Exodus 20:3
1 And God spake all these words, saying,
2 I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
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:
5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- You shall have no other gods before Me.
- KJV
- Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
- WEB
- “You shall have no other gods before me.
- ASV
- Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
- DARBY
- Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
- BLB
- You shall have no other gods before My face.
- ÅB
- Du skal ikke ha andre guder enn meg.
- OTB
- "Du skal ikke ha andre guder enn meg.
- B1930
- Du skal ikke ha andre guder foruten mig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 5:7
Thou shalt have none other gods before me.
Read in contextMatthew 4:10
Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
Read in contextPsalms 81:9
There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god.
Read in contextIsaiah 46:9
Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,
Read in contextDeuteronomy 6:14
Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you;
Read in contextDeuteronomy 6:5
And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
Read in contextJeremiah 25:6
And go not after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, and provoke me not to anger with the works of your hands; and I will do you no hurt.
Read in contextJoshua 24:18–24
And the LORD drave out from before us all the people, even the Amorites which dwelt in the land: therefore will we also serve the LORD; for he is our God.
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