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The Fifth Commandment

Martin Luther · The Small Catechism · 6 of 16

The Fifth Commandment

You must not kill. (Exodus 20:13)

What does this mean?

We must fear and love God, so that we will neither harm nor hurt our neighbor's body, but help him and care for him when he is ill.

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The Fifth Commandment

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