Éxodo 20:6

6 Por el contrario, cuando me aman y cumplen mis mandamientos, les muestro mi amor por mil generaciones.

Éxodo 20:6 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 20:6

And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me
And show their love by worshipping God, and him only, by serving him acceptably with reverence and godly fear, by a cheerful obedience to all his commands, by all religious exercises, both internal and external, as follows:

and keep my commandments;
not only this, but all others; for keeping these from right principles, and with right views, is an instance and evidence of love to God, see ( John 14:15 John 14:21 John 14:23 ) and to such persons he shows mercy and kindness, performs acts of grace, and bestows on them blessings of goodness; and indeed it is owing to his own grace, mercy, and kindness to them, that they do love him, and from a principle of love observe his precepts; and this is shown to thousands, to multitudes, who are blessed with such grace as to love the Lord, and keep his commandments: though rather this is to be understood of a thousand generations, and not persons, and should have been supplied, as in the preceding verse, "unto a thousand generations", God being more abundant in showing mercy, and exercising grace and goodness, than he is rigorous in inflicting punishment.

Éxodo 20:6 In-Context

4 »No te hagas ningún ídolo, ni nada que guarde semejanza con lo que hay arriba en el cielo, ni con lo que hay abajo en la tierra, ni con lo que hay en las aguas debajo de la tierra.

5 No te inclines delante de ellos ni los adores. Yo, el SEÑOR tu Dios, soy un Dios celoso. Cuando los padres son malvados y me odian, yo castigo a sus hijos hasta la tercera y cuarta generación.

6 Por el contrario, cuando me aman y cumplen mis mandamientos, les muestro mi amor por mil generaciones.

7 »No uses el nombre del SEÑOR tu Dios en falso. Yo, el SEÑOR, no tendré por inocente a quien se atreva a usar mi nombre en falso.

8 »Acuérdate del sábado, para consagrarlo.