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Exodus 20:6

God's loveObedienceCovenant and promises

4 You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath.

5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,

but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations of 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 anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.

8 Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.

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BSB
but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.
KJV
And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
WEB
and showing loving kindness to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.
ASV
and showing lovingkindness unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.
DARBY
and shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.
BLB
and showing loving devotion to thousands for those who love Me and for those who keep My commandments.
ÅB
og som viser trofast godhet mot tusen slektsledd etter de som elsker meg og holder budene mine.
OTB
men viser miskunn mot tusener som elsker meg og følger mine bud.
B1930
og som gjør miskunnhet mot tusen ledd, mot dem som elsker mig og holder mine bud.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 7:9

    Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion for a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments.

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  • 1 John 5:3

    For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,

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  • John 14:21

    Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”

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  • Jeremiah 32:39–40

    I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will always fear Me for their own good and for the good of their children after them.

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  • Deuteronomy 5:29

    If only they had such a heart to fear Me and keep all My commandments always, so that it might be well with them and with their children forever.

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  • Acts 2:39

    This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”

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  • Romans 11:28–29

    Regarding the gospel, they are enemies on your account; but regarding election, they are loved on account of the patriarchs.

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  • John 14:15

    If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.

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