Exodus 20:2-17

Expanded Bible

² “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt ·where you were slaves [^Lfrom the house of bondage].

³ “You must not have any other gods ·except [or before] me.

⁴ “You must not make for yourselves an idol that looks like anything in the ·sky [heavens] above or on the earth below or in the water below the ·land [earth]. ⁵ You must not worship or serve them, because I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God. ·If you hate me, I will punish your children, and even your grandchildren and great-grandchildren [^LI will visit/punish the guilt of the fathers on the sons/^Tchildren until the third and fourth generations of those who hate me]. ⁶ But I show kindness to ·thousands [or thousands of generations of those] who love me and obey my commands.

⁷ “You must not ·use the name of the Lord your God thoughtlessly [take/lift up the name of the Lord your God in vain]; the Lord will ·punish [^Lnot hold/treat as innocent; not acquit] anyone who ·misuses [takes in vain] his name.

⁸ “Remember to ·keep the Sabbath holy [consecrate/sanctify the Sabbath]. ⁹ Work and get everything done during six days each week, ¹⁰ but the seventh day is a ·day of rest to honor [Sabbath to] the Lord your God. On that day no one may do any work: not you, your son or daughter, your male or female slaves, your animals, or the ·foreigners [sojourners; wanderers; resident aliens] living in your ·cities [^Lgates]. ¹¹ The reason is that in six days the Lord made everything—the ·sky [heavens], the earth, the sea, and everything in them. On the seventh day he rested. So the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and ·made it holy [consecrated/sanctified it].

¹² “Honor your father and your mother so that you will live ·a long time [^Lfor many days] in the land that the Lord your God is going to give you.

¹³ “You must not murder anyone.

¹⁴ “You must not ·be guilty of [commit] adultery.

¹⁵ “You must not steal.

¹⁶ “You must not ·tell lies about [bear false witness against] your neighbor.

¹⁷ “You must not ·want to take [covet] your neighbor’s house. You must not ·want [covet] his wife or his male or female slaves, or his ox or his donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor [^Cthis commandment internalizes previous commandments].”