"Thou shalt have no other gods before me." — Exodus 20:3

Exodus 20:3 · KJV

“Thou shalt have no other gods before me.”

— Exodus 20:3

I {am} the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. {bondage: Heb. servants}

Verse 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:

Exodus 20 — Context

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. {bondage: Heb. servants}

Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

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;

Cross References

Deuteronomy 5:7

Thou shalt have none other gods before me.

Matthew 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.

Psalms 81:9

There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god.

Isaiah 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,

Deuteronomy 6:14

Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which {are} round about you;

Deuteronomy 6:5

And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

Jeremiah 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.

Joshua 24:18-24

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.