Heidelberg Catechism
Question 106. Does this Commandment speak only of killing?
Answer. No, but in forbidding murder God teaches us that He abhors its very root, namely, envy,[1] hatred,[2] anger,[3] and desire of revenge; and that in His sight all these are hidden murder.[4]
[1] Rom 1:28-32;
[2] 1 Jn 2:9-11;
[3] Gal 5:19-21; Jas 2:13;
[4] 1 Jn 3:15; Jas 1:19, 3:16
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