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

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

“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) You 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) 10 but 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. 13 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 14 but 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) 15 Remember 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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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 5:7 Or besides

Love the Lord Your God

These are the commands, decrees and laws the Lord your God directed me to teach you to observe in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess, so that you, your children and their children after them may fear(A) the Lord your God as long as you live(B) by keeping all his decrees and commands(C) that I give you, and so that you may enjoy long life.(D) Hear, Israel, and be careful to obey(E) so that it may go well with you and that you may increase greatly(F) in a land flowing with milk and honey,(G) just as the Lord, the God of your ancestors, promised(H) you.

Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.[a](I) Love(J) the Lord your God with all your heart(K) and with all your soul and with all your strength.(L) These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts.(M) Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.(N) Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.(O)

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 6:4 Or The Lord our God is one Lord; or The Lord is our God, the Lord is one; or The Lord is our God, the Lord alone

18 But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth,(A) and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today.

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