Deuteronomy 5:7

Thou shalt not have other gods, besides me:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Thou shalt have none other gods before me.

In Context

6I, am Yahweh thy God, who have brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt out of the house of servants:—

8Thou shalt not make unto thee an image, any form that is in the heavens above, or that is in the earth beneath or that is in the waters beneath the earth:

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Cross References

Exodus 20:3Thou shalt not have other gods besides me.

Deuteronomy 11:16Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be befooled,—and ye turn aside and serve other gods, and bow down to them.

Matthew 4:10Then saith Jesus unto him, Withdraw, Satan! for it is written,—The Lord thy God, shalt thou worship, and, to him alone, render divine service.

1 John 5:21Dear children! Guard yourselves from idols.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 5:7-23

6 I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. 7 Thou shalt have none other gods before me. 8 Thou shalt not make 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 waters beneath the earth: 9 Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them… Read the whole commentary →

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