55 lines
2.9 KiB
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55 lines
2.9 KiB
Markdown
The Ten Commandments
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# Chapter 20
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1. Then God spoke all these words:
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2. I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the place of slavery.
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3. Do not have other gods besides me.
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4. Do not make an idol for yourself, whether in the shape of anything in the heavens above or on the earth below or in the waters under the earth.
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5. Do not bow in worship to them, and do not serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, bringing the consequences of the fathers' iniquity on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate me,
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6. but showing faithful love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commands.
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7. Do not misuse the name of the Lord your God, because the Lord will not leave anyone unpunished who misuses his name.
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8. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy:
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9. You are to labor six days and do all your work,
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10. but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. You must not do any work--you, your son or daughter, your male or female servant, your livestock, or the resident alien who is within your city gates.
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11. For the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and everything in them in six days; then he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and declared it holy.
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12. Honor your father and your mother so that you may have a long life in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
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13. Do not murder.
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14. Do not commit adultery.
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15. Do not steal.
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16. Do not give false testimony against your neighbor.
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17. Do not covet your neighbor's house. Do not covet your neighbor's wife, his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.
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The People's Reaction
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18. All the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sound of the ram's horn, and the mountain surrounded by smoke. When the people saw it they trembled and stood at a distance.
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19. "You speak to us, and we will listen," they said to Moses, "but don't let God speak to us, or we will die."
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20. Moses responded to the people, "Don't be afraid, for God has come to test you, so that you will fear him and will not sin."
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21. And the people remained standing at a distance as Moses approached the total darkness where God was.
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Moses Receives Additional Laws
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22. Then the Lord told Moses, "This is what you are to say to the Israelites: You have seen that I have spoken to you from heaven.
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23. Do not make gods of silver to rival me; do not make gods of gold for yourselves.
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24. "Make an earthen altar for me, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, your flocks and herds. I will come to you and bless you in every place where I cause my name to be remembered.
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25. If you make a stone altar for me, do not build it out of cut stones. If you use your chisel on it, you will defile it.
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26. Do not go up to my altar on steps, so that your nakedness is not exposed on it.
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