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EXODUS 20:2-3
KING JAMES VERSION
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I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
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Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION
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"I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
3
"You shall have no other gods before me.
NEW LIVING TRANSLATION
2
"I am the LORD your God, who rescued you from slavery in Egypt.
3
"Do not worship any other gods besides me.
TODAY'S ENGLISH VERSION
2
"I am the LORD your God who brought you out of Egypt, where you were slaves.
3
"Worship no god but me.
MASORETIC HEBREW VERSION
SEPTUAGINT GREEK VERSION
DEUTERONOMY 5:6-7
KING JAMES VERSION
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I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
7
Thou shalt have none other gods before me.
NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION
6
"I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
7
"You shall have no other gods before me.
NEW LIVING TRANSLATION
6
"'I am the LORD your God, who rescued you from slavery in Egypt.
7
"'Do not worship any other gods besides me.
TODAY'S ENGLISH VERSION
6
"’I am the LORD your God, who rescued you from Egypt, where you were slaves.
7
"’Worship no god but me.
MASORETIC HEBREW VERSION
SEPTUAGINT GREEK VERSION
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DISCUSSION
For Christians today:
Romans 8:2 teaches, "For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death."
And Galatians 5:1 tells us, "Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage."
But Romans 6:18 says, "Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness."
Thus, while we are saved by grace and not by works (Ephesians 2:8), the Ten Commandments are still our Lord's guideline for how He would like us to live.
The First Commandment is expressly reconfirmed for us in 1 Corinthians 8:6 and 1 Timothy 2:5.
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