₁God spoke, and these were his words: ₂“I am the LORD your God who brought you out of Egypt, where you were slaves.

₃“Worship no god but me.

₄“Do not make for yourselves images of anything in heaven or on earth or in the water under the earth. ₅Do not bow down to any idol or worship it, because I am the LORD your God and I tolerate no rivals. I bring punishment on those who hate me and on their descendants down to the third and fourth generation. ₆But I show my love to thousands of generations of those who love me and obey my laws.

₇“Do not use my name for evil purposes, for I, the LORD your God, will punish anyone who misuses my name.

₈“Observe the Sabbath and keep it holy. ₉You have six days in which to do your work, ₁₀but the seventh day is a day of rest dedicated to me. On that day no one is to work — neither you, your children, your slaves, your animals, nor the foreigners who live in your country. ₁₁In six days I, the LORD, made the earth, the sky, the sea, and everything in them, but on the seventh day I rested. That is why I, the LORD, blessed the Sabbath and made it holy.

₁₂“Respect your father and your mother, so that you may live a long time in the land that I am giving you.

₁₃“Do not commit murder.

₁₄“Do not commit adultery.

₁₅“Do not steal.

₁₆“Do not accuse anyone falsely.

₁₇“Do not desire another man's house; do not desire his wife, his slaves, his cattle, his donkeys, or anything else that he owns.”