The Ten Commandments
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And God spoke a all these words, saying:
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b "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, c out of the house of bondage.
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d "You shall have no other gods before Me.
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e "You shall not make for yourself a carved image - 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;
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f you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. g For I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, h visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
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but i showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.
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j "You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD k will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.
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l "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
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m Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
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but the n seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, o nor your stranger who is within your gates.
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For p in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.
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q "Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be r long upon the land which the LORD your God is giving you.
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s "You shall not murder.
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t "You shall not commit u adultery.
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v "You shall not steal.
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w "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
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x "You shall not covet your neighbor's house; y you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor's."
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Now z all the people a witnessed the thunderings, the lightning flashes, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain b smoking; and when the people saw it, they trembled and stood afar off.
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Then they said to Moses, c "You speak with us, and we will hear; but d let not God speak with us, lest we die."
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And Moses said to the people, e "Do not fear; f for God has come to test you, and g that His fear may be before you, so that you may not sin."
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So the people stood afar off, but Moses drew near h the thick darkness where God was.
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Deuteronomy 5:22
These words the LORD spoke to all your assembly, in the mountain from the midst of the fire, the cloud, and the thick darkness, with a loud voice; and He added no more. And He wrote them on two tablets of stone and gave them to me.
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Hosea 13:4
Yet I am the LORD your God Ever since the land of Egypt, And you shall know no God but Me; For there is no savior besides Me.
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Exodus 13:3
And Moses said to the people: "Remember this day in which you went out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out of this place. No leavened bread shall be eaten.
Deuteronomy 7:8
But because the LORD loves you, and because He would keep the oath which He swore to your fathers, the LORD has brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you from the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
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Deuteronomy 6:14
You shall not go after other gods, the gods of the peoples who are all around you
2 Kings 17:35
With whom the LORD had made a covenant and charged them, saying: "You shall not fear other gods, nor bow down to them nor serve them nor sacrifice to them.
Jeremiah 25:6
'Do not go after other gods to serve them and worship them, and do not provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands; and I will not harm you.'
Jeremiah 35:15
I have also sent to you all My servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, 'Turn now everyone from his evil way, amend your doings, and do not go after other gods to serve them; then you will dwell in the land which I have given you and your fathers.' But you have not inclined your ear, nor obeyed Me.
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Leviticus 19:4
Do not turn to idols, nor make for yourselves molded gods: I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus 26:1
You shall not make idols for yourselves; neither a carved image nor a sacred pillar shall you rear up for yourselves; nor shall you set up an engraved stone in your land, to bow down to it; for I am the LORD your God.
Deuteronomy 4:15 - 19
Take careful heed to yourselves, for you saw no form when the LORD spoke to you at Horeb out of the midst of the fire.
Deuteronomy 27:15
'Cursed is the one who makes a carved or molded image, an abomination to the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and sets it up in secret.' "And all the people shall answer and say, 'Amen!'
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Isaiah 44:15
Then it shall be for a man to burn, For he will take some of it and warm himself; Yes, he kindles it and bakes bread; Indeed he makes a god and worships it; He makes it a carved image, and falls down to it.
Isaiah 44:19
And no one considers in his heart, Nor is there knowledge nor understanding to say, "I have burned half of it in the fire, Yes, I have also baked bread on its coals; I have roasted meat and eaten it; And shall I make the rest of it an abomination? Shall I fall down before a block of wood?
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Exodus 34:14
(for you shall worship no other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God).
Deuteronomy 4:24
For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.
Joshua 24:19
But Joshua said to the people, "You cannot serve the LORD, for He is a holy God. He is a jealous God; He will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins.
Nahum 1:2
God is jealous, and the LORD avenges; The LORD avenges and is furious. The LORD will take vengeance on His adversaries, And He reserves wrath for His enemies.
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Numbers 14:18
'The LORD is longsuffering and abundant in merc...
Numbers 14:33
And your sons shall be shepherds in the wildern...
Deuteronomy 5:9
You shall not bow down to them nor serve them. ...
Deuteronomy 5:10
But showing mercy to thousands, to those who lo...
1 Kings 21:29
"See how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Be...
Psalms 79:8
Oh, do not remember former iniquities against u...
Jeremiah 32:18
You show lovingkindness to thousands, and repay...
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Deuteronomy 7:9
Therefore know that the LORD your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments.
Romans 11:28
Concerning the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but concerning the election they are beloved for the sake of the fathers.
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Leviticus 19:12
And you shall not swear by My name falsely, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the LORD.
Deuteronomy 6:13
You shall fear the LORD your God and serve Him, and shall take oaths in His name.
Deuteronomy 10:20
You shall fear the LORD your God; you shall serve Him, and to Him you shall hold fast, and take oaths in His name.
Matthew 5:33 - 37
"Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the Lord.'
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Micah 6:11
Shall I count pure those with the wicked scales, And with the bag of deceitful weights?
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Exodus 23:12
Six days you shall do your work, and on the seventh day you shall rest, that your ox and your donkey may rest, and the son of your female servant and the stranger may be refreshed.
Exodus 31:13 - 16
Speak also to the children of Israel, saying: 'Surely My Sabbaths you shall keep, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you.
Leviticus 26:2
You shall keep My Sabbaths and reverence My sanctuary: I am the LORD.
Deuteronomy 5:12
Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as the LORD your God commanded you.
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Exodus 34:21
Six days you shall work, but on the seventh day...
Exodus 35:2
Work shall be done for six days, but the sevent...
Exodus 35:3
"You shall kindle no fire throughout your dwell...
Leviticus 23:3
Six days shall work be done, but the seventh da...
Deuteronomy 5:13
Six days you shall labor and do all your work.
Luke 13:14
But the ruler of the synagogue answered with in...
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Genesis 2:2
And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.
Genesis 2:3
Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made.
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Nehemiah 13:16 - 19
Men of Tyre dwelt there also, who brought in fish and all kinds of goods, and sold them on the Sabbath to the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem.
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Genesis 2:2
And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.
Genesis 2:3
Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made.
Exodus 31:17
'It is a sign between Me and the children of Israel forever; for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.'"
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Leviticus 19:3
Every one of you shall revere his mother and hi...
Deuteronomy 27:16
'Cursed is the one who treats his father or his...
Matthew 15:4
"For God commanded, saying, 'Honor your father ...
Matthew 19:19
'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'You ...
Mark 7:10
"For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mo...
Mark 10:19
"You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adul...
Luke 18:20
"You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adul...
Ephesians 6:2
Honor your father and mother," which is the fir...
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Deuteronomy 5:16
Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, that your days may be long, and that it may be well with you in the land which the LORD your God is giving you.
Deuteronomy 5:33
You shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God has commanded you, that you may live and that it may be well with you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which you shall possess.
Deuteronomy 6:2
That you may fear the LORD your God, to keep all His statutes and His commandments which I command you, you and your son and your grandson, all the days of your life, and that your days may be prolonged.
Deuteronomy 11:8
Therefore you shall keep every commandment which I command you today, that you may be strong, and go in and possess the land which you cross over to possess.
Deuteronomy 11:9
"and that you may prolong your days in the land which the LORD swore to give your fathers, to them and their descendants, 'a land flowing with milk and honey.'
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Matthew 5:21
"You have heard that it was said to those of ol...
Matthew 5:22
But I say to you that whoever is angry with his...
Matthew 19:18
He said to Him, "Which ones?" Jesus said, " 'Yo...
Mark 10:19
"You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adul...
Luke 18:20
"You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adul...
Romans 13:9
For the commandments, "You shall not commit adu...
1 John 3:15
Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and yo...
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Matthew 5:27
"You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not commit adultery.'
Mark 10:19
"You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery,' 'Do not murder,' 'Do not steal,' 'Do not bear false witness,' 'Do not defraud,' 'Honor your father and your mother.'"
Luke 18:20
"You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery,' 'Do not murder,' 'Do not steal,' 'Do not bear false witness,' 'Honor your father and your mother.'"
Romans 13:9
For the commandments, "You shall not commit adultery," "You shall not murder," "You shall not steal," "You shall not bear false witness," "You shall not covet," and if there is any other commandment, are all summed up in this saying, namely, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
James 2:11
For He who said, "Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not murder." Now if you do not commit adultery, but you do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.
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Leviticus 20:10
The man who commits adultery with another man's wife, he who commits adultery with his neighbor's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress, shall surely be put to death.
Deuteronomy 5:18
You shall not commit adultery.
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Exodus 21:16
He who kidnaps a man and sells him, or if he is found in his hand, shall surely be put to death.
Leviticus 19:11
You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another.
Leviticus 19:13
You shall not cheat your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of him who is hired shall not remain with you all night until morning.
Matthew 19:18
He said to Him, "Which ones?" Jesus said, " 'You shall not murder,' 'You shall not commit adultery,' 'You shall not steal,' 'You shall not bear false witness.
Romans 13:9
For the commandments, "You shall not commit adultery," "You shall not murder," "You shall not steal," "You shall not bear false witness," "You shall not covet," and if there is any other commandment, are all summed up in this saying, namely, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
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Exodus 23:1
You shall not circulate a false report. Do not put your hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
Exodus 23:7
Keep yourself far from a false matter; do not kill the innocent and righteous. For I will not justify the wicked.
Deuteronomy 5:20
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
Matthew 19:18
He said to Him, "Which ones?" Jesus said, " 'You shall not murder,' 'You shall not commit adultery,' 'You shall not steal,' 'You shall not bear false witness.
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Luke 12:15
And He said to them, "Take heed and beware of c...
Romans 7:7
What shall we say then? Is the law sin? Certain...
Romans 13:9
For the commandments, "You shall not commit adu...
Ephesians 5:3
But fornication and all uncleanness or covetous...
Ephesians 5:5
For this you know, that no fornicator, unclean ...
Hebrews 13:5
Let your conduct be without covetousness; be co...
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2 Samuel 11:2
Then it happened one evening that David arose from his bed and walked on the roof of the king's house. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful to behold.
Matthew 5:28
But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
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Hebrews 12:18
For you have not come to the mountain that may be touched and that burned with fire, and to blackness and darkness and tempest.
Hebrews 12:19
And the sound of a trumpet and the voice of words, so that those who heard it begged that the word should not be spoken to them anymore.
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Revelation 1:10
I was in the Spirit on the Lord's Day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, as of a trumpet.
Revelation 1:12
Then I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And having turned I saw seven golden lampstands.
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Exodus 19:16
Then it came to pass on the third day, in the morning, that there were thunderings and lightnings, and a thick cloud on the mountain; and the sound of the trumpet was very loud, so that all the people who were in the camp trembled.
Exodus 19:18
Now Mount Sinai was completely in smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire. Its smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked greatly.
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Galatians 3:19
What purpose then does the law serve? It was added because of transgressions, till the Seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was appointed through angels by the hand of a mediator.
Hebrews 12:19
And the sound of a trumpet and the voice of words, so that those who heard it begged that the word should not be spoken to them anymore.
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Deuteronomy 5:5
I stood between the LORD and you at that time, to declare to you the word of the LORD; for you were afraid because of the fire, and you did not go up the mountain. He said:
Deuteronomy 5:23 - 27
So it was, when you heard the voice from the midst of the darkness, while the mountain was burning with fire, that you came near to me, all the heads of your tribes and your elders.
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Exodus 14:13
And Moses said to the people, "Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see again no more forever.
Isaiah 41:10
Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
Isaiah 41:13
For I, the LORD your God, will hold your right hand, Saying to you, 'Fear not, I will help you.
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Exodus 15:25
So he cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a tree. When he cast it into the waters, the waters were made sweet. There He made a statute and an ordinance for them, and there He tested them.
Deuteronomy 13:3
You shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams, for the LORD your God is testing you to know whether you love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
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Deuteronomy 4:10
" especially concerning the day you stood before the LORD your God in Horeb, when the LORD said to me, 'Gather the people to Me, and I will let them hear My words, that they may learn to fear Me all the days they live on the earth, and that they may teach their children.'
Deuteronomy 6:24
And the LORD commanded us to observe all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for our good always, that He might preserve us alive, as it is this day.
Proverbs 3:7
Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD and depart from evil.
Proverbs 16:6
In mercy and truth Atonement is provided for iniquity; And by the fear of the LORD one departs from evil.
Isaiah 8:13
The LORD of hosts, Him you shall hallow; Let Him be your fear, And let Him be your dread.
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Exodus 19:16
Then it came to pass on the third day, in the morning, that there were thunderings and lightnings, and a thick cloud on the mountain; and the sound of the trumpet was very loud, so that all the people who were in the camp trembled.
Deuteronomy 5:22
These words the LORD spoke to all your assembly, in the mountain from the midst of the fire, the cloud, and the thick darkness, with a loud voice; and He added no more. And He wrote them on two tablets of stone and gave them to me.
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