Exodus 20:15 (GNV)

Passage

Thou shalt not steale.

Nearby Context

Exodus 20:13 Thou shalt not kill.

Exodus 20:14 Thou shalt not commit adulterie.

Exodus 20:15 Thou shalt not steale.

Exodus 20:16 Thou shalt not beare false witnes against thy neighbour.

Exodus 20:17 Thou shalt not couet thy neighbours house, neither shalt thou couet thy neighbours wife, nor his man seruant, nor his mayde, nor his oxe, nor his asse, neyther any thing that is thy neighbours.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thou", "shalt", and "steale". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thou" and "shalt", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "Thou shalt not commit adulterie..." into verse 16's "Thou shalt not beare false witnes against...", so "thou" and "shalt" belong inside that flow. In Exodus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "thou" and "shalt" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.