¹⁴ Soldiers also asked him, “And we, what should we do?” He said to them, “Do not extort money from anyone by threats or false accusation, and be satisfied with your wages.”^(A)

¹⁶ “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.^(A)

⁵ Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have, for he himself has said, “I will never leave you or forsake you.”^{(A) 6} So we can say with confidence,

¹¹ Not that I am referring to being in need, for I have learned to be content with whatever I have.^(A)

¹¹ “You shall not steal; you shall not deal falsely; and you shall not lie to one another.^(A)

Justice for All

23 “You shall not spread a false report. You shall not join hands with the wicked to act as a malicious witness.^(A)

⁸ but if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these. ⁹ But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.^{(A) 10} For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and in their eagerness to be rich some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.

⁹ The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery; you shall not murder; you shall not steal; you shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”^{(A) 10} Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law.^(B)

¹⁵ so that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine like stars in the world,^(A)

⁷ When the angel who spoke to him had left, he called two of his slaves and a devout soldier from the ranks of those who served him,