Deuteronomy 5
Commentary from 8 fathers
And Moses called all Israel, and said to them, Hear, Israel, the ordinances and judgments, all that I speak in your ears this day, and ye shall learn them, and observe to do them.
ΚΑΙ ἐκάλεσε Μωυσῆς πάντα ᾿Ισραήλ, καὶ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτούς· ἄκουε, ᾿Ισραήλ, τὰ δικαιώματα καὶ τὰ κρίματα, ὅσα ἐγὼ λαλῶ ἐν τοῖς ὠσὶν ὑμῶν ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ταύτῃ, καὶ μαθήσεσθε αὐτὰ καὶ φυλάξεσθε ποιεῖν αὐτά.
И҆ призва̀ мѡѷсе́й всего̀ і҆и҃лѧ и҆ речѐ къ ни̑мъ: слы́ши, і҆и҃лю, ѡ҆правда̑нїѧ и҆ сꙋды̀, є҆ли̑ка а҆́зъ глаго́лю во ᲂу҆́шы ва́ши во дне́шнїй де́нь, и҆ наꙋчи́тесѧ и҆́хъ, и҆ сохрани́те твори́ти ѧ҆̀.
The Lord your God made a covenant with you in Choreb.
Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ὑμῶν διέθετο πρὸς ὑμᾶς διαθήκην ἐν Χωρήβ·
Гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ ва́шъ завѣща̀ ва́мъ завѣ́тъ въ хѡри́вѣ:
The Lord spoke to you face to face in the mountain out of the midst of the fire.
πρόσωπον κατὰ πρόσωπον ἐλάλησε Κύριος πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐν τῷ ὄρει ἐκ μέσου τοῦ πυρός,
Лице́мъ къ лицꙋ̀ гл҃а гдⷭ҇ь къ ва́мъ на горѣ̀ и҆з̾ среды̀ ѻ҆гнѧ̀,
And I stood between the Lord and you at that time to report to you the words of the Lord, (because ye were afraid before the fire, and ye went not up to the mountain,) saying,
κἀγὼ εἱστήκειν ἀνὰ μέσον Κυρίου καὶ ὑμῶν ἐν τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ ἀναγγεῖλαι ὑμῖν τὰ ῥήματα Κυρίου, ὅτι ἐφοβήθητε ἀπὸ προσώπου τοῦ πυρὸς καὶ οὐκ ἀνέβητε εἰς τὸ ὄρος, λέγων·
и҆ а҆́зъ стоѧ́хъ междꙋ̀ гдⷭ҇емъ и҆ ва́ми во вре́мѧ ѻ҆́но возвѣсти́ти ва́мъ гл҃го́лы гдⷭ҇нѧ, ꙗ҆́кѡ ᲂу҆боѧ́стесѧ ѿ лица̀ ѻ҆гнѧ̀ и҆ не взыдо́сте на го́рꙋ, гл҃ѧ:
I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
ἐγώ εἰμι Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου ὁ ἐξαγαγών σε ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου, ἐξ οἴκου δουλείας.
а҆́зъ є҆́смь гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ тво́й, и҆зведы́й тѧ̀ и҆з̾ землѝ є҆гѵ́петскїѧ, ѿ до́мꙋ рабо́ты:
Thou shalt have no other gods before my face.
οὐκ ἔσονταί σοι θεοὶ ἕτεροι πρὸ προσώπου μου.
да не бꙋ́дꙋтъ тебѣ̀ бо́зи и҆́нїи пред̾ лице́мъ мои́мъ.
Thou shalt not make to thyself an image, nor likeness of any thing, whatever things [are] in the heaven above, and whatever [are] in the earth beneath, and whatever [are] in the waters under the earth.
οὐ ποιήσεις σεαυτῷ εἴδωλον οὐδὲ παντὸς ὁμοίωμα, ὅσα ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ ἄνω καὶ ὅσα ἐν τῇ γῇ κάτω καὶ ὅσα ἐν τοῖς ὕδασιν ὑποκάτω τῆς γῆς.
Да не сотвори́ши себѣ̀ кꙋмі́ра, ни всѧ́кагѡ подо́бїѧ, є҆ли̑ка на небесѝ горѣ̀, и҆ є҆ли̑ка на землѝ ни́зꙋ, и҆ є҆ли̑ка въ вода́хъ под̾ земле́ю,
Thou shalt not bow down to them, nor shalt thou serve them; for I am the Lord thy God, a jealous God, visiting the sins of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generation to them that hate me,
οὐ προσκυνήσεις αὐτοῖς οὐδὲ μὴ λατρεύσῃς αὐτοῖς, ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμι Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου, Θεὸς ζηλωτής, ἀποδιδοὺς ἁμαρτίας πατέρων ἐπὶ τέκνα ἐπὶ τρίτην καὶ τετάρτην γενεὰν τοῖς μισοῦσί με.
да не поклони́шисѧ и҆̀мъ, нижѐ послꙋ́жиши и҆̀мъ: ꙗ҆́кѡ а҆́зъ є҆́смь гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ тво́й, бг҃ъ ревни́въ, ѿдаѧ́й грѣхѝ ѻ҆тцє́въ на ча̑да до тре́тїѧгѡ и҆ четве́ртагѡ ро́да ненави́дѧщымъ менѐ,
and doing mercifully to thousands of them that love me, and that keep my commandments.
καὶ ποιῶν ἔλεος εἰς χιλιάδας τοῖς ἀγαπῶσί με καὶ τοῖς φυλάσσουσι τὰ προστάγματά μου.
и҆ творѧ́й млⷭ҇ть въ ты́сѧщахъ лю́бѧщымъ менѐ и҆ хранѧ́щымъ повелѣ̑нїѧ моѧ̑.
Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain, for the Lord thy God will certainly not acquit him that takes his name in vain.
οὐ λήψῃ τὸ ὄνομα Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ σου ἐπὶ ματαίῳ· οὐ γὰρ μὴ καθαρίσῃ Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου τὸν λαμβάνοντα τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ ματαίῳ.
Да не прїи́меши и҆́мене гдⷭ҇а бг҃а твоегѡ̀ всꙋ́е: не ѡ҆чи́ститъ бо гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ тво́й прїе́млющаго и҆́мѧ є҆гѡ̀ всꙋ́е.
Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the Lord thy God commanded thee.
φύλαξαι τὴν ἡμέραν τῶν σαββάτων ἁγιάζειν αὐτήν, ὃν τρόπον ἐνετείλατό σοι Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου.
Снабдѝ де́нь сꙋббѡ́тный свѧти́ти є҆го̀, ꙗ҆́коже заповѣ́да тебѣ̀ гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ тво́й:
Six days thou shalt work, and thou shalt do all thy works;
ἓξ ἡμέρας ἐργᾷ καὶ ποιήσεις πάντα τὰ ἔργα σου·
ше́сть дні́й дѣ́лай, и҆ да сотвори́ши всѧ̑ дѣла̀ твоѧ̑,
but on the seventh day [is] the sabbath of the Lord thy God: thou shalt do in it no work, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, thine ox, and thine ass, and all thy cattle, and the stranger that sojourns in the midst of thee; that thy man-servant may rest, and thy maid, and thine ox, as well as thou.
τῇ δὲ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ ἑβδόμῃ σάββατα Κυρίῳ τῷ Θεῷ σου, οὐ ποιήσεις ἐν αὐτῇ πᾶν ἔργον, σὺ καὶ ὁ υἱός σου καὶ ἡ θυγάτηρ σου, ὁ παῖς σου καὶ ἡ παιδίσκη σου, ὁ βοῦς σου καὶ τὸ ὑποζύγιόν σου καὶ πᾶν κτῆνός σου καὶ προσήλυτος ὁ παροικῶν ἐν σοί, ἵνα ἀναπαύσηται ὁ παῖς σου καὶ ἡ παιδίσκη σου καὶ τὸ ὑποζύγιόν σου, ὥσπερ καὶ σύ·
въ де́нь же седмы́й сꙋббѡ́та гдⷭ҇ꙋ бг҃ꙋ твоемꙋ̀: да не сотвори́ши во́нь всѧ́кагѡ дѣ́ла, ты̀ и҆ сы́нъ тво́й и҆ дще́рь твоѧ̀, ра́бъ тво́й и҆ раба̀ твоѧ̀, во́лъ тво́й и҆ ѻ҆се́лъ тво́й и҆ всѧ́къ ско́тъ тво́й, и҆ пришле́цъ ѡ҆бита́ѧй ᲂу҆ тебє̀, да почі́етъ ра́бъ тво́й и҆ раба̀ твоѧ̀, и҆ ѻ҆се́лъ тво́й, ꙗ҆́коже и҆ ты̀:
And thou shalt remember that thou wast a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord thy God brought thee out thence with a mighty hand, and a high arm: therefore the Lord appointed thee to keep the sabbath day and to sanctify it.
καὶ μνησθήσῃ ὅτι οἰκέτης ἦσθα ἐν γῇ Αἰγύπτῳ καὶ ἐξήγαγέ σε Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου ἐκεῖθεν ἐν χειρὶ κραταιᾷ καὶ ἐν βραχίονι ὑψηλῷ, διὰ τοῦτο συνέταξέ σοι Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου, ὥστε φυλάσσεσθαι τὴν ἡμέραν τῶν σαββάτων καὶ ἁγιάζειν αὐτήν.
и҆ да помѧне́ши, ꙗ҆́кѡ (и҆ ты̀) ра́бъ бы́лъ є҆сѝ въ землѝ є҆гѵ́петстѣй и҆ и҆зведе́ тѧ гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ тво́й ѿтꙋ́дꙋ рꙋко́ю крѣ́пкою и҆ мы́шцею высо́кою: сегѡ̀ ра́ди повелѣ̀ тебѣ̀ гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ тво́й, є҆́же храни́ти де́нь сꙋббѡ́тный и҆ свѧти́ти є҆го̀.
Honour thy father and thy mother, as the Lord thy God commanded thee; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest live long upon the land, which the Lord thy God gives thee.
τίμα τὸν πατέρα σου καὶ τὴν μητέρα σου, ὃν τρόπον ἐνετείλατό σοι Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου, ἵνα εὖ σοι γένηται καὶ ἵνα μακροχρόνιος γένῃ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ἧς Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου δίδωσί σοι.
Чтѝ ѻ҆тца̀ твоего̀ и҆ ма́терь твою̀, ꙗ҆́коже заповѣ́да тебѣ̀ гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ тво́й, да бла́го тѝ бꙋ́детъ и҆ да долголѣ́тенъ бꙋ́деши на землѝ, ю҆́же гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ тво́й дае́тъ тебѣ̀.
And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death: [Deuteronomy 5:16] But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free. And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother; Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.
Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. [Deuteronomy 5:16] But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. [Deuteronomy 5:16]
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
οὐ ψευδομαρτυρήσεις κατὰ τοῦ πλησίον σου μαρτυρίαν ψευδῆ.
Не послꙋ́шествꙋй на бли́жнѧго твоего̀ свидѣ́тельства ло́жна.
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife; thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, nor his field, nor his man-servant, nor his maid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any beast of his, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.
οὐκ ἐπιθυμήσεις τὴν γυναῖκα τοῦ πλησίον σου· οὐκ ἐπιθυμήσεις τὴν οἰκίαν τοῦ πλησίον σου οὔτε τὸν ἀγρὸν αὐτοῦ οὔτε τὸν παῖδα αὐτοῦ οὔτε τὴν παιδίσκην αὐτοῦ οὔτε τοῦ βοὸς αὐτοῦ οὔτε τοῦ ὑποζυγίου αὐτοῦ οὔτε παντὸς κτήνους αὐτοῦ οὔτε πάντα ὅσα τῷ πλησίον σού ἐστι.
Не пожела́й жены̀ бли́жнѧгѡ твоегѡ̀, не пожела́й до́мꙋ бли́жнѧгѡ твоегѡ̀, ни села̀ є҆гѡ̀, ни раба̀ є҆гѡ̀, ни рабы́ни є҆гѡ̀, ни вола̀ є҆гѡ̀, ни ѻ҆слѧ́те є҆гѡ̀, ни всѧ́кагѡ скота̀ є҆гѡ̀, нижѐ всѣ́хъ, є҆ли̑ка бли́жнѧгѡ твоегѡ̀ сꙋ́ть.
These words the Lord spoke to all the assembly of you in the mountain out of the midst of the fire-- [there was] darkness, blackness, storm, a loud voice-- and he added no more, and he wrote them on two tables of stone, and he gave them to me.
Ταῦτα τὰ ρήματα ἐλάλησε Κύριος πρὸς πᾶσαν συναγωγὴν ὑμῶν ἐν τῷ ὄρει ἐκ μέσου τοῦ πυρός, σκότος, γνόφος, θύελλα, φωνὴ μεγάλη, καὶ οὐ προσέθηκε· καὶ ἔγραψεν αὐτὰ ἐπὶ δύο πλάκας λιθίνας καὶ ἔδωκέ μοι.
Сїѧ̑ словеса̀ гл҃а гдⷭ҇ь ко всемꙋ̀ со́нмꙋ ва́шемꙋ на горѣ̀ и҆з̾ среды̀ ѻ҆гнѧ̀: тьма̀, мра́къ, бꙋ́рѧ, гла́съ вели́къ, и҆ не приложѝ: и҆ написа̀ ѧ҆̀ на двои́хъ скрижа́лехъ ка́менныхъ, и҆ дадѐ мнѣ̀.
There the finger of God worked upon tables of stone: here upon the hearts of men. So there the law was set outside men to be a terror to the unjust: here it was given within them to be their justification. “For this: you shall not commit adultery, you shall do no murder, you shall not covet, and if there be any other commandment”—written, as we know, upon those tables—“it is briefly comprehended,” said the apostle, “in this saying: you shall love your neighbor as yourself. Love works not a neighbor’s ill: and charity is the fullness of the law.” This law is not written on tables of stone but is shed abroad in our hearts through the Holy Spirit which is given to us. Therefore the law of God is charity. To it the mind of the flesh is not subject, neither indeed can be. But when, to put fear into the mind of the flesh, the works of charity are written upon tables, we have the law of works, the letter killing the transgression. When charity itself is shed abroad in the hearts of believers, we have the law of faith, the Spirit giving life to the lover.
On the Spirit and the Letter 17.29
And it came to pass when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the fire, for the mountain burned with fire, that ye came to me, even all the heads of your tribes, and your elders:
καὶ ἐγένετο ὡς ἠκούσατε τὴν φωνὴν ἐκ μέσου τοῦ πυρὸς καὶ τὸ ὄρος ἐκαίετο πυρί, καὶ προσήλθετε πρός με πάντες οἱ ἡγούμενοι τῶν φυλῶν ὑμῶν καὶ ἡ γερουσία ὑμῶν,
И҆ бы́сть ꙗ҆́кѡ ᲂу҆слы́шасте гла́съ и҆з̾ среды̀ ѻ҆гнѧ̀, и҆ гора̀ горѧ́ше ѻ҆гне́мъ, и҆ прїидо́сте ко мнѣ̀ всѝ нача̑льницы племе́нъ ва́шихъ и҆ старѣ̑йшины ва́ши,
and ye said, Behold, the Lord our God has shewn us his glory, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: this day we have seen that God shall speak to man, and he shall live.
καὶ ἐλέγετε· ἰδοὺ ἔδειξεν ἡμῖν Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν τὴν δόξαν αὐτοῦ, καὶ τὴν φωνὴν αὐτοῦ ἠκούσαμεν ἐκ μέσου τοῦ πυρός· ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ταύτῃ εἴδομεν ὅτι λαλήσει ὁ Θεὸς πρὸς ἄνθρωπον, καὶ ζήσεται.
и҆ рѣ́сте: сѐ, показа̀ на́мъ гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ на́шъ сла́вꙋ свою̀, и҆ гла́съ є҆гѡ̀ слы́шахомъ и҆з̾ среды̀ ѻ҆гнѧ̀: во дне́шнїй де́нь ви́дѣхомъ, ꙗ҆́кѡ возгл҃етъ бг҃ъ человѣ́кꙋ, и҆ жи́въ бꙋ́детъ:
And now let us not die, for this great fire will consume us, if we shall hear the voice of the Lord our God any more, and we shall die.
καὶ νῦν μὴ ἀποθάνωμεν, ὅτι ἐξαναλώσει ἡμᾶς τὸ πῦρ τὸ μέγα τοῦτο, ἐὰν προσθώμεθα ἡμεῖς ἀκοῦσαι τὴν φωνὴν Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν ἔτι, καὶ ἀποθανούμεθα·
и҆ нн҃ѣ да не и҆́змремъ, ꙗ҆́кѡ потреби́тъ на́съ ѻ҆́гнь вели́кїй се́й, а҆́ще приложи́мъ мы̀ слы́шати гла́съ гдⷭ҇а бг҃а на́шегѡ ктомꙋ̀, и҆ ᲂу҆́мремъ:
For what flesh [is there] which has heard the voice of the living God, speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we [have heard], and shall live?
τίς γὰρ σάρξ, ἥτις ἤκουσε φωνὴν Θεοῦ ζῶντος λαλοῦντος ἐκ μέσου τοῦ πυρός, ὡς ἡμεῖς, καὶ ζήσεται;
ка́ѧ бо пло́ть, ꙗ҆́же слы́ша гла́съ бг҃а жи́ва, гл҃юща и҆з̾ среды̀ ѻ҆гнѧ̀, ꙗ҆́коже мы̀, и҆ жива̀ бꙋ́детъ;
If to hear the voice of God speaking is a cause of death, how will the sight of God not cause death? And why wonder? Even Moses himself says, “I am greatly terrified and trembling.” What then? Would you that he who came for our salvation become a minister of destruction because men could not bear him? Or rather that he should temper his grace to our measure?
Catechetical Lecture 12.13-14
Do thou draw near, and hear all that the Lord our God shall say, and thou shalt speak to us all things whatsoever the Lord our God shall speak to thee, and we will hear, and do.
πρόσελθε σὺ καὶ ἄκουσον πάντα, ὅσα ἂν εἴπῃ Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, καὶ σὺ λαλήσεις πρὸς ἡμᾶς πάντα, ὅσα ἂν λαλήσῃ Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν πρὸς σέ, καὶ ἀκουσόμεθα καὶ ποιήσομεν.
пристꙋпѝ ты̀, и҆ послꙋ́шай всѧ̑, є҆ли̑ка къ тебѣ̀ рече́тъ гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ на́шъ, и҆ ты̀ рече́ши къ на́мъ всѧ̑, є҆ли̑ка рече́тъ гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ на́шъ къ тебѣ̀, и҆ ᲂу҆слы́шимъ, и҆ сотвори́мъ.
And the Lord heard the voice of your words as ye spoke to me; and the Lord said to me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people, even all things that they have said to thee. [They have] well [said] all that they have spoken.
καὶ ἤκουσε Κύριος τὴν φωνὴν τῶν λόγων ὑμῶν λαλούντων πρός με, καὶ εἶπε Κύριος πρός με· ἤκουσα τὴν φωνὴν τῶν λόγων τοῦ λαοῦ τούτου, ὅσα ἐλάλησαν πρός σε· ὀρθῶς πάντα, ὅσα ἐλάλησαν.
И҆ ᲂу҆слы́ша гдⷭ҇ь гла́съ слове́съ ва́шихъ, глаго́лющымъ ва́мъ ко мнѣ̀, и҆ речѐ гдⷭ҇ь ко мнѣ̀: слы́шахъ гла́съ слове́съ люді́й си́хъ, є҆ли̑ка глаго́лаша къ тебѣ̀: пра́вѡ всѧ̑, є҆ли̑ка глаго́лаша:
O that there were such a heart in them, that they should fear me and keep my commands always, that it might be well with them and with their sons for ever.
τίς δώσει εἶναι οὕτω τὴν καρδίαν αὐτῶν ἐν αὐτοῖς, ὥστε φοβεῖσθαί με καὶ φυλάσσεσθαι τὰς ἐντολάς μου πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας, ἵνα εὖ ᾖ αὐτοῖς καὶ τοῖς υἱοῖς αὐτῶν δι᾿ αἰῶνος;
кто̀ да́стъ є҆́же бы́ти та́кѡ се́рдцꙋ и҆́хъ въ ни́хъ, ꙗ҆́кѡ боѧ́тисѧ менє̀ и҆ храни́ти за́пѡвѣди моѧ̑ во всѧ̑ дни̑, да бла́го бꙋ́детъ и҆̀мъ и҆ сынѡ́мъ и҆́хъ во вѣ́ки;
Go, say to them, Return ye to your houses;
βάδισον, εἰπὸν αὐτοῖς· ἀποστράφητε ὑμεῖς εἰς τοὺς οἴκους ὑμῶν·
грѧдѝ, рцы̀ и҆̀мъ: возврати́тесѧ вы̀ въ до́мы своѧ̑:
but stand thou here with me, and I will tell thee all the commands, and the ordinances, and the judgments, which thou shalt teach them, and let them do so in the land which I give them for an inheritance.
σὺ δὲ αὐτοῦ στῆθι μετ᾿ ἐμοῦ, καὶ λαλήσω πρὸς σὲ τὰς ἐντολὰς καὶ τὰ δικαιώματα καὶ τὰ κρίματα, ὅσα διδάξεις αὐτούς, καί ποιείτωσαν οὕτως ἐν τῇ γῇ, ἣν ἐγὼ δίδωμι αὐτοῖς ἐν κλήρῳ.
ты́ же здѣ̀ ста́ни со мно́ю, и҆ возгл҃ю къ тебѣ̀ всѧ̑ за́пѡвѣди и҆ ѡ҆правда̑нїѧ и҆ сꙋды̀, є҆ли̑кимъ наꙋчи́ши и҆̀хъ: и҆ да сотворѧ́тъ си́це въ землѝ, ю҆́же а҆́зъ даю̀ и҆̀мъ въ жре́бїй:
[Celsus] continues by making further remarks as if they were what we should agree to, although none of those Christians who have any intelligence would agree to them. Not one of us says that “God participates in shape or color.” Nor does he “partake of movement”; because it is his nature to be established and firm, he calls the righteous man to imitate him in this respect when he says, “But as for you, stand with me.” If, however, some texts suggest that there is movement of some sort on his part, as for example that which says “They heard the Lord God walking in the garden in the evening,” we should understand such sayings in the sense that God is regarded as being moved by those who have sinned. Or we should interpret such texts in the same way as we do when there is a figurative reference to God’s sleep or his anger or anything of this sort.
Against Celsus 6.64
Blessed is that mind which, surpassing the nature and essence itself, deserves to hear what was said to Moses when he was separated from the people: 'But you stand with me' (Deut. V, 31)!
On Cain and Abel, Book 1, Chapter 2, Section 7
And ye shall take heed to do as the Lord thy God commanded thee; ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left,
καὶ φυλάξεσθε ποιεῖν ὃν τρόπον ἐνετείλατό σοι Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου· οὐκ ἐκκλινεῖτε εἰς δεξιὰ οὐδὲ εἰς ἀριστερά,
и҆ сохрани́те твори́ти, ꙗ҆́коже заповѣ́да тебѣ̀ гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ тво́й: не соврати́тесѧ ни на де́сно, ни на лѣ́во,
according to all the way which the Lord thy God commanded thee to walk in it, that he may give thee rest; and that it may be well with thee, and ye may prolong your days on the land which ye shall inherit.
κατὰ πᾶσαν τὴν ὁδόν, ἣν ἐνετείλατό σοι Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου πορεύεσθαι ἐν αὐτῇ, ὅπως καταπαύσῃ σε καὶ εὖ σοι ᾖ καὶ μακροημερεύσητε ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ἣν κληρονομήσετε.
по всемꙋ̀ пꙋтѝ, є҆го́же заповѣ́да тебѣ̀ гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ тво́й ходи́ти въ не́мъ, да тѧ̀ ᲂу҆поко́итъ, и҆ бла́го тебѣ̀ бꙋ́детъ: и҆ мнѡ́ги дни̑ бꙋ́дете на землѝ, ю҆́же наслѣ́дите.
The Lord did not make this covenant with your fathers, but with you: ye are all here alive this day.
οὐχὶ τοῖς πατράσιν ὑμῶν διέθετο Κύριος τὴν διαθήκην ταύτην, ἀλλ᾿ ἢ πρὸς ὑμᾶς, ὑμεῖς ὧδε πάντες ζῶντες σήμερον·
не ѻ҆тцє́мъ ва́шымъ завѣща̀ гдⷭ҇ь завѣ́тъ се́й, но то́кмѡ ва́мъ: вы́ же здѣ̀ всѝ жи́ви дне́сь.