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Exodus 20:6

God's loveObedienceCovenant and promises

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;

And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

7 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep 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 thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;

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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 grievous.

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  • John 14:21

    He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

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  • Jeremiah 32:39–40

    And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:

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  • Deuteronomy 5:29

    O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!

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  • Acts 2:39

    For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

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  • Romans 11:28–29

    As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers’ sakes.

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  • John 14:15

    If ye love me, keep my commandments.

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