Exod 20:15 | Sermon 8.7 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Exod 20:15 | Sermon 74.3 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Exod 20:15 | Sermon 85.1 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Exod 20:15 | Sermon 248.4 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Exod 20:15 | Sermon 249.2 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Exod 20:15 | Sermon 250.3 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Exod 20:15 | On Lying 20 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 395 |
| Exod 20:15 | Confessions 2.9 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 397–401 |
| Exod 20:15 | Against Faustus the Manichaean 15.7 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 398–400 |
| Exod 20:15 | Tractates on the Gospel of John 3.19 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 406–420 |
| Exod 20:15 | Tractates on the Gospel of John 18.11 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 406–420 |
| Exod 20:15 | Tractates on the Gospel of John 45.2 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 406–420 |
| Exod 20:15 | City of God 18.41 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
| Exod 20:15 | Commonitorium 1.211–240 · Orientius of Auch | echo, low confidence | ca. 420-450 |
| Exod 20:15 | The Conferences 8.23 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
| Exod 20:15 | Part 1, chapter 36 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 445-450 |
Exodus 20:16
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exod 20:16 | Didache 2.3 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | ca. 50–150 (often ca. 100) |
| Exod 20:16 | Apology 15 · Aristides of Athens | allusion, high confidence | ca. 125–145 |
| Exod 20:16 | To Autolycus 2.35 · Theophilus of Antioch | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–185 |
| Exod 20:16 | To Autolycus 3.9 · Theophilus of Antioch | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–185 |
| Exod 20:16 | The Instructor 3.12.89 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Exod 20:16 | Exhortation to the Greeks 10.108 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Exod 20:16 | Miscellanies 2.7.32 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Exod 20:16 | Against Marcion 2.17 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Exod 20:16 | Against Marcion 4.16 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Exod 20:16 | Fragments on Luke, column 353 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Exod 20:16 | Commentary on Matthew, Latin Series 1.144 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–249 (Latin translation, 4th–5th century) |
| Exod 20:16 | Commentary on Romans 2.9 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Exod 20:16 | Commentary on Romans 9.31 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Exod 20:16 | Apology for Origen 6.1 · Pamphilus of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 308–310 (Rufinus's Latin about 397) |
| Exod 20:16 | Epitome of the Divine Institutes 59.7 · Lactantius | allusion, high confidence | ca. 314–320 |
| Exod 20:16 | Demonstration 9.10 · Aphrahat | allusion, medium confidence | 337-345 |
| Exod 20:16 | Apostolic Constitutions 7.3.5 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Exod 20:16 | Homilies on Matthew 17.4 · John Chrysostom | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 390 |
| Exod 20:16 | Sermon 8.8 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Exod 20:16 | Sermon 74.3 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Exod 20:16 | Sermon 75.5 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Exod 20:16 | Sermon 107.9 · Augustine of Hippo | echo, medium confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Exod 20:16 | Sermon 248.4 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Exod 20:16 | Sermon 249.2 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Exod 20:16 | Sermon 250.3 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Exod 20:16 | Sermon 251.7 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Exod 20:16 | On Lying 6 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 395 |
| Exod 20:16 | On Lying 20 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 395 |
| Exod 20:16 | On Lying 23 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 395 |
| Exod 20:16 | On Lying 36 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 395 |
| Exod 20:16 | Against Faustus the Manichaean 15.7 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 398–400 |
| Exod 20:16 | Tractates on the Gospel of John 3.19 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 406–420 |
| Exod 20:16 | Tractates on the Gospel of John 45.2 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 406–420 |
| Exod 20:16 | Tractates on the Gospel of John 49.12 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 406–420 |
| Exod 20:16 | City of God 1.20 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
| Exod 20:16 | The Conferences 8.23 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
| Exod 20:16 | Part 1, chapter 36 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 445-450 |
Exodus 20:17
You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, or his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
Exodus 20:18
When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sounding of the ram’s horn, and the mountain enveloped in smoke, they trembled and stood at a distance.
Exodus 20:19
“Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exod 20:19 | Dialogue with Trypho 67.9 · Justin Martyr | allusion, high confidence | ca. 155–160 |
| Exod 20:19 | Demonstration of the Gospel 9.11.7 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Exod 20:19 | Catechetical Lecture 12.13 · Cyril of Jerusalem | quotation, high confidence | ca. 350 |
| Exod 20:19 | Oration 45.13 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Exod 20:19 | On the Holy Spirit 14.33 · Basil of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 374–375 |
| Exod 20:19 | Sermon 155.6 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
Exodus 20:20
“Do not be afraid,” Moses replied. “For God has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be before you, to keep you from sinning.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exod 20:20 | The Instructor 1.8.67 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
Exodus 20:21
And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
Exodus 20:22
Then the LORD said to Moses, “This is what you are to tell the Israelites: ‘You have seen for yourselves that I have spoken to you from heaven.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exod 20:22 | Antidote for the Scorpion's Sting 2 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 211–213 |
| Exod 20:22 | Fragments on Luke, column 361 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Exod 20:22 | Commentary on Matthew 15.33 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 246–248 |
Exodus 20:23
You are not to make any gods alongside Me; you are not to make for yourselves gods of silver or gold.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exod 20:23 | To Quirinus 3.59 · Cyprian of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248–250 (book 3 perhaps later) |
Exodus 20:24
You are to make for Me an altar of earth, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats and cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exod 20:24 | Didascalia 6.16 (Latin) · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | first half of the third century |
| Exod 20:24 | Prophetic Extracts 1.10 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |
| Exod 20:24–25 | Apostolic Constitutions 6.20.2 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
Exodus 20:25
Now if you make an altar of stones for Me, you must not build it with stones shaped by tools; for if you use a chisel on it, you will defile it.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exod 20:25 | Didascalia 6.16 (Latin) · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | first half of the third century |
| Exod 20:25 | Eclogae on Exodus-Judges, column 811 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Exod 20:25 | Homilies on Joshua 9.1 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Exod 20:25 | Preparation for the Gospel 9.4.3 · Eusebius of Caesarea | echo, medium confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Exod 20:25 | Oration 18.10 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Exod 20:25 | Oration 26.16 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Exod 20:25 | Altercatio, chapter 2, speech 36 · Evagrius of Gaul | quotation, high confidence | ca. 400 |
Exodus 20:26
And you must not go up to My altar on steps, lest your nakedness be exposed on it.’
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exod 20:26 | Homilies on Leviticus 9.2 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Exod 20:26 | Letter 64.10 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |