Exodus 20:2
I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
1And the Lord spoke all these words:
3Thou shalt not have strange gods before me.
Cross References
Exodus 10:1And the Lord said to Moses: Go in to Pharao; for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants: that I may work these my signs in him.
Exodus 13:14And when thy son shall ask thee to morrow, saying: What is this? thou shalt answer him: With a strong hand did the Lord bring us forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Leviticus 11:45For I am the Lord, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that I might be your God.
Leviticus 23:43That your posterity may know, that I made the children of Israel to dwell in tabernacles, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.
Leviticus 25:42For they are my servants, and I brought them out of the land of Egypt: let them not be sold as bondmen:
Leviticus 26:1I am the Lord your God: you shall not make to yourselves any idol or graven thing, neither shall you erect pillars, nor set up a remarkable stone in your land, to adore it: for I am the Lord your God.
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 →