Parallel Bible results for "exodus 20:1-7"

Exodus 20:1-7

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1 And God spoke all these words, saying:
1 And God spoke all these words:
2 "I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
2 “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
3 You shall have no other gods before Me.
3 “You shall have no other gods before me.
4 "You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth;
4 “You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.
5 you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me,
6 but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.
6 but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.
7 "You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.
7 “You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.
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