Scripture About Ten commandments meaning

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5 Bible Verses

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And God spake all these words, saying, I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

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Exodus 20:1-3 • KJV

These verses introduce the Ten Commandments, showing they are divine instructions directly from God to establish a covenant relationship with His people. They emphasize the primacy of worshiping the one true God and rejecting all other false gods.

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I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

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Deuteronomy 5:6-7 • KJV

This passage repeats the first commandment, reinforcing the importance of exclusive devotion to God. It reminds the Israelites of God's deliverance and the fundamental requirement of maintaining a pure and singular spiritual commitment.

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Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

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Matthew 22:37-40 • KJV

Jesus summarizes the Ten Commandments into two fundamental principles of love - love for God and love for others. This highlights that the commandments are not just rules, but expressions of a deeper relational and moral framework.

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Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.

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Romans 7:12 • KJV

Paul affirms the spiritual value of God's commandments, describing them as holy, just, and good. This verse emphasizes that the Ten Commandments are not burdensome restrictions, but righteous guidelines for living.

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And he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.

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Exodus 34:28 • KJV

This verse describes Moses receiving the Ten Commandments directly from God, highlighting their sacred origin and their role as the foundation of God's covenant with His people.

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