Exodus 20:1-7

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The Ten Commandments^(A)

20 And God spoke^(B) all these words:^(C)

²“I am the Lord your God,^(D) who brought you out^(E) of Egypt,^(F) out of the land of slavery.^(G)

³“You shall have no other gods before^[a] me.^(H)

⁴“You shall not make for yourself an image^(I) in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. ⁵You shall not bow down to them or worship^(J) them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God,^(K) punishing the children for the sin of the parents^(L) to the third and fourth generation^(M) of those who hate me, ⁶but showing love to a thousand^(N) 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.^(O)

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Footnotes

Exodus 20:3 Or besides

Numbers 15:37-41

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Tassels on Garments

³⁷The Lord said to Moses, ³⁸“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘Throughout the generations to come^(A) you are to make tassels on the corners of your garments,^(B) with a blue cord on each tassel. ³⁹You will have these tassels to look at and so you will remember^(C) all the commands of the Lord, that you may obey them and not prostitute yourselves^(D) by chasing after the lusts of your own hearts^(E) and eyes. ⁴⁰Then you will remember to obey all my commands^(F) and will be consecrated to your God.^(G) ⁴¹I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt to be your God.^(H) I am the Lord your God.^(I)’”