Verse
Exodus 20:3 — Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
“Thou shalt have no other gods before me.”
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The verses around Exodus 20:3.
1And God spake all these words, saying,
2I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
3Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
4Thou 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:
5Thou 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;
Verse explanation
The first commandment demands exclusivity: no other god may be placed beside or above the God of Israel.
From the Exodus 20 study in Bible in Stories.
Exodus 20:3 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Não terás outros deuses diante de mim.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Não terás deuses alheios diante de mim.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
No tendrás a otros dioses aparte de mi.
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