First Commandment
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Anyway, the First Commandment of plane eating is: Thou shalt not bring strong-smelling food on a plane.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2020
At this point things really start humming, but at this point must be enforced the First Commandment for whodunits: thou shalt not tell.
From Time Magazine Archive
For you see that the First Commandment, which says, "Thou shalt worship one God only," is fulfilled by faith alone.
From Concerning Christian Liberty by Luther, Martin
Thus in the Decalog itself, in the First Commandment Ex.
From Apology of the Augsburg Confession by Melanchthon, Philipp
The First Commandment says you shall worship only the true God; the Second says you shall respect His holy name; and the Third says you shall worship Him on a certain day.
From Baltimore Catechism, No. 4 An Explanation of the Baltimore Catechism of Christian Doctrine by Kinkead, Thomas L.
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