Week Sixty Six - January 17, 2015 Steve's Bible Study
"You shall not steal" (The Eighth Commandment)
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[Exodus 20:15; 21:16; 22:4-9; Malachi 3:8-10; Luke 23:39-43; Acts 5:1-11; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11]

 
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You Shall NOT Steal
Steal

(Hebrew - "ganab" - to take away secretly or deceptive)
(Greek - "klepto" - to commit a theft, to take away by:
Stealth - cautious, secret action or movement, because it would not be approved of
- any dishonest acquiring of another's goods or assets greatly disturbs the right to ownership of private property, which is an important principle for societal stability

Kept back

- steal, embezzle, withdraw covertly to one's own use

Q: What is the difference between "stealing" + "coveting"?