Ten Commandments

Exodus 20: 3-17

1. Thou shalt not have no other god’s before me

Matthew 4:9-10 9 “All this I will give you,”

he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”

10 Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’

2. Thou shalt not make onto thee any graven images 1 John 5:20-23

20. And we know that the Son of God

has come, and he has given us

understanding so that we can know the

true God. And now we live in fellowship

with the true God because we live in

fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ. He is

the only true God, and he is eternal life.

21. Dear children, keep away from

anything that might take God’s place in

your hearts.

The golden calf

3. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in

vainDeuteronomy 5:11

11 “You must not misuse the name of the Lord your God. The Lord will not let you go unpunished if you misuse his name.

Exodus 20: 7

4. Remember the Sabbath Day and keep it Holy

Hebrews 4:4-5 4 We know it is ready

because of the place in the Scriptures where it mentions the seventh day: “On the seventh day God rested from all his work.”

5 But in the other passage God said, “They will never enter my place of rest.”

Praise and worship God

5. Honor thy father and thy mother

Ephesians 6:1-3 1 Children, obey your parents

because you belong to the Lord, for this is the right thing to do.

2 “Honor your father and mother.” This is the first commandment with a promise:

3 If you honor your father and mother, “things will go well for you, and you will have a long life on the earth.”

Exodus 20:12

6. Thou shalt not kill

Genesis 4:8 8 One day Cain suggested

to his brother, “Let’s go out into the fields.”And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother, Abel, and killed him.

Exodus 20:13

7 thou shalt not commit adultery

Exodus 20:14John 8:7 They kept demanding an

answer, so he stood up again and said, “All right, but let the one who has never sinned throw the first stone!”

Leviticus 20:10

8 Thou shalt not steal

Exodus 22:3-4• 3 But if it happens in daylight,

the one who killed the thief is guilty of murder.

• “A thief who is caught must pay in full for everything he stole. If he cannot pay, he must be sold as a slave to pay for his theft.

• 4 If someone steals an ox or a donkey or a sheep and it is found in the thief’s possession, then the thief must pay double the value of the stolen animal.

Exodus 20: 15

9 Thou shalt not bear false witness

Exodus 20:16

“You must not testify falsely against your neighbour.

Proverbs 6:18-19

18 a heart that devises wicked schemes,

feet that are quick to rush into evil,

19 a false witness who pours out lies

and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.

10 Thou shalt not covet

Exodus 20:17

17 “You must not covet your neighbor’s house. You must not covet your neighbor’s wife, male or female servant, ox or donkey, or anything else that belongs to your neighbor.”

Deuteronomy 5:20-21

Teaching about the Law

17 “Don’t misunderstand why I have come. I did not come to abolish the law of Moses or the writings of the prophets. No, I came to accomplish their purpose.

18 I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not even the smallest detail of God’s law will disappear until its purpose is achieved.

19 So if you ignore the least commandment and teach others to do the same, you will be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven. But anyone who obeys God’s laws and teaches them will be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.

20 “But I warn you—unless your righteousness is better than the righteousness of the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees, you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven!