Restitution and the Transformed Thief

True repentance for sins against this commandment includes restitution, wherever it is possible, after the example of Zacchaeus: “Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold.” And Jesus said to him, “Today, salvation has come to this house” (Luk 19:8–9; see Q484). The Apostle states the whole positive teaching of the commandment in a single sentence, the thief transformed into a giver: “Steal no more, but rather work hard, even with their own hands to do what is good, so that they may have something to give to those who have need” (Eph 4:28; see Q490, Q551).