Holy Scripture
Leviticus 20:9
A church father on this verse
“But when we wish to examine the very letter of the words as given by Matthew, "He that speaks evil of father or mother, let him die the death," consider whether it was taken from the place where it was written, "Whoso strikes his father or mother, let him die the death; and he that speaks evil of father or mother, let…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
9Every man who shall speak evil of his father or of his mother, let him die the death; has he spoken evil of his father or his mother? he shall be guilty.
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7And ye shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.
8And ye shall observe my ordinances, and do them: I am the Lord that sanctifies you.
— Leviticus 20:9 —
10Whatever man shall commit adultery with the wife of a man, or whoever shall commit adultery with the wife of his neighbor, let them die the death, the adulterer and the adulteress.
11And if anyone should lie with his father’s wife, he has uncovered his father’s nakedness: let them both die the death, they are guilty.