The First Commandment

1. I am the Lord thy God; Thou shalt have no other gods before Me. The above is the traditional shortened verbiage for the 1st Commandment. The actual text from Exodus 20:2-3 (NKJV) is: “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. [...]

The Second Commandment

2. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image. The above is a traditional shortened verbiage for the 2nd Commandment. The actual text from Exodus 20:4-6 (NKJV) is: “You shall not make for yourself a carved image–any likeness of anything that is in the heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or [...]

The Third Commandment

3. Thou shalt not not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain. The above is a traditional shortened verbiage for the 3rd Commandment. The actual text from Exodus 20:7 (NKJV) is: “You shall not tkae the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless [...]

The Fourth Commandment

4. Remember the Sabbath Day to keep it holy. The above is a traditional shortened verbiage for the 4th Commandment. The actual text from Exodus 20:8-11 (NKJV) is: “Remember the Sabbath Day to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the Seventh day is the Sabbath of the [...]

The Fifth Commandment

5. Honor thy father and thy mother. The above is a traditional shortened verbiage for the 5th Commandment. The actual text from Exodus 20:12 (NKJV) is: “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you.”

The Sixth Commandment

6. Thou shalt not kill. The above is traditional verbiage for the 6th Commandment. The actual text from Exodus 20:13 (NKJV) is: “You shall not murder.”

The Seventh Commandment

7. Thou shalt not commit adultery. The above is a traditional shortened verbiage for the 7th Commandment. The actual text from Exodus 20:14 (NKJV) is: “You shall not commit adultery.”

The Eighth Commandment

8. Thou shalt not steal. The above is a traditional shortened verbiage for the 8th Commandment. The actual text from Exodus 20:15 (NKJV) is: “You shall not steal.”

The Ninth Commandment

9. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. The above is a traditional verbiage for the 9th Commandment. The actual text from Exodus 20:16 (NKJV) is: “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.”

The Tenth Commandment

10. Thou shalt not covet. The above is a traditional shortened verbiage for the 10th Commandment. The actual text from Exodus 20:17 (NKJV) is: “You shall not covet thy neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that [...]