Exodus 20:3

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You shall have no other gods before Me.

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  • Deut 5:7 : 7 You shall have no other gods before Me.
  • Deut 6:5 : 5 You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.
  • Deut 6:14 : 14 Do not follow other gods, the gods of the peoples around you.
  • Ps 81:9 : 9 Hear, my people, and I will warn you—if you would only listen to me, Israel!
  • Jer 25:6 : 6 Do not follow other gods to serve them or worship them. Do not provoke me to anger with the works of your hands; then I will not bring disaster upon you.'
  • Jer 35:15 : 15 I sent all My servants the prophets to you persistently, saying: 'Turn now, each one of you, from your evil ways and correct your deeds. Do not follow other gods to serve them. Then you shall dwell in the land I have given to you and your ancestors.' But you did not incline your ear or listen to Me.
  • Matt 4:10 : 10 Then Jesus said to him, 'Go away, Satan! For it is written: You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve.'
  • Isa 46:9 : 9 Remember the former things of old; for I am God, and there is no other. I am God, and there is no one like Me.
  • Ps 73:25 : 25 Whom have I in heaven but You? And earth has nothing I desire besides You.
  • Isa 44:8 : 8 Do not tremble, do not be afraid. Did I not proclaim this and declare it long ago? You are my witnesses. Is there any God besides Me? No, there is no other Rock; I know not one.
  • Isa 26:4 : 4 Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD Himself is the eternal Rock.
  • Exod 15:11 : 11 Who is like You, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, awesome in praises, working wonders?
  • Eph 5:5 : 5 For you know this with certainty, that no sexually immoral, impure, or greedy person—who is an idolater—has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
  • 1 John 5:20-21 : 20 We also know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know Him who is true. And we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. 21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
  • Rev 19:10 : 10 Then I fell down at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, 'Don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.'
  • Rev 22:9 : 9 But he said to me, "See that you don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers the prophets and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God!"
  • Phil 3:19 : 19 Their end is destruction, their god is their appetite, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.
  • Col 2:18 : 18 Let no one disqualify you by delighting in false humility and the worship of angels, dwelling on things he has not seen, being puffed up without reason by his fleshly mind.
  • 1 Cor 8:6 : 6 Yet for us there is only one God, the Father, from whom all things come and for whom we exist; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things were made and through whom we live.
  • Exod 20:23 : 23 You shall not make gods of silver to be alongside Me, nor shall you make gods of gold for yourselves.
  • Isa 43:10 : 10 'You are My witnesses,' declares the LORD, 'and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed, nor will there be one after Me.'
  • Josh 24:18-24 : 18 The LORD drove out all the peoples before us, including the Amorites who lived in the land. We too will serve the LORD, for He is our God. 19 Joshua said to the people, "You are not able to serve the LORD. He is a holy God; He is a jealous God. He will not forgive your transgressions or your sins. 20 If you abandon the LORD and serve foreign gods, He will turn and bring harm to you and destroy you, after He has been good to you. 21 But the people said to Joshua, "No! We will serve the LORD. 22 Joshua said to the people, "You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to serve the LORD." And they said, "We are witnesses." 23 Now then," Joshua said, "put away the foreign gods that are among you, and direct your hearts toward the LORD, the God of Israel. 24 The people said to Joshua, "We will serve the LORD our God and obey His voice.
  • 2 Kgs 17:29-35 : 29 But each nation made its own gods and set them up in the shrines of the high places that the Samaritans had made—each nation in the towns where they lived. 30 The men from Babylon made Sukkoth Benoth, the men from Cuthah made Nergal, and the men from Hamath made Ashima. 31 The Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire as sacrifices to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim. 32 They feared the Lord, but they also appointed for themselves all sorts of priests for the high places, who made sacrifices for them in the shrines of the high places. 33 They feared the Lord, but they also served their own gods according to the practices of the nations from which they had been deported. 34 To this day they continue to practice their former customs. They neither fear the Lord nor follow the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments that the Lord gave the descendants of Jacob, whom He named Israel. 35 The Lord made a covenant with them and commanded them, saying, 'Do not fear other gods, do not bow down to them, do not serve them, and do not sacrifice to them.'
  • Ps 29:2 : 2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due His name; worship the Lord in the splendor of His holiness.
  • Isa 45:21-22 : 21 Declare and present your case; let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who declared it from the distant past? Was it not I, the LORD? And there is no God apart from me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none besides me. 22 Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.
  • 1 Cor 8:4 : 4 So then, concerning eating food sacrificed to idols: we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and there is no God but one.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Deut 5:6-9
    4 verses
    95%

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

    7You shall have no other gods before Me.

    8You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath.

    9You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the iniquity of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate Me.

  • Exod 20:4-5
    2 verses
    85%

    4You shall not make for yourself a carved image or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or on the earth below, or in the waters under the earth.

    5You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,

  • Exod 20:23
    82%

    23You shall not make gods of silver to be alongside Me, nor shall you make gods of gold for yourselves.

  • Ps 81:9
    82%

    9Hear, my people, and I will warn you—if you would only listen to me, Israel!

  • Exod 20:1-2
    2 verses
    81%

    1And God spoke all these words, saying:

    2I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

  • Lev 26:1-2
    2 verses
    81%

    1Do not make idols for yourselves, or set up a carved image or a sacred pillar for yourselves, and do not place a figured stone in your land to bow down to it, for I am the LORD your God.

    2Keep my Sabbaths and revere my sanctuary; I am the LORD.

  • Lev 19:4
    81%

    4Do not turn to idols or make gods of cast metal for yourselves. I am the LORD your God.

  • Exod 34:17
    80%

    17Do not make any molten gods for yourselves.

  • Exod 34:14
    80%

    14For you must not worship any other god, because the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.

  • Deut 6:13-15
    3 verses
    80%

    13Fear the LORD your God, serve Him only, and take your oaths in His name.

    14Do not follow other gods, the gods of the peoples around you.

    15For the LORD your God, who is among you, is a jealous God. His anger will burn against you, and He will destroy you from the face of the earth.

  • Hos 13:4
    78%

    4But I am the LORD your God from the land of Egypt; you are to know no God but me, and there is no Savior besides me.

  • Deut 12:4
    76%

    4Do not worship the Lord your God in the same way that they worship their gods.

  • Exod 20:7-9
    3 verses
    76%

    7You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses His name.

    8Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.

    9Six days you shall labor and do all your work,

  • Lev 18:2
    76%

    2Speak to the Israelites and tell them: 'I am the LORD your God.'

  • Deut 16:22
    76%

    22And you shall not set up for yourself a sacred pillar, which the Lord your God hates.

  • Lev 22:33
    76%

    33I brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. I am the LORD.

  • Exod 23:32
    76%

    32Do not make a covenant with them or with their gods.

  • 2 Kgs 17:35-38
    4 verses
    76%

    35The Lord made a covenant with them and commanded them, saying, 'Do not fear other gods, do not bow down to them, do not serve them, and do not sacrifice to them.'

    36But fear only the Lord, who brought you up from the land of Egypt with great power and an outstretched arm. Worship Him and sacrifice to Him alone.

    37And you shall always observe and follow the statutes, ordinances, the law, and the commandment that He wrote for you. Do not fear other gods.

    38Do not forget the covenant that I made with you, and do not fear other gods.

  • Exod 20:13-17
    5 verses
    76%

    13You shall not murder.

    14You shall not commit adultery.

    15You shall not steal.

    16You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

    17You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.

  • Jer 25:6
    75%

    6Do not follow other gods to serve them or worship them. Do not provoke me to anger with the works of your hands; then I will not bring disaster upon you.'

  • Exod 23:24
    75%

    24Do not bow down to their gods or worship them or follow their practices. Instead, you must demolish them completely and shatter their sacred pillars.

  • Deut 6:4-5
    2 verses
    74%

    4Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one.

    5You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.

  • Deut 17:3
    74%

    3and they go and worship other gods, bowing down to them, or to the sun, the moon, or the stars in the sky, which I have not commanded,

  • Deut 10:20
    74%

    20Fear the LORD your God and serve Him. Hold fast to Him and take your oaths in His name.

  • Deut 4:35
    74%

    35You were shown these things so that you might know that the LORD is God; there is no other besides Him.

  • Deut 4:39
    73%

    39So know today and take it to heart that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other.

  • Deut 4:23
    73%

    23Be careful not to forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which He made with you, and not to make for yourselves a carved image in the form of anything He has forbidden you.

  • Ezek 20:7
    73%

    7And I said to them, 'Each of you, get rid of the detestable things your eyes are set on, and do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.'

  • Exod 22:20
    73%

    20You must not mistreat or oppress a foreigner, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

  • Exod 23:13
    73%

    13Be careful to do all that I have said to you. Do not invoke the names of other gods; they must not be heard on your lips.

  • Jer 16:20
    73%

    20Can people make their own gods? Such gods are not gods at all!

  • Num 15:41
    72%

    41I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. I am the Lord your God.