Exodus 20:3
“You shall have no other gods before me.
World English Bible
In The King James Version
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
In Context
2“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Cross References
Exodus 15:11Who is like you, LORD, among the gods? Who is like you, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
Exodus 22:19“Whoever has sex with an animal shall surely be put to death.
Deuteronomy 5:7“You shall have no other gods before me.
Deuteronomy 6:14You shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the peoples who are around you,
Judges 6:10I said to you, “I am the LORD your God. You shall not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell.” But you have not listened 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 in which they lived.
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 →