Exodus 20:12-20
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
12 “Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.(A)
13 “You shall not murder.[a](B)
14 “You shall not commit adultery.(C)
15 “You shall not steal.(D)
16 “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.(E)
17 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, male or female slave, ox, donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”(F)
18 When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking, they were afraid[b] and trembled and stood at a distance(G) 19 and said to Moses, “You speak to us, and we will listen, but do not let God speak to us, lest we die.”(H) 20 Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid, for God has come only to test you and to put the fear of him upon you so that you do not sin.”(I)
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