The Ten Commandments 
Following are the Ten Commandments listed in Exodus 20 as given to the Children of Israel at Mount Sinai.
The Ten Commandments are also found in Deuteronomy 5.
The Ten Commandments here are presented in three different versions of the Bible. 

King James
Version

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.


1.
Thou shalt have no other gods
before me.



2.
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:
Thou shalt not bow down thyself
to 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 that
hate me;
And shewing mercy unto
thousands of them that love me,
and keep my commandments.



3.
Thou shalt not take the name
of the LORD thy God in vain;

for the LORD will not hold him
guiltless that taketh his name
in vain.


4.
Remember the sabbath day, to
keep it holy.
Six days shalt
thou labour, and do all thy work:
But the seventh day is the
sabbath of the LORD thy God:
in it thou shalt not do any work,
thou, nor thy son, nor thy
daughter, thy manservant, nor
thy maidservant, nor thy cattle,
nor thy stranger that is within
thy gates: For in six days the
LORD made heaven and earth, the
sea, and all that in them is,
and rested the seventh day:
wherefore the LORD blessed the
sabbath day, and hallowed it.






5.
Honour thy father and thy
mother:
that thy days may be
long upon the land which the
LORD thy God giveth thee.



6.
Thou shalt not kill.


7.
Thou shalt not commit adultery.


8.
Thou shalt not steal.


9.
Thou shalt not bear false
witness against thy neighbour.



10.
Thou shalt not covet thy
neighbour's house, thou shalt
not covet thy neighbour's wife,
nor his manservant, nor his
maidservant, nor his ox, nor
his ass, nor any thing that is
thy neighbour's.






New International Version

And God spoke all these words:
"I am the LORD your God, who
brought you out of Egypt, out
of the land of slavery.



1.
You shall have no other gods
before me.



2.
You shall not make for yourself
an idol in the form of anything

in heaven above or on the earth
beneath or in the waters below.
You shall not bow down to them
or worship them; for I, the LORD
your God, am a jealous God,
punishing the children for the
sin of the fathers to the third
and fourth generation of those
who hate me, but showing love
to a thousand generations of
those who love me and keep my
commandments.






3.
You shall not misuse the name
of the LORD your God,
for
the LORD will not hold anyone
guiltless who misuses his name.



4.
Remember the Sabbath day by
keeping it holy.
Six days
you shall labor and do all your
work, but the seventh day is a
Sabbath to the LORD your God.
On it you shall not do any work,
neither you, nor your son or
daughter, nor your manservant
or maidservant, nor your animals,
nor the alien within your gates.
For in six days the LORD made
the heavens and the earth, the
sea, and all that is in them,
but he rested on the seventh day.
Therefore the LORD blessed the
Sabbath day and made it holy.






5.
Honor your father and your
mother,
so that you may
live long in the land the LORD
your God is giving you.



6.
You shall not murder.


7.
You shall not commit adultery.


8.
You shall not steal.


9.
You shall not give false
testimony against your neighbor.



10.
You shall not covet your
neighbor's house. You shall not
covet your neighbor's wife, or
his manservant or maidservant,
his ox or donkey, or anything
that belongs to your neighbor.


New Living Translation

Then God instructed the people
as follows: "I am the Lord your
God, who rescued you from
slavery in Egypt.



1.
Do not worship any other gods
besides me.



2.
Do not make idols of any kind,
whether in the shape of birds
or animals or fish. You must
never worship or bow down to
them, for I, the Lord your God,
am a jealous God who will not
share your affection with any
other god! I do not leave
unpunished the sins of those
who hate me, but I punish the
children for the sins of their
parents to the third and fourth
generations. But I lavish my
love on those who love me and
obey my commands, even for a
thousand generations.




3.
Do not misuse the name of
the Lord your God.
The Lord
will not let you go unpunished
if you misuse his name.



4.
Remember to observe the
Sabbath day by keeping it holy.

Six days a week are set apart
for your daily duties and
regular work, but the seventh
day is a day of rest dedicated
to the Lord your God. On that
day no one in your household
may do any kind of work.
This includes you, your sons
and daughters, your male and
female servants, your livestock,
and any foreigners living
among you. For in six days the
Lord made the heavens, the
earth, the sea, and everything
in them; then he rested on the
seventh day. That is why the
Lord blessed the Sabbath day
and set it apart as holy.


5.
Honor your father and mother.
Then you will live a long, full
life in the land the Lord your
God will give you.



6.
Do not murder.


7.
Do not commit adultery.


8.
Do not steal.


9.
Do not testify falsely
against your neighbor.



10.
Do not covet your neighbor's
house.
Do not covet your
neighbor's wife, male or female
servant, ox or donkey, or
anything else your neighbor owns."