Exo 20:1-17, 22, Deu 4:12, 33, 5:3-22 | ESV | STEP | And God spoke all these words , saying ,

Exodus 20:1-17

The Ten Commandments

1 ^aAnd ^bGod spoke all these words, saying,

2 ^c“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

3 ^d“You shall have no other gods before ^{▼▼Or besides} me.

4 ^f“You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. 5 ^gYou shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am ^ha jealous God, ⁱvisiting 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 ^{▼▼Or to the thousandth generation} of those who love me and keep my commandments.

7 ^k“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.

8 ^l“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 ^mSix days you shall labor, and do all your work, 10 but the ⁿseventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or your livestock, or the ^osojourner who is within your gates. 11 For ^pin six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.

12 ^q“Honor your father and your mother, ^rthat your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

13 ^s“You shall not murder. ^{▼▼The Hebrew word also covers causing human death through carelessness or negligence}

14 ^u“You shall not commit adultery.

15 ^v“You shall not steal.

16 ^w“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

17 ^x“You shall not covet ^yyour neighbor’s house; ^zyou shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor’s.”

Exodus 20:22

Laws About Altars

22 And the Lord said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the people of Israel: ‘You have seen for yourselves that I have ^aatalked with you from heaven.

Deuteronomy 4:12

12 Then ^abthe Lord spoke to you out of the midst of the fire. You heard the sound of words, ^acbut saw no form; ^adthere was only a voice.

Deuteronomy 4:33

33 ^aeDid any people ever hear the voice of a god speaking out of the midst of the fire, as you have heard, and still live?

Deuteronomy 5:3-22

3 ^afNot with our fathers did the Lord make this covenant, but with us, who are all of us here alive today. 4 The Lord spoke with you ^agface to face at the mountain, out of the midst of the fire, 5 ^ahwhile I stood between the Lord and you at that time, to declare to you the word of the Lord. For ^aiyou were afraid because of the fire, and you did not go up into the mountain. He said:

6 ^aj“‘I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

7 “‘You shall have no other gods before ^{▼▼Or besides} me.

8 “‘You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. 9 You shall not bow down to them or serve them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, 10 but showing steadfast love to ^althousands ^{▼▼Or to the thousandth generation} of those who love me and keep my commandments.

11 “‘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.

12 “‘Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you. 13 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 14 but ^anthe seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter or your male servant or your female servant, or your ox or your donkey or any of your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates, ^aothat your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you. 15 ^apYou shall remember that you were a slave ^{▼▼Or servant} in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out from there ^arwith a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore the Lord your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.

16 “‘Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God commanded you, ^asthat your days may be long, and that it may go well with you in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

17 ^at“‘You shall not murder. ^{▼▼The Hebrew word also covers causing human death through carelessness or negligence}

18 ^av“‘And you shall not commit adultery.

19 “‘And you shall not steal.

20 “‘And you shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

21 “‘And you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife. And you shall not desire your neighbor’s house, his field, or his male servant, or his female servant, his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor’s.’

22 “These words the Lord spoke to all your assembly ^awat the mountain out of the midst of the fire, the cloud, and the thick darkness, with a loud voice; and he added no more. And ^axhe wrote them on two tablets of stone and gave them to me.