Ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
Christ expounds the old Law, not a new one; He enforces the ancient duties but strips away the Pharisees' gross corruptions. Murder is forbidden not only in the act but in rash anger and contemptuous speech against our neighbor.
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Christ is not correcting or elevating the Law; the Pharisees have corrupted it with twisted expositions, turning it to profane uses. He restores its true meaning. The Law itself demands perfect love of God and neighbor, it reaches the goal of righteousness by itself; nothing is lacking.
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Jesus attacks not Moses' Law but the false interpretations the scribes and Pharisees had made the common opinion. The sixth commandment is spiritual: it reaches the thoughts and feelings, not merely the external act of taking a life.
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