What was the 7th commandment?

What was the 7th commandment?

• A. Adultery
• B. Steal
• C. Lie
• D. Covet Stuff

Answer: (B)

Different traditions number the Ten Commandments in slightly different orders, and this question follows the Catholic numbering. In that ordering, the seventh commandment is “You shall not steal.” So the option about stealing matches the seventh commandment in that tradition, which is why it’s the best choice here. Adultery, lying, and coveting correspond to other commandments in the Catholic sequence, not the seventh. If you were thinking from a Protestant ordering, the seventh would be about adultery, which shows why it's easy to mix them up. But with Catholic numbering in mind, not stealing is the seventh commandment.

Different traditions number the Ten Commandments in slightly different orders, and this question follows the Catholic numbering. In that ordering, the seventh commandment is “You shall not steal.” So the option about stealing matches the seventh commandment in that tradition, which is why it’s the best choice here.

Adultery, lying, and coveting correspond to other commandments in the Catholic sequence, not the seventh. If you were thinking from a Protestant ordering, the seventh would be about adultery, which shows why it's easy to mix them up. But with Catholic numbering in mind, not stealing is the seventh commandment.