The Ten Commandments(A)

20 And God spoke (B)all these words, saying:

(C)“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, (D)out of the house of [a]bondage.

(E)“You shall have no other gods before Me.

(F)“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; (G)you shall not bow down to them nor [b]serve them. (H)For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, (I)visiting[c] the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, but (J)showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 20:2 slaves
  2. Exodus 20:5 worship
  3. Exodus 20:5 punishing

The Ten Commandments(A)

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

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

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

“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. You 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, but showing love to a thousand(N) generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.

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  1. Exodus 20:3 Or besides

10 (A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
A good understanding have all those who do His commandments.
His praise endures forever.

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10 The fear of the Lord(A) is the beginning of wisdom;(B)
    all who follow his precepts have good understanding.(C)
    To him belongs eternal praise.(D)

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(A)Our help is in the name of the Lord,
(B)Who made heaven and earth.

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Our help is in the name(A) of the Lord,
    the Maker of heaven(B) and earth.

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27 (A)The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,
To turn one away from the snares of death.

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27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,(A)
    turning a person from the snares of death.(B)

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37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, (A)praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, (B)all of whose works are truth, and His ways justice. (C)And those who walk in pride He is able to put down.

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37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt(A) and glorify(B) the King of heaven, because everything he does is right and all his ways are just.(C) And those who walk in pride(D) he is able to humble.(E)

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He has (A)shown you, O man, what is good;
And what does the Lord require of you
But (B)to do justly,
To love [a]mercy,
And to walk humbly with your God?

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  1. Micah 6:8 Or lovingkindness

He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.
    And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly(A) and to love mercy
    and to walk humbly[a](B) with your God.(C)

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  1. Micah 6:8 Or prudently

21 They said to Him, “Caesar’s.”

And He said to them, (A)“Render[a] therefore to Caesar the things that are (B)Caesar’s, and to God the things that are (C)God’s.”

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  1. Matthew 22:21 Pay

21 “Caesar’s,” they replied.

Then he said to them, “So give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s,(A) and to God what is God’s.”

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17 And Jesus answered and said to them, [a]“Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to (A)God the things that are God’s.”

And they marveled at Him.

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  1. Mark 12:17 Pay

17 Then Jesus said to them, “Give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.”(A)

And they were amazed at him.

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38 Then Peter said to them, (A)“Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the [a]remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is to you and (B)to your children, and (C)to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”

A Vital Church Grows

40 And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, “Be saved from this [b]perverse generation.” 41 Then those who [c]gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them. 42 (D)And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ [d]doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. 43 Then fear came upon every soul, and (E)many wonders and signs were done through the apostles. 44 Now all who believed were together, and (F)had all things in common, 45 and [e]sold their possessions and goods, and (G)divided[f] them among all, as anyone had need.

46 (H)So continuing daily with one accord (I)in the temple, and (J)breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, 47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And (K)the Lord added [g]to the church daily those who were being saved.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 2:38 forgiveness
  2. Acts 2:40 crooked
  3. Acts 2:41 NU omits gladly
  4. Acts 2:42 teaching
  5. Acts 2:45 would sell
  6. Acts 2:45 distributed
  7. Acts 2:47 NU omits to the church

38 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized,(A) every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins.(B) And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.(C) 39 The promise is for you and your children(D) and for all who are far off(E)—for all whom the Lord our God will call.”

40 With many other words he warned them; and he pleaded with them, “Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.”(F) 41 Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number(G) that day.

The Fellowship of the Believers

42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching(H) and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread(I) and to prayer.(J) 43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles.(K) 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common.(L) 45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need.(M) 46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts.(N) They broke bread(O) in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people.(P) And the Lord added to their number(Q) daily those who were being saved.

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For then would they not have ceased to be offered? For the worshipers, once [a]purified, would have had no more consciousness of sins.

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  1. Hebrews 10:2 cleansed

Otherwise, would they not have stopped being offered? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt guilty for their sins.(A)

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