Exodus 20

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1. 1God spoke all these words, saying,
2. 2I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
3. 3"You must have no other gods besides me.
4. 4"You must not make an idol for yourself — no carved image of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath the earth.
5. 5"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 3rd and 4th generation of those who hate me."
6. 6But I show mercy to thousands of those who love me and obey my commandments.
7. 7"You must not misuse the name of the LORD your God, because the LORD will not let anyone who misuses his name go unpunished.
8. 8"Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy.
9. 9You have 6 days to do all your work,
10. 10but the 7th day is a Sabbath belonging to the LORD your God. On that day, no one may do any work — not you, not your sons or daughters, not your male or female servants, not your livestock, and not any foreigner living among you.
11. 11The LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them in 6 days, and he rested on the 7th day. That is why the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
12. 12"Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live a long life in the land the LORD your God is giving you.
13. 13"You must not murder.
14. 14"You must not commit adultery.
15. 15"You must not steal.
16. 16"You must not give false testimony against your neighbor.
17. 17"You must not covet your neighbor's house. You must not covet your neighbor's wife, his male or female servant, his ox, his donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor."
18. 18The people saw the thunder and lightning, heard the trumpet sound, and saw the mountain covered in smoke. When they saw this, they moved away and stood at a distance.
19. 19They said to Moses, "You speak to us and we'll listen, but don't let God speak to us directly — we'll die!"
20. 20Moses said to the people, "Do not be afraid. God has come to test you, so that his fear may be before you, to prevent you from sinning."
21. 21The people stayed far back while Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
22. 22The LORD told Moses, "Say this to the children of Israel: 'You saw for yourselves that I spoke to you from heaven.'"
23. 23You shall not make gods of silver to be with me, nor shall you make gods of gold for yourselves.
24. 24Build an altar of earth for me, and sacrifice your burnt offerings and peace offerings on it — your sheep and your cattle. Wherever I cause my name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.
25. 25If you make me an altar of stone, do not use cut stones. For if you use your tool on it, you have polluted it.
26. 26And don't build steps leading up to my altar, so that your nakedness isn't exposed on it.'"