Second Commandment

The Second Commandment refers to:

• The second of the Ten Commandments, which is:
  • "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image" under the Philonic division used by Hellenistic Jews, Greek Orthodox and Protestants except Lutherans.
  • "Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image" under the Talmudic division of the third-century Jewish Talmud.
  • "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain" under the Augustinian division used by Roman Catholics and Lutherans.

• The Second greatest commandment, to "love thy neighbor as thyself."