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Laws about Theft

22 ‘When a man steals an ox or a sheep and butchers it or sells it, he must repay(A) five cattle for the ox or four sheep for the sheep.

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The commandments, Do not commit adultery; do not murder; do not steal;[a] do not covet;[b](A) and any other commandment, are summed up by this commandment: Love your neighbour as yourself.[c](B)

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Footnotes

  1. 13:9 Other mss add do not bear false witness
  2. 13:9 Ex 20:13–17; Dt 5:17–21
  3. 13:9 Lv 19:18

28 Let the thief no longer steal. Instead, he is to do honest work with his own hands, so that he has something to share(A) with anyone in need.

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