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Exodus 20

The Ten Commandments

1 Then God spoke all these words, saying,

2 “ ^aI am the Lord your God, ^bwho brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of ^{▼▼Lit slaves}slavery.

3 “ ^dYou shall have no other ^egods ^{▼▼Or besides Me}before Me.

4 “ ^gYou shall not make for yourself ^{▼▼Or a carved image}an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath, or in the water under the earth. 5 ⁱYou shall not worship them nor serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a ^jjealous God, ^kinflicting the ^{▼▼I.e., punishment for the wrongdoing}punishment of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me, 6 but showing ^{▼▼Or faithfulness}favor to ⁿthousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.

7 “ ^oYou shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not ^{▼▼Or hold him guiltless}leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain.

8 “Remember ^qthe Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 ^rFor 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 ^syou shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male slave or your female slave, or your cattle, or your ^{▼▼Lit stranger}resident who ^{▼▼Lit is in your gates}stays with you. 11 ^vFor 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 “ ^wHonor your father and your mother, so that your ^xdays may be prolonged on the land which the Lord your God gives you.

13 “ ^yYou shall not murder.

14 “ ^zYou shall not commit adultery.

15 “ ^aaYou shall not steal.

16 “ ^abYou shall not ^{▼▼Lit answer as a false witness against}give false testimony against your ^adneighbor.

17 “ ^aeYou shall not covet your neighbor’s house; ^afyou 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.”

18 And ^agall the people were watching and hearing the ^{▼▼Lit sounds}thunder and the lightning flashes, and the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it all, they trembled and stood at a distance. 19 ^aiThen they said to Moses, “Speak ^{▼▼Lit with}to us yourself and we will listen; but do not have God speak ^{▼▼Lit with}to us, or we will die!” 20 However, Moses said to the people, “ ^alDo not be afraid; for God has come in order ^amto test you, and in order that ^anthe fear of Him may ^{▼▼Lit be before}remain with you, so that you will not sin.” 21 So the people stood at a distance, while Moses approached ^apthe thick darkness where God was.

22 Then the Lord said to Moses, “This is what you shall say to the sons of Israel: ‘You yourselves have seen that ^aqI have spoken ^{▼▼Lit with}to you from heaven. 23 ^asYou shall not make other gods besides Me; ^atgods of silver or gods of gold, you shall not make for yourselves. 24 You shall make ^auan altar of earth for Me, and you shall sacrifice on it your ^avburnt offerings and your ^awpeace offerings, ^axyour sheep and your oxen; in every place ^aywhere I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you. 25 And if you make an altar of stone for Me, ^azyou shall not build it of cut stones, for if you wield your chisel on it, you will profane it. 26 And you shall not go up by steps to My altar, so that ^bayour nakedness will not be exposed on it.’