Exodus 20:3
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
KJV
Non habebis deos alienos coram me.
Vulgate
Οὐκ ἔσονταί σοι θεοὶ ἕτεροι πλὴν ἐμοῦ.
LXX
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
ASV
לֹֽ֣א יִהְיֶֽה לְ/ךָ֛ אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֲחֵרִ֖ים עַל פָּנָֽ/יַ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֲחֵרִ֔ים
'chrym
adjective · 166×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
Themes
Covenant
Historic Christian voices
11 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§2056The word "Decalogue" means literally "ten words."11 God revealed these "ten words" to his people on the holy mountain. They were written "with the finger of God,"12 unlike the other commandments written by Moses.13 They are pre-eminently the words of God. They are handed on to us in the books of Exodus 14 and Deuteronomy.15 Beginning with the Old Testament, the sacred books ref…
Thou shalt have no other gods before me. What does this mean? We should fear, love, and trust in God above all things. A god means that from which we are to expect all good and in which we are to take refuge in all distress. To have a god is nothing else than to trust and believe him with the heart. The trust and faith of the heart alone make both God and an idol. That upon whi…
Thou shalt have no other gods before me. What does this mean? We should fear, love, and trust in God above all things.
Q. What does the Lord say in his law? A. God spoke all these words: I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself an idol. You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God. Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Honor your father and your mother. You …
We believe and teach that God is one in essence or nature, subsisting in himself, all-sufficient in himself, invisible, incorporeal, immense, eternal, Creator of all things both visible and invisible, the greatest good, living, quickening and preserving all things, omnipotent and supremely wise, gentle or merciful, just and true. And we detest the multitude of gods because it i…
1. Since we have mentioned Phileas as having a high reputation for secular learning, let him be his own witness in the following extract, in which he shows us who he was, and at the same time describes more accurately than we can the martyrdoms which occurred in his time at Alexandria: 2. Having before them all these examples and models and noble tokens which are given us in th…
I believe with perfect faith that the Creator, blessed be His name, to Him alone is it proper to pray, and it is not proper to pray to any being besides Him.
Cross-references
- 1Cor 8:4 — As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.
- 1Cor 8:6 — But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
- 1John 5:20 — And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and
- 1John 5:21 — Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
- 2Cor 6:16 — And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my p
- 2Kgs 17:29 — Howbeit 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.
- Col 2:18 — Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
- Dan 3:18 — But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
- Deut 5:7 — Thou shalt have none other gods before me.
- Deut 5:7 — Thou shalt have none other gods before me.
- Deut 6:5 — And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
- Deut 6:14 — Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you;
- Eph 5:5 — For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
- Exod 15:11 — Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
- Exod 20:23 — Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.
- Exod 20:23 — Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.
- Exod 32:1 — And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for
- Exod 32:8 — They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, w
- Exod 34:14 — For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:
- Gen 35:2 — Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments:
- Hos 8:13 — They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it; but the LORD accepteth them not; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt.
- Isa 26:4 — Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:
- Isa 42:8 — I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.
- Isa 43:10 — Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me
- Isa 44:8 — Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any.
- Isa 45:21 — Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a
- Isa 46:9 — Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,
- Jer 7:9 — Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;
- Jer 25:6 — And go not after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, and provoke me not to anger with the works of your hands; and I will do you no hurt.
- Jer 35:15 — I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve
- Josh 24:14 — Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD.
- Josh 24:18 — And the LORD drave out from before us all the people, even the Amorites which dwelt in the land: therefore will we also serve the LORD; for he is our God.
- Lev 19:4 — Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God.
- Matt 4:10 — Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
- Phil 3:19 — Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)
- Ps 29:2 — Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.
- Ps 73:25 — Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.
- Ps 81:9 — There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god.
- Ps 81:9 — There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god.
- Rev 19:10 — And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is