Deuteronomy 5:6-21

New King James Version

⁶^(A)‘I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of ^[a]bondage.

⁷^(B)‘You shall have no other gods ^[b]before Me.

⁸^(C)‘You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; ⁹you shall not ^(D)bow^[c] down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, ^[d]visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, ¹⁰^(E)but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and ^[e]keep My commandments.

¹¹^(F)‘You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him ^[f]guiltless who takes His name in vain.

¹²^(G)‘Observe the Sabbath day, to ^[g]keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you. ¹³^(H)Six days you shall labor and do all your work, ¹⁴but the seventh day is the ^(I)Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your ox, nor your donkey, nor any of your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates, that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you. ¹⁵^(J)And remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out from there ^(K)by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm; therefore the Lord your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.

¹⁶^(L)‘Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, ^(M)that your days may be long, and that it may be well with ^(N)you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

¹⁷^(O)‘You shall not murder.

¹⁸^(P)‘You shall not commit adultery.

¹⁹^(Q)‘You shall not steal.

²⁰^(R)‘You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

²¹^(S)‘You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife; and you shall not desire your neighbor’s house, his field, his male servant, his female servant, his ox, his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor’s.’

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Footnotes

Deuteronomy 5:6 slavery
Deuteronomy 5:7 besides
Deuteronomy 5:9 worship them
Deuteronomy 5:9 punishing
Deuteronomy 5:10 observe
Deuteronomy 5:11 innocent
Deuteronomy 5:12 sanctify it

Deuteronomy 5:6-21

New International Version

⁶“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt,^(A) out of the land of slavery.^(B)

⁷“You shall have no other gods before^[a] me.

⁸“You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.^(C) ⁹You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents^(D) to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me,^(E) ¹⁰but showing love to a thousand^(F) generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.^(G)

¹¹“You shall not misuse the name^(H) of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.^(I)

¹²“Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy,^(J) as the Lord your God has commanded you. ¹³Six days you shall labor and do all your work, ¹⁴but the seventh day^(K) is a sabbath 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,^(L) nor your ox, your donkey or any of your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns, so that your male and female servants may rest, as you do.^(M) ¹⁵Remember that you were slaves^(N) in Egypt and that the Lord your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand^(O) and an outstretched arm.^(P) Therefore the Lord your God has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day.

¹⁶“Honor your father^(Q) and your mother,^(R) as the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live long^(S) and that it may go well with you in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

¹⁷“You shall not murder.^(T)

¹⁸“You shall not commit adultery.^(U)

¹⁹“You shall not steal.^(V)

²⁰“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.^(W)

²¹“You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife. You shall not set your desire on your neighbor’s house or land, his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”^(X)

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