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Exodus 20:3-17
New International Version
Exodus 20:3-17
New International Version
3 “You shall have no other gods before[a] me.(A)
4 “You shall not make for yourself an image(B) 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(C) them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God,(D) punishing the children for the sin of the parents(E) to the third and fourth generation(F) of those who hate me, 6 but showing love to a thousand(G) 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.(H)
8 “Remember the Sabbath(I) day by keeping it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work,(J) 10 but the seventh day is a sabbath(K) 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,(L) the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested(M) on the seventh day.(N) Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
12 “Honor your father and your mother,(O) so that you may live long(P) in the land(Q) the Lord your God is giving you.
13 “You shall not murder.(R)
14 “You shall not commit adultery.(S)
15 “You shall not steal.(T)
16 “You shall not give false testimony(U) against your neighbor.(V)
17 “You shall not covet(W) 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.”
Footnotes
- Exodus 20:3 Or besides
Exodus 20:3-17
New American Standard Bible
Exodus 20:3-17
New American Standard Bible
3 “(A)You shall have no other (B)gods [a]before Me.
4 “(C)You shall not make for yourself [b]an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath, or in the water under the earth. 5 (D)You shall not worship them nor serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a (E)jealous God, (F)inflicting the [c]punishment of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me, 6 but showing [d]favor to (G)thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.
7 “(H)You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not [e]leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain.
8 “Remember (I)the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 (J)For six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath of the Lord your God; on it (K)you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male slave or your female slave, or your cattle, or your [f]resident who [g]stays with you. 11 (L)For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea and everything that is in them, and He rested on the seventh day; for that reason the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
12 “(M)Honor your father and your mother, so that your (N)days may be prolonged on the land which the Lord your God gives you.
13 “(O)You shall not murder.
14 “(P)You shall not commit adultery.
15 “(Q)You shall not steal.
16 “(R)You shall not [h]give false testimony against your (S)neighbor.
17 “(T)You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; (U)you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male slave, or his female slave, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
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- Exodus 20:3 Or besides Me
- Exodus 20:4 Or a carved image
- Exodus 20:5 I.e., punishment for the wrongdoing
- Exodus 20:6 Or faithfulness
- Exodus 20:7 Or hold him guiltless
- Exodus 20:10 Lit stranger
- Exodus 20:10 Lit is in your gates
- Exodus 20:16 Lit answer as a false witness against
Exodus 20:3-17
Christian Standard Bible
Exodus 20:3-17
Christian Standard Bible
3 Do not have other gods besides me.(A)
4 Do not make an idol(B) for yourself, whether in the shape of anything in the heavens above or on the earth below or in the waters under the earth. 5 Do not bow in worship to them, and do not serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God,(C) bringing the consequences of the fathers’ iniquity on the children to the third and fourth generations(D) of those who hate me, 6 but showing faithful love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commands.(E)
7 Do not misuse the name of the Lord your God, because the Lord will not leave anyone unpunished who misuses his name.(F)
8 Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy:(G) 9 You are to labor six days and do all your work,(H) 10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. You must not do any work—you, your son or daughter, your male or female servant, your livestock, or the resident alien who is within your city gates.(I) 11 For the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and everything in them in six days; then he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and declared it holy.
12 Honor your father and your mother(J) so that you may have a long life in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
13 Do not murder.(K)
14 Do not commit adultery.(L)
15 Do not steal.(M)
16 Do not give false testimony against your neighbor.(N)
17 Do not covet your neighbor’s house. Do not covet your neighbor’s wife, his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.(O)
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