The Ten Commandments List - of Exodus 20
The Ten Commandments list are found in the Bible Old Testament at Exodus, Chapter 20.
They were given directly by God to the people of Israel at Mount Sinai after He had
delivered them from slavery in Egypt:
"And God spoke all these words, saying: I am the LORD your God
ONE: You shall have no other gods before Me.
TWO: You shall not make for yourself a carved image--any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or
that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
THREE: You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain.
FOUR: Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
FIVE: Honor your father and your mother.
SIX: You shall not murder.
SEVEN: You shall not commit adultery.
EIGHT: You shall not steal.
NINE: You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
TEN: You shall not covet your neighbors house; you shall not covet your neighbors wife,
nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything
that is your neighbor These commandments are called
Ten Commandments or Decalogue
Decalogue
These were given by God to Moses and are recorded in Exodus 20. See
list at:
Exodus 20
The Ten Commandments - Christ's Summation in the New Testament
About 1,400 years later, the 10 Commandments were summed up in the New Testament at
Matthew 22, when Jesus was confronted by the religious "experts" of the day:
"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" Jesus replied: "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind;
This is the first and greatest commandment.
And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. All the Law and the Prophets
hang on these two commandments" (Matthew 22:36-40).
The Ten Commandments or
Ten Commandments
A reflective reading of Christs teaching reveals that the first four commandments given to the children of Israel are contained in the statement:
"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind." It continues that the last six commandments are enclosed in the statement: "Love your neighbor as yourself."
The Ten Commandments of Exodus bring you these Bible verses:
1 Kings 2:4-64 that the Lord may fulfill His word which He spoke concerning me, saying, ‘If your sons take heed to their way, to walk before Me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul,’ He said, ‘you shall not lack a man on the throne of Israel.’
5 Moreover you know also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two commanders of the armies of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner and Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed. And he shed the blood of war in peacetime, and put the blood of war on his belt that was around his waist, and on his sandals that were on his feet.
6 Therefore do according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray hair go down to the grave in peace.
The Ten Commandments are the foundation for our moral law. Our forefathers have posted the Ten Commandments of Exodus 20 to over 4000 public places, places like court houses and city halls. Read more at:
Translation of the 10 Commandments from Hebrew and Greek into English
What are the Ten Commandments of God?
Spanish Ten Commandments Los Diez Mandamientos
