Exodus 20:3
Thou shalt have no other gods before Me.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
In Context
2I am the 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 unto Thee, O LORD, among the mighty? who is like unto Thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
Exodus 22:19(22-18) Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.
Deuteronomy 5:7Thou shalt 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 unto you: I am the LORD your God; ye shall not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell; but ye have not hearkened unto My voice.'
2 Kings 17:29Howbeit 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 →