Exodus 20:3-5

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Do not have other gods besides Me.^(A)

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Do not make an idol^(B) for yourself, whether in the shape of anything in the heavens above or on the earth below or in the waters under the earth.

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You must not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God,^(C) punishing the children for the fathers’ sin, to the third and fourth generations^(D) of those who hate Me,

Cross references:

A. Exodus 20:3: Deuteronomy 6:14; Jeremiah 35:15

B. Exodus 20:4: Leviticus 26:1; Deuteronomy 27:15

C. Exodus 20:5: Exodus 34:14; Deuteronomy 4:24; Isaiah 44:15; Isaiah 44:19

D. Exodus 20:5: Numbers 14:18; Psalm 79:8; Jeremiah 32:18