Exodus 20:1-17

New International Reader's Version

³ “Do not put any other gods in place of me.

⁴ “Do not make for yourself statues of gods that look like anything in the sky. They may not look like anything on the earth or in the waters either. ⁵ Do not bow down to them or worship them. I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God. I cause the sins of the parents to affect their children. I will cause the sins of those who hate me to affect even their grandchildren and great-grandchildren. ⁶ But for all time to come I show love to all those who love me and keep my commandments.

⁷ “Do not misuse the name of the Lord your God. The Lord will find guilty anyone who misuses his name.

⁸ “Remember to keep the Sabbath day holy. ⁹ Do all your work in six days. ¹⁰ But the seventh day is a sabbath to honor the Lord your God. Do not do any work on that day. The same command applies to your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, and your animals. It also applies to any outsiders who live in your towns. ¹¹ In six days the Lord made the heavens, the earth, the sea and everything in them. But he rested on the seventh day. So the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.

¹² “Honor your father and mother. Then you will live a long time in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

¹³ “Do not murder.

¹⁴ “Do not commit adultery.

¹⁵ “Do not steal.

¹⁶ “Do not be a false witness against your neighbor.

¹⁷ “Do not want to have anything your neighbor owns. Do not want to have your neighbor’s house, wife, male or female servant, ox or donkey.”