Exodus 20 - New American Standard Bible (NASB)

The Ten Commandments

20 Then God spoke all these words, saying,

2 “(A)I am the Lord your God, (B)who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of [a]slavery.

3 “(C)You shall have no other (D)gods [b]before Me.

4 “(E)You shall not make for yourself [c]an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath, or in the water under the earth. 5 (F)You shall not worship them nor serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a (G)jealous God, (H)inflicting the [d]punishment of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me, 6 but showing [e]favor to (I)thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.

7 “(J)You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not [f]leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain.

8 “Remember (K)the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 (L)For 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 (M)you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male slave or your female slave, or your cattle, or your [g]resident who [h]stays with you. 11 (N)For 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 “(O)Honor your father and your mother, so that your (P)days may be prolonged on the land which the Lord your God gives you.

13 “(Q)You shall not murder.

14 “(R)You shall not commit adultery.

15 “(S)You shall not steal.

16 “(T)You shall not [i]give false testimony against your (U)neighbor.

17 “(V)You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; (W)you 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 (X)all the people were watching and hearing the [j]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 (Y)Then they said to Moses, “Speak [k]to us yourself and we will listen; but do not have God speak [l]to us, or we will die!” 20 However, Moses said to the people, “(Z)Do not be afraid; for God has come in order (AA)to test you, and in order that (AB)the fear of Him may [m]remain with you, so that you will not sin.” 21 So the people stood at a distance, while Moses approached (AC)the 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 (AD)I have spoken [n]to you from heaven. 23 (AE)You shall not make other gods besides Me; (AF)gods of silver or gods of gold, you shall not make for yourselves. 24 You shall make (AG)an altar of earth for Me, and you shall sacrifice on it your (AH)burnt offerings and your (AI)peace offerings, (AJ)your sheep and your oxen; in every place (AK)where 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, (AL)you 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 (AM)your nakedness will not be exposed on it.’

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 20:2 Lit slaves
  2. Exodus 20:3 Or besides Me
  3. Exodus 20:4 Or a carved image
  4. Exodus 20:5 I.e., punishment for the wrongdoing
  5. Exodus 20:6 Or faithfulness
  6. Exodus 20:7 Or hold him guiltless
  7. Exodus 20:10 Lit stranger
  8. Exodus 20:10 Lit is in your gates
  9. Exodus 20:16 Lit answer as a false witness against
  10. Exodus 20:18 Lit sounds
  11. Exodus 20:19 Lit with
  12. Exodus 20:19 Lit with
  13. Exodus 20:20 Lit be before
  14. Exodus 20:22 Lit with

Cross references

  1. Exodus 20:2 : Lev 26:1; Deut 5:6; Ps 81:10
  2. Exodus 20:2 : Ex 13:3; 15:13, 16; Deut 7:8
  3. Exodus 20:3 : Deut 6:14; 2 Kin 17:35; Jer 25:6; 35:15
  4. Exodus 20:3 : Ex 15:11; 20:23
  5. Exodus 20:4 : Lev 19:4; 26:1; Deut 4:15-19; 27:15
  6. Exodus 20:5 : Ex 23:24; Josh 23:7; 2 Kin 17:35
  7. Exodus 20:5 : Ex 34:14; Deut 4:24; Josh 24:19; Nah 1:2
  8. Exodus 20:5 : Ex 34:6, 7; Num 14:18, 33; Deut 5:9, 10; 1 Kin 21:29; Jer 32:18
  9. Exodus 20:6 : Deut 7:9
  10. Exodus 20:7 : Lev 19:12; Deut 6:13; 10:20
  11. Exodus 20:8 : Ex 23:12; 31:13-16; Lev 26:2; Deut 5:12
  12. Exodus 20:9 : Ex 34:21; 35:2, 3; Lev 23:3; Deut 5:13; Luke 13:14
  13. Exodus 20:10 : Neh 13:16-19
  14. Exodus 20:11 : Gen 2:2, 3; Ex 31:17
  15. Exodus 20:12 : Lev 19:3; Deut 27:16; Matt 15:4; 19:19; Mark 7:10; 10:19; Luke 18:20; Eph 6:2
  16. Exodus 20:12 : Deut 5:16, 33; 6:2; 11:8, 9; Jer 35:7
  17. Exodus 20:13 : Gen 9:6; Ex 21:12; Lev 24:17; Matt 5:21; 19:18; Mark 10:19; Luke 18:20; Rom 13:9; James 2:11
  18. Exodus 20:14 : Lev 20:10; Deut 5:18; Matt 5:27; 19:18; Rom 13:9
  19. Exodus 20:15 : Ex 21:16; Lev 19:11, 13; Matt 19:18; Rom 13:9
  20. Exodus 20:16 : Ex 23:1, 7; Deut 5:20; Matt 19:18
  21. Exodus 20:16 : Lev 19:18
  22. Exodus 20:17 : Deut 5:21; Rom 7:7; 13:9; Eph 5:3, 5
  23. Exodus 20:17 : Prov 6:29; Matt 5:28
  24. Exodus 20:18 : Ex 19:16, 18; Heb 12:18, 19
  25. Exodus 20:19 : Deut 5:5, 23-27; Gal 3:19; Heb 12:19
  26. Exodus 20:20 : Ex 14:13; Is 41:10, 13
  27. Exodus 20:20 : Ex 15:25; Deut 13:3
  28. Exodus 20:20 : Deut 4:10; 6:24; Prov 3:7; 16:6; Is 8:13
  29. Exodus 20:21 : Ex 19:16; Deut 5:22
  30. Exodus 20:22 : Deut 4:36; 5:24, 26; Neh 9:13
  31. Exodus 20:23 : Ex 20:3
  32. Exodus 20:23 : Ex 32:1, 2, 4; Deut 29:17
  33. Exodus 20:24 : Ex 20:25; 27:1-8
  34. Exodus 20:24 : Ex 10:25; 18:12
  35. Exodus 20:24 : Ex 24:5; Lev 1:2
  36. Exodus 20:24 : Deut 12:5; 16:6, 11; 26:2; 2 Chr 6:6
  37. Exodus 20:24 : Deut 12:5; 26:2
  38. Exodus 20:25 : Deut 27:5, 6; Josh 8:31
  39. Exodus 20:26 : Ex 28:42, 43

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