Exodus 20:3-6

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

⁴“You shall not make for yourself an image^(B) 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^(C) them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God,^(D) punishing the children for the sin of the parents^(E) to the third and fourth generation^(F) of those who hate me, ⁶but showing love to a thousand^(G) generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.

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Exodus 20:3 Or besides

Deuteronomy 6:4-5

New International Version

⁴Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.^[a]^(A) ⁵Love^(B) the Lord your God with all your heart^(C) and with all your soul and with all your strength.^(D)

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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

Deuteronomy 6:13-15

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¹³Fear the Lord^(A) your God, serve him only^(B) and take your oaths^(C) in his name.^(D) ¹⁴Do not follow other gods, the gods of the peoples around you; ¹⁵for the Lord your God^(E), who is among you, is a jealous God and his anger will burn against you, and he will destroy you from the face of the land.