The Ten Commandments
1 And God spoke all these words: 2 “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
3 “You shall have no other gods
before[a] me.
4 “You shall not make for yourself an image 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 them; for I, the LORD your God, am a
jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the
third and fourth generation of those who hate me, 6 but showing love to a thousand 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.
8
“Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a
sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither
you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your
animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns. 11 For in six days the LORD made
the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he
rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day
and made it holy.
12
“Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the
land the LORD your God is giving you.
13 “You shall not murder.
14 “You shall not commit
adultery.
15 “You
shall not steal.
16
“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
17 “You shall not covet your
neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male
or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your
neighbor.”
18 When
the people saw the thunder and lightning and heard the trumpet and saw
the mountain in smoke, they trembled with fear. They stayed at a
distance 19 and said to
Moses, “Speak to us yourself and we will listen. But do not have God
speak to us or we will die.” 20 Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. God has come to test you, so that the fear of God will be with you to keep you from sinning.”
21 The people remained at a distance, while Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
Idols and Altars
22 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites this: ‘You have seen for yourselves that I have spoken to you from heaven: 23 Do not make any gods to be alongside me; do not make for yourselves gods of silver or gods of gold.
24 “‘Make an altar of earth for me and sacrifice
on it your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, your sheep and
goats and your cattle. Wherever I cause my name to be honored, I will
come to you and bless you. 25
If you make an altar of stones for me, do not build it with dressed
stones, for you will defile it if you use a tool on it. 26 And do not go up to my altar
on steps, or your private parts may be exposed.’
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Footnotes:
- Exodus 20:3 Or besides
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