Exodus 20:3-6
New American Standard Bible
3 “(A)You shall have no other (B)gods [a]before Me.
4 “(C)You shall not make for yourself [b]an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath, or in the water under the earth. 5 (D)You shall not worship them nor serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a (E)jealous God, (F)inflicting the [c]punishment of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me, 6 but showing [d]favor to (G)thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.
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- Exodus 20:3 Or besides Me
- Exodus 20:4 Or a carved image
- Exodus 20:5 I.e., punishment for the wrongdoing
- Exodus 20:6 Or faithfulness
Exodus 20:3-6
New International Version
3 “You shall have no other gods before[a] me.(A)
4 “You shall not make for yourself an image(B) 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 or worship(C) them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God,(D) punishing the children for the sin of the parents(E) to the third and fourth generation(F) of those who hate me, 6 but showing love to a thousand(G) generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.
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- Exodus 20:3 Or besides
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