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<span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/20-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>and shewing mercy unto thousands, of them that love me and keep my commandments.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/20-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/20-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/20-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/20-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>but the seventh day is a sabbath unto the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/20-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/20-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/20-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Thou shalt do no murder.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/20-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Thou shalt not commit adultery.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/20-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Thou shalt not steal.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/20-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/20-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.</p> <a name="18" id="18"></a><p class="hdg">Moses Comforts the People<br /><p class="cross">(<a href="../deuteronomy/5.htm#22">Deuteronomy 5:22-33</a>; <a href="../hebrews/12.htm#18">Hebrews 12:18-29</a>)</p></p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/20-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the voice of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they trembled, and stood afar off. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/20-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/20-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before you, that ye sin not. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/20-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.</p> <a name="22" id="22"></a><p class="hdg">Idolatry Forbidden<br /><p class="cross">(<a href="../leviticus/19.htm">Leviticus 19:1-8</a>; <a href="../1_corinthians/10.htm#14">1 Corinthians 10:14-22</a>)</p></p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/20-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>And the LORD said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye yourselves have seen that I have talked with you from heaven. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/20-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Ye shall not make other gods with me; gods of silver, or gods of gold, ye shall not make unto you.</p> <a name="24" id="24"></a><p class="hdg">The Altar of Sacrifice<br /><p class="cross">(<a href="../deuteronomy/27.htm">Deuteronomy 27:1-10</a>)</p></p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/20-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in every place where I record my name I will come unto thee and I will bless thee. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/20-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>And if thou make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stones: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/20-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">English Revised Version, 1885<br /><br /><a href="//bereanbible.com">Section Headings Courtesy BereanBible.com<br />© 2013, 2014 Used by Permission</a><span class="p"><br /><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../exodus/19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Exodus 19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Exodus 19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../exodus/21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Exodus 21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Exodus 21" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpad/exodus/20-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe src="//biblemenus.com/adframe120.htm" width="122" height="602" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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