New Convenant 10 Commandments

Are the 10 commandments outlined in Exodus 20, also reiterated in different passages in the new testament?

Yes, several of the Ten Commandments outlined in Exodus 20 are reiterated or referenced in different passages in the New Testament. Here are some examples:

1. You shall have no other gods before me.

   • Reiterated in Mark 12:29-30: “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’”

2. You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.

   • Referenced in 1 Corinthians 10:14: “Therefore, my dear friends, flee from idolatry.”

3. You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God.

   • Jesus emphasizes the importance of honoring God’s name in Matthew 6:9: “This, then, is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name…’”

4. Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.

   • While not explicitly reiterated in the New Testament, Jesus affirms the principle of the Sabbath and its purpose in Mark 2:27-28: “Then he said to them, ‘The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.'”

5. Honor your father and your mother.

   • Referenced in Ephesians 6:1-3: “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. ‘Honor your father and mother’—which is the first commandment with a promise—’so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.'”

6. You shall not murder.

   • Reiterated in Matthew 5:21: “You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You shall not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.'”

7. You shall not commit adultery.

   • Jesus reinforces this commandment in Matthew 5:27-28: “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.”

8. You shall not steal.

   • Mentioned in Ephesians 4:28: “Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with their own hands, that they may have something to share with those in need.”

9. You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

   • Emphasized in Ephesians 4:25: “Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body.”

10. You shall not covet.

    • Referenced in Romans 7:7: “What shall we say, then? Is the law sinful? Certainly not! Nevertheless, I would not have known what sin was had it not been for the law. For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, ‘You shall not covet.'”

While not every commandment is explicitly restated, the principles behind them are often affirmed or expanded upon in the teachings of Jesus and the apostles in the New Testament.

The point is these form the foundation of all of God’s law.