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Exodus 20:16-18
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Exodus 20:16-18
Easy-to-Read Version
16 “You must not tell lies about other people.[a]
17 “You must not want to take your neighbor’s house. You must not want his wife. And you must not want his men and women servants or his cattle or his donkeys. You must not want to take anything that belongs to another person.”
The People Are Afraid of God
18 During all this time, the people in the valley heard the thundering and saw the lightning on the mountain. They saw smoke rising from the mountain and heard the sound of the trumpet. They were afraid and shook with fear. They stood away from the mountain and watched.
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- Exodus 20:16 Or “You must not be a false witness against your neighbor.”
Exodus 20:16-18
New International Version
Exodus 20:16-18
New International Version
16 “You shall not give false testimony(A) against your neighbor.(B)
17 “You shall not covet(C) 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(D) and saw the mountain in smoke,(E) they trembled with fear.(F) They stayed at a distance
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