New American Standard Bible 1995 | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
1Then God spoke all these words, saying, | 1Then God spoke all these words, saying, |
2"I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. | 2"I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house 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 an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth. | 4"You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth. |
5"You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me, | 5"You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me, |
6but showing lovingkindness to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments. | 6but showing lovingkindness to thousands, to 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 leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain. | 7"You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain. |
8"Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. | 8"Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. |
9"Six days you shall labor and do all your work, | 9"Six days you shall labor and do all your work, |
10but the seventh day is a sabbath of the LORD your God; in it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter, your male or your female servant or your cattle or your sojourner who stays with you. | 10but the seventh day is a sabbath of the LORD your God; in it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter, your male or your female servant or your cattle or your sojourner who stays with you. |
11"For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day and made it holy. | 11"For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day and made it holy. |
12"Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be prolonged in the land which the LORD your God gives you. | 12"Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be prolonged in the land which the LORD your God gives you. |
13"You shall not murder. | 13"You shall not murder. |
14"You shall not commit adultery. | 14"You shall not commit adultery. |
15"You shall not steal. | 15"You shall not steal. |
16"You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. | 16"You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. |
17"You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife or his male servant or his female servant or his ox or his donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor." | 17"You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife or his male servant or his female servant or his ox or his donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor." |
18All the people perceived the thunder and the lightning flashes and the sound of the trumpet and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they trembled and stood at a distance. | 18All the people perceived the thunder and the lightning flashes and the sound of the trumpet and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they trembled and stood at a distance. |
19Then they said to Moses, "Speak to us yourself and we will listen; but let not God speak to us, or we will die." | 19Then they said to Moses, "Speak to us yourself and we will listen; but let not God speak to us, or we will die." |
20Moses said to the people, "Do not be afraid; for God has come in order to test you, and in order that the fear of Him may remain with you, so that you may not sin." | 20Moses said to the people, "Do not be afraid; for God has come in order to test you, and in order that the fear of Him may remain with you, so that you may not sin." |
21So the people stood at a distance, while Moses approached the thick cloud where God was. | 21So the people stood at a distance, while Moses approached the thick cloud where God was. |
22Then the LORD said to Moses, "Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, 'You yourselves have seen that I have spoken to you from heaven. | 22Then the LORD said to Moses, "Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, 'You yourselves have seen that I have spoken to you from heaven. |
23You shall not make other gods besides Me; gods of silver or gods of gold, you shall not make for yourselves. | 23You shall not make other gods besides Me; gods of silver or gods of gold, you shall not make for yourselves. |
24'You shall make an altar of earth for Me, and you shall sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your oxen; in every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you. | 24'You shall make an altar of earth for Me, and you shall sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your oxen; in every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you. |
25'If you make an altar of stone for Me, you shall not build it of cut stones, for if you wield your tool on it, you will profane it. | 25'If you make an altar of stone for Me, you shall not build it of cut stones, for if you wield your tool on it, you will profane it. |
26'And you shall not go up by steps to My altar, so that your nakedness will not be exposed on it.' | 26'And you shall not go up by steps to My altar, so that your nakedness will not be exposed on it.' |
New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit //www.lockman.org | New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit //www.lockman.org |
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