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I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land
of slavery.
I. You shall have no other gods before me.
II. You shall not make for yourself an idol in the
form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters
below. You shall not bow
down to them or worship them for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God,
punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth
generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand generations
of those who love me and keep my commandments.
III. You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your
God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.
IV. Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as
the Lord your God has commanded you.
V. Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord
your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and that it may
go well
with you in the
land the Lord your God is giving you.
VI. You shall not murder.
VII. You shall not commit adultery.
VIII. You shall not steal.
IX. You shall not give false testimony against your
neighbor.
X. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife. You shall
not set your desire on your neighbor's house or land, his manservant
or maidservant, his
ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.
Deuteronomy 5:6-21
"Hear O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love
the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with
all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to
be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them
when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie
down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind
them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses
and on your gates." Deuteronomy 6:4-9
When asked which was the greatest commandment of 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."
Jesus said, "My command is this: Love each other as I have
loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his
life for
his friends." John 15:12, 13
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