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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Exodus 20 NLT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/exodus/20.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/exodus/20-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">NLT</a> > Exodus 20</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../exodus/19.htm" title="Exodus 19">◄</a> Exodus 20 <a href="../exodus/21.htm" title="Exodus 21">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New Living Translation</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/nlt/esv/exodus/20.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="hdg">Ten Commandments for the Covenant Community</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/20-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Then God gave the people all these instructions<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">a</span></a>:</p><p class="b"/><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/20-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>“I am the LORD your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of your slavery.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/20-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>“You must not have any other god but me.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/20-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>“You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth or in the sea. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/20-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected—even children in the third and fourth generations of those who reject me. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/20-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>But I lavish unfailing love for a thousand generations on those<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">b</span></a> who love me and obey my commands.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/20-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>“You must not misuse the name of the LORD your God. The LORD will not let you go unpunished if you misuse his name.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/20-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>“Remember to observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/20-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>You have six days each week for your ordinary work, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/20-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>but the seventh day is a Sabbath day of rest dedicated to the LORD your God. On that day no one in your household may do any work. This includes you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, your livestock, and any foreigners living among you. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/20-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>For in six days the LORD made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything in them; but on the seventh day he rested. That is why the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/20-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>“Honor your father and mother. Then you will live a long, full life in the land the LORD your God is giving you.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/20-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>“You must not murder.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/20-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>“You must not commit adultery.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/20-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>“You must not steal.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/20-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>“You must not testify falsely against your neighbor.</p><p class="li1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/20-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>“You must not covet your neighbor’s house. You must not covet your neighbor’s wife, male or female servant, ox or donkey, or anything else that belongs to your neighbor.”</p><p class="b"/><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/20-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>When the people heard the thunder and the loud blast of the ram’s horn, and when they saw the flashes of lightning and the smoke billowing from the mountain, they stood at a distance, trembling with fear.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/20-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>And they said to Moses, “You speak to us, and we will listen. But don’t let God speak directly to us, or we will die!”</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/20-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>“Don’t be afraid,” Moses answered them, “for God has come in this way to test you, and so that your fear of him will keep you from sinning!”</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/20-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>As the people stood in the distance, Moses approached the dark cloud where God was.</p><p class="hdg">Proper Use of Altars</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/20-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>And the LORD said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel: You saw for yourselves that I spoke to you from heaven. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/20-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Remember, you must not make any idols of silver or gold to rival me.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/20-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>“Build for me an altar made of earth, and offer your sacrifices to me—your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats, and your cattle. Build my altar wherever I cause my name to be remembered, and I will come to you and bless you. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/20-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>If you use stones to build my altar, use only natural, uncut stones. Do not shape the stones with a tool, for that would make the altar unfit for holy use. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/exodus/20-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>And do not approach my altar by going up steps. If you do, someone might look up under your clothing and see your nakedness.</p><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn">a</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">20:1 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">all these words.</span><br><span class="fn">b</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">20:6 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">for thousands of those.</span><br></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><em>Holy Bible</em>, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of <a href="http://www.tyndale.com">Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.</a>, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. 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