Exodus 20:5-7
English Standard Version Anglicised
5 (A)You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am (B)a jealous God, (C)visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, 6 but showing steadfast love to thousands[a] of those who love me and keep my commandments.
7 (D)“You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.
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- Exodus 20:6 Or to the thousandth generation
Exodus 20:5-7
New International Version
5 You shall not bow down to them or worship(A) them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God,(B) punishing the children for the sin of the parents(C) to the third and fourth generation(D) of those who hate me, 6 but showing love to a thousand(E) 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.(F)
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