Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Exodus 20

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Exodus 20 . 1 , The ten commandments are spoken by Jehovah; Exodus 20 . 18 , The people are afraid , but Moses comforts them; Exodus 20 . 21 , Idolatry is forbidden; Exodus 20 . 23 , Of what sort the altar should be.

Exodus 20:1

And God spoke all these words:

Exodus 20:1 · BSB

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Exodus 20:2

"I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

Exodus 20:2 · BSB

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bondage Heb. servants

Exodus 20:3

You shall have no other gods before Me.

Exodus 20:3 · BSB

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Exodus 20:4

You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath.

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Exodus 20:5

You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,

Exodus 20:5 · BSB

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Exodus 20:6

but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.

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Exodus 20:7

You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.

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Exodus 20:8

Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.

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Exodus 20:9

Six days you shall labor and do all your work,

Exodus 20:9 · BSB

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Exodus 20:10

but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant or livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates.

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Exodus 20:11

For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.

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Exodus 20:12

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

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Exodus 20:13

You shall not murder.

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Exodus 20:14

You shall not commit adultery.

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Exodus 20:15

You shall not steal.

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Exodus 20:16

You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

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Exodus 20:17

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

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22 Samuel 11 . 2-4

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Exodus 20:18

When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sounding of the ram's horn, and the mountain enveloped in smoke, they trembled and stood at a distance.

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Exodus 20:19

"Speak to us yourself and we will listen," they said to Moses. "But do not let God speak to us, or we will die."

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Exodus 20:20

“Do not be afraid,” Moses replied. “For God has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be before you, to keep you from sinning.”

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Exodus 20:21

And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.

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Exodus 20:22

Then the LORD said to Moses, “This is what you are to tell the Israelites: ‘You have seen for yourselves that I have spoken to you from heaven.

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Exodus 20:23

You are not to make any gods alongside Me; you are not to make for yourselves gods of silver or gold.

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Exodus 20:24

You are to make for Me an altar of earth, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats and cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.

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Exodus 20:25

Now if you make an altar of stones for Me, you must not build it with stones shaped by tools; for if you use a chisel on it, you will defile it.

Exodus 20:25 · BSB

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build it of hewn stone Heb. build them with hewing

Exodus 20:26

And you must not go up to My altar on steps, lest your nakedness be exposed on it.'

Exodus 20:26 · BSB

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web52 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Quotations Deuteronomy 5:6 → Exodus 20:2, Deuteronomy 5:6-21 → Exodus 20:1-17, Deuteronomy 7:9-10 → Exodus 20:5-6
Allusions Acts 7:38 → Exodus 20:21-22, Exodus 20:8-11 → Genesis 2:2, Exodus 20:8-11 → Genesis 2:3, Leviticus 17:3 → Exodus 20:24, Leviticus 17:3-9 → Exodus 20:24-25, Deuteronomy 12:2 → Exodus 20:24, Deuteronomy 12:2-28 → Exodus 20:24, Deuteronomy 18:15 → Exodus 20:19, Deuteronomy 18:15-18 → Exodus 20:19, Deuteronomy 19:18 → Exodus 20:16, Deuteronomy 19:18-21 → Exodus 20:16, Deuteronomy 7:9 → Exodus 20:5, 1 Kings 6:7 → Exodus 20:25, Psalm 78:58 → Exodus 20:4, Psalm 78:58 → Exodus 20:5, Psalm 78:58-59 → Exodus 20:4, Psalm 78:58-59 → Exodus 20:5, Psalms 109:9-15 → Exodus 20:5, Jeremiah 7:5 → Exodus 20:13, Jeremiah 7:5 → Exodus 20:14, Jeremiah 7:5 → Exodus 20:15, Jeremiah 7:5-6 → Exodus 20:13, Jeremiah 7:5-6 → Exodus 20:14, Jeremiah 7:5-6 → Exodus 20:15, +7 more
Echoes Psalm 135:6 → Exodus 20:4, Jeremiah 7:5 → Exodus 20:16, Jeremiah 7:5-6 → Exodus 20:16, Ezekiel 43:17 → Exodus 20:26
Trajectories
Abel (First Martyr), Covenant Violations (Prophetic Indictments), Eden as Temple (Original Sanctuary), Holy Places (Access to God's Presence), Moses (The Prophet Like Unto Me), Name of God (Revelation of Divine Character), Sabbath (Rest in Christ), Solomon (The King of Peace and Wisdom), Spiritual Adultery (Covenant Faithfulness and Idolatry)
Longitudinal Themes
Justice and Mercy, Law and Righteousness, Rest
Anchor Text Networks
Networked Exodus 20 - The Decalogue
Chiasms
Shaped Exodus 20:8–11
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