I AM THE LORD THY GOD, THOU SHALT NOT HAVE other gods BEFORE ME.
Exodus 20:2-6
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- You shall have no other gods
before or besides Me.
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THOU SHALT NOT MAKE ANY GRAVEN
IMAGE
Exodus 20:4-5
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You shall not make yourself any graven
image [to worship it] or any likeness of anything that is in
the heavens above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is
in the water under the earth;
5 You shall not bow down yourself
to them or serve them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous
God
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YOU SHALL NOT TAKE THE LORD'S NAME
IN VAIN
Exodus 20:7
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You
shall not use or repeat the name of the Lord your God in vain
[that is, lightly or frivolously, in false affirmations or
profanely]; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes
His name in vain.
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REMEMBER THE SABBATH DAY AND KEEP
IT HOLY
Exodus 20:8-11
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8 [Earnestly]
remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy (withdrawn from
common employment and dedicated to God).
9 Six days you shall
labor and do all your work,
10 But the seventh
day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God; in it you shall not do
any work, you, or your son, your daughter, your manservant,
your maidservant, your domestic animals, or the sojourner
within your gates.
11 For in six days
the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that
is in them, and rested the seventh day. That is why the Lord
blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it [set it apart for His
purposes].
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HONOR YOUR FATHER & MOTHER
Exodus 20:12
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Regard (treat with honor, due obedience,
and courtesy) your father and mother, that your days may be
long in the land the Lord your God gives you.
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THOU SHALT NOT COMMIT MURDER
Exodus 20:13
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You shall not commit murder.
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THOU SHALT NOT COMMIT ADULTERY
Exodus 20:14
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You shall not commit adultery
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THOU SHALT NOT STEAL
Exodus 20:15
THOU SHALT NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS
Exodus 20:16
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You shall not witness falsely against
your neighbor
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THOU SHALT NOT COVET THY NEIGHBOR'S GOODS.
Exodus 20:17
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- You shall not covet your
neighbor's house, your neighbor's wife, or his manservant, or
his maidservant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is
your neighbor's
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FROM THE NIV
Exodus 20
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- And God spoke all these words:
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- "I am the LORD your God, who
brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
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- "You shall have no other
gods before [1]
me.
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- "You shall not make for
yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or
on the earth beneath or in the waters below.
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- 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 fathers to the
third and fourth generation of those who hate me,
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- but showing love to a thousand
[generations] of those who love me and keep my commandments.
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- "You shall not misuse the
name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone
guiltless who misuses his name.
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- "Remember the Sabbath day by
keeping it holy.
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- Six days you shall labor and do
all your work,
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- 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 manservant
or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your
gates.
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- 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.
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- "Honor your father and your
mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your
God is giving you.
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- "You shall not murder.
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- "You shall not commit
adultery.
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- "You shall not steal.
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- "You shall not give false
testimony against your neighbor.
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- "You shall not covet your
neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife,
or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or
anything that belongs to your neighbor."
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