Exodus 20:3
'Thou hast no other Gods before Me.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
In Context
2I [am] Jehovah thy God, who hath brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of a house of servants.
Cross References
Exodus 15:11Who [is] like Thee among the gods, O Jehovah? Who [is] like Thee — honourable in holiness — Fearful in praises — doing wonders?
Exodus 22:19'Whoever lieth with a beast is certainly put to death.
Deuteronomy 5:7'Thou hast no other gods in My presence.
Deuteronomy 6:14ye do not go after other gods, of the gods of the peoples who [are] round about you;
Judges 6:10and I say to you, I [am] Jehovah your God, ye do not fear the gods of the Amorite in whose land ye are dwelling: — and ye have not hearkened to My voice.'
2 Kings 17:29and they are making each nation its gods, and place [them] in the houses of the high places that the Samaritans have made, each nation in their cities where they are dwelling.
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 →