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⥃The Ten Commandments ^{[ Deuteronomy 5:6–21 ]}

[1] And God spake all these words, saying,² [2] I [am] the Lord³ thy God, which have brought⁴ thee out of the⁵ land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage⁶. [3] Thou shalt have no other gods before me.⁷ [4] Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth:⁸ [5] Thou shalt not bow down⁹ thyself to them, nor serve them: for I¹⁰ the Lord thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting¹¹ the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them¹² that hate me; [6] And shewing¹³ mercy unto thousands of them that love me¹⁴, and keep my commandments. [7] Thou shalt not take¹⁵ the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless¹⁶ that taketh his name in vain. [8] Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.¹⁷ [9] Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:¹⁸ [10] But the seventh¹⁹ day [is] the sabbath of the Lord thy God: [in it] thou shalt²⁰ not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant²¹, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger²² that [is] within thy gates: [11] For [in] six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them [is], and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.²³

[12] Honour²⁴ thy father and thy mother: that thy²⁵ days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. [13] Thou shalt not kill.²⁶ [14] Thou shalt not commit adultery.²⁷ [15] Thou shalt not steal.²⁸ [16] Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.²⁹ [17] Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house³⁰, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife³¹, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that [is] thy neighbour’s³².

⥃Moses Comforts the People ^{[ Deuteronomy 5:22–33 † Hebrews 12:18–29 ]}

[18] And all³³ the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw [it], they removed³⁴, and stood afar off. [19] And they said unto Moses, Speak thou³⁵ with us, and we will hear: but let not³⁶ God speak with us, lest we die. [20] And Moses said unto the people, Fear not³⁷: for God is come to prove³⁸ you, and that his fear³⁹ may be before your faces, that ye sin not. [21] And the people⁴⁰ stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick⁴¹ darkness where God [was].

⥃Idolatry Forbidden ^{[ 1 Corinthians 10:14–22 ]}

[22] And the Lord said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have talked⁴² with you from heaven. [23] Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.⁴³

[24] [¶]An altar⁴⁴ of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt⁴⁵ offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places⁴⁶ where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee⁴⁷. [25] And⁴⁸ if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone⁴⁹: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it. [26] Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness⁵⁰ be not discovered thereon.

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