Exodus 20:4-7
English Standard Version
4 (A)“You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or 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. 5 (B)You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am (C)a jealous God, (D)visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, 6 but showing steadfast love to thousands[a] of those who love me and keep my commandments.
7 (E)“You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.
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- Exodus 20:6 Or to the thousandth generation
Exodus 20:4-7
New International Version
4 “You shall not make for yourself an image(A) in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship(B) them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God,(C) punishing the children for the sin of the parents(D) to the third and fourth generation(E) of those who hate me, 6 but showing love to a thousand(F) 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.(G)
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