The Catholic and Protestant versions of the 10 Commandments differ.
Catholic
It seems blatantly devious to hide the "no graven images" command in the first and then expand the 10th to become two commandments of no coveting.
So when did this begin? How did the ancient church divide the commandments?
Catholic
- I am the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not have strange gods before me.
- Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.
- Remember thou keep the Sabbath Day.
- Honor thy father and thy mother.
- Thou shalt not kill.
- Thou shalt not commit adultery.
- Thou shalt not steal.
- Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
- Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife.
- Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's goods.
It seems blatantly devious to hide the "no graven images" command in the first and then expand the 10th to become two commandments of no coveting.
So when did this begin? How did the ancient church divide the commandments?