Exodus 20:3
Thou shall have no other gods before me.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
In Context
2I am LORD thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Cross References
Exodus 15:11Who is like thee, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
Exodus 22:19Whoever lays with a beast shall surely be put to death.
Deuteronomy 5:7Thou shall have no other gods before me.
Deuteronomy 6:14Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the peoples that are round about you,
Judges 6:10And I said to you, I am LORD your God. Ye shall not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell, but ye have not hearkened to my voice.
2 Kings 17:29However every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities wherein they dwelt.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 20:2-12
The Ten Commandments. ( b. c. 1491.) 1 And God spake all these words, saying, 2 I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me. 4 Thou 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: 5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the… Read the whole commentary →