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Exodus 20:3-17
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3 “You shall have no other gods before[a] me.(A)

4 “You shall not make for yourself an image(B) in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship(C) them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God,(D) punishing the children for the sin of the parents(E) to the third and fourth generation(F) of those who hate me, 6 but showing love to a thousand(G) generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.

7 “You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.(H)

8 “Remember the Sabbath(I) day by keeping it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work,(J) 10 but the seventh day is a sabbath(K) to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns. 11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth,(L) the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested(M) on the seventh day.(N) Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.

12 “Honor your father and your mother,(O) so that you may live long(P) in the land(Q) the Lord your God is giving you.

13 “You shall not murder.(R)

14 “You shall not commit adultery.(S)

15 “You shall not steal.(T)

16 “You shall not give false testimony(U) against your neighbor.(V)

17 “You shall not covet(W) your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”

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  1. Exodus 20:3 Or besides
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Exodus 20:3-17
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3 “(A)You shall have no other (B)gods [a]before Me.

4 “(C)You shall not make for yourself [b]an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath, or in the water under the earth. 5 (D)You shall not worship them nor serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a (E)jealous God, (F)inflicting the [c]punishment of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me, 6 but showing [d]favor to (G)thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.

7 “(H)You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not [e]leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain.

8 “Remember (I)the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 (J)For six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath of the Lord your God; on it (K)you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male slave or your female slave, or your cattle, or your [f]resident who [g]stays with you. 11 (L)For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea and everything that is in them, and He rested on the seventh day; for that reason the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.

12 “(M)Honor your father and your mother, so that your (N)days may be prolonged on the land which the Lord your God gives you.

13 “(O)You shall not murder.

14 “(P)You shall not commit adultery.

15 “(Q)You shall not steal.

16 “(R)You shall not [h]give false testimony against your (S)neighbor.

17 “(T)You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; (U)you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male slave, or his female slave, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 20:3 Or besides Me
  2. Exodus 20:4 Or a carved image
  3. Exodus 20:5 I.e., punishment for the wrongdoing
  4. Exodus 20:6 Or faithfulness
  5. Exodus 20:7 Or hold him guiltless
  6. Exodus 20:10 Lit stranger
  7. Exodus 20:10 Lit is in your gates
  8. Exodus 20:16 Lit answer as a false witness against
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Exodus 20:3-17
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3 “You shall have no other gods before Me.

4 “You shall not make for yourself any idol, or any likeness (form, manifestation) of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth [as an object to worship]. 5 You shall not worship them nor serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous (impassioned) God [[a]demanding what is rightfully and uniquely mine], visiting (avenging) the iniquity (sin, guilt) of the fathers on the children [that is, calling the children to account for the sins of their fathers], to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,(A) 6 but showing graciousness and steadfast lovingkindness to thousands [of generations] of those who love Me and keep My commandments.

7 “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain [that is, irreverently, in false affirmations or in ways that impugn the character of God]; for the Lord will not hold guiltless nor leave unpunished the one who [b]takes His name in vain [disregarding its reverence and its power].

8 “Remember the Sabbath (seventh) day to keep it holy (set apart, dedicated to God). 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath [a day of rest dedicated] to the Lord your God; on that day you shall not do any work, you or your son, or your daughter, or your male servant, or your female servant, or your livestock or the temporary resident (foreigner) who stays within your [city] gates. 11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea and everything that is in them, and He rested (ceased) on the seventh day. That is why the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy [that is, set it apart for His purposes].

12 “Honor (respect, obey, care for) your father and your mother, so that your days may be prolonged in the land the Lord your God gives you.

13 “You shall not commit murder (unjustified, deliberate homicide).(B)

14 “You shall not commit [c]adultery.(C)

15 “You shall not steal [secretly, openly, fraudulently, or through carelessness].(D)

16 “You shall not testify falsely [that is, lie, withhold, or manipulate the truth] against your neighbor (any person).(E)

17 “You shall not covet [that is, selfishly desire and attempt to acquire] your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 20:5 God does not tolerate the transfer of the honor and worship that is due Him to any other being or object.
  2. Exodus 20:7 Using the name of God in a casual, frivolous way establishes a mindset that diminishes and dishonors the omnipotent God. Using the name of God to abuse, manipulate, or deceive invites judgment.
  3. Exodus 20:14 Jesus amplified this commandment in Matt 5:27, 28. Not only is adultery forbidden, but also any act of sexual impurity or unchastity, and any form of pornography or other obscenity.
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Exodus 20:3-17
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3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.

5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

7 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:

10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:

11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

13 Thou shalt not kill.

14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.

15 Thou shalt not steal.

16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.

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Exodus 20:3-17
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3 Do not worship any god except me.

4 (A) Do not make idols that look like anything in the sky or on earth or in the ocean under the earth. 5 (B) Don't bow down and worship idols. I am the Lord your God, and I demand all your love. If you reject me, I will punish your families for three or four generations. 6 But if you love me and obey my laws, I will be kind to your families for thousands of generations.

7 (C) Do not misuse my name.[a] I am the Lord your God, and I will punish anyone who misuses my name.

8 (D) Remember that the Sabbath Day belongs to me. 9 (E) You have six days when you can do your work, 10 but the seventh day of each week belongs to me, your God. No one is to work on that day—not you, your children, your slaves, your animals, or the foreigners who live in your towns. 11 (F) In six days I made the sky, the earth, the oceans, and everything in them, but on the seventh day I rested. That's why I made the Sabbath a special day that belongs to me.

12 (G) Respect your father and your mother, and you will live a long time in the land I am giving you.

13 (H) Do not murder.

14 (I) Be faithful in marriage.

15 (J) Do not steal.

16 (K) Do not tell lies about others.

17 (L) Do not desire to possess anything that belongs to another person—not a house, a wife, a husband, a slave, an ox, a donkey, or anything else.

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Footnotes

  1. 20.7 misuse my name: Probably includes breaking promises, telling lies after swearing to tell the truth, using the Lord's name as a curse word or a magic formula, and trying to control the Lord by using his name.
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