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1 Then God instructed the people as follows:
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1 And God spoke all these words:
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2 "I am the LORD your God, who rescued you from slavery in Egypt.
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2 "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
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3 "Do not worship any other gods besides me.
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3 "You shall have no other gods before me.
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4 "Do not make idols of any kind, whether in the shape of birds or animals or fish.
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4 "You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.
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5 You must never worship or bow down to them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God who will not share your affection with any other god! I do not leave unpunished the sins of those who hate me, but I punish the children for the sins of their parents to the third and fourth generations.
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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 fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me,
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6 But I lavish my love on those who love me and obey my commands, even for a thousand generations.
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6 but showing love to a thousand [ generations] of those who love me and keep my commandments.
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7 "Do not misuse the name of the LORD your God. The LORD will not let you go unpunished if you misuse his name.
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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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| Scripture quotations marked NLT are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved. (New Living Translation - The Bible Online) |
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