What is the sixth commandment?

Answer 1

The translation of the sixth commandment from the original Hebrew is: "You shall not murder." in Judaism.

(In Christianity it is "You shall not commit adultery.")

It is found in Exodus 20:13 as well as Deuteronomy 5:17.

Catholic Answer:

The sixth commandment is "Thou shalt not commit adultery. The word for 'six' in Latin is 'sex'. Have you ever wondered about the origin of the word 'sex'? Now you know.

Scriptural Answer:

If you are asking what is the 6th Commandment, then it must be said that there are 2 ways of counting here: the Catholics combine the 1st and 2nd into one and expand the 10th into 2 separate commands; the Protestants and most Evangelicals maintain what is in the Scripture (see below).

Deuteronomy 5:6-19New International Version (NIV)

6 "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.

7 "You shall have no other gods before[a] me. 1st Commandment

8 "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. 9 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, 10 but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments. 2nd Commandment

11 "You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name. 3rd Commandment

12 "Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the LORD your God has commanded you. 13 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 14 but the seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your ox, your donkey or any of your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns, so that your male and female servants may rest, as you do. 15 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the LORD your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore the LORD your God has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day. 4th Commandment

16 "Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and that it may go well with you in the land the LORD your God is giving you. 5th Commandment

17 "You shall not murder. 6th Commandment

18 "You shall not commit adultery. 7th Commandment

19 "You shall not steal. 8th Commandment

20 "You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. 9th Commandment

21 "You shall not covet your neighbor's wife. You shall not set your desire on your neighbor's house or land, his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor." 10th Commandment

Using the Scripture above, the 6th is the commandment against murder - specifically premeditated murder. Other forms of homicide are covered in chapters 19-21. The basis of respect for life lay in God's act of creating humans in His image (Genesis 9:6). Lastly, in Biblical Numerology, the number six represents Man and murder is perhaps the worst thing a human can do to another human.

Answer 2

The 6th commandment of the 10 is "You shall not commit adultery."

Answer 3

"You must not commit adultery"