Exodus 20:1-17

Good News Translation

The Ten Commandments^(A)

20 God spoke, and these were his words: ² “I am the Lord your God who brought you out of Egypt, where you were slaves.

³ “Worship no god but me.

^4 (B)“Do not make for yourselves images of anything in heaven or on earth or in the water under the earth. ^5 (C)Do not bow down to any idol or worship it, because I am the Lord your God and I tolerate no rivals. I bring punishment on those who hate me and on their descendants down to the third and fourth generation. ⁶ But I show my love to thousands of generations^[a] of those who love me and obey my laws.

^7 (D)“Do not use my name for evil purposes, for I, the Lord your God, will punish anyone who misuses my name.

^8 (E)“Observe the Sabbath and keep it holy. ^9 (F)You have six days in which to do your work, ¹⁰ but the seventh day is a day of rest dedicated to me. On that day no one is to work—neither you, your children, your slaves, your animals, nor the foreigners who live in your country. ^11 (G)In six days I, the Lord, made the earth, the sky, the seas, and everything in them, but on the seventh day I rested. That is why I, the Lord, blessed the Sabbath and made it holy.

^12 (H)“Respect your father and your mother, so that you may live a long time in the land that I am giving you.

^13 (I)“Do not commit murder.

^14 (J)“Do not commit adultery.

^15 (K)“Do not steal.

^16 (L)“Do not accuse anyone falsely.

^17 (M)“Do not desire another man's house; do not desire his wife, his slaves, his cattle, his donkeys, or anything else that he owns.”