New International Reader s Version - NIrV - 1996

Verses about 10 commandments

Given by God to establish a moral foundation for His people, these verses about 10 Commandments outline essential principles for honoring God and treating others with fairness and respect. The first four principles define a proper relationship with God, calling for complete loyalty, reverent speech, and dedicated rest. The remaining six instructions govern human relationships, prohibiting murder, theft, lying, infidelity, and envy, while commanding honor for parents. Together, these guidelines establish boundaries designed to protect human dignity, maintain justice, and promote peace within society. Rather than acting merely as rigid rules, the commandments reveal God's holy standard and highlight humanity's need for divine guidance. Jesus later summarized these instructions into two foundational ideas: loving God completely and loving one's neighbor as oneself, showing that true obedience flows from a heart shaped by love.

Here are all of the words God spoke. He said,
Exodus 20:1

"I am the Lord your God. I brought you out of Egypt. That is the land where you were slaves.
Exodus 20:2

"Do not put any other gods in place of me.
Exodus 20:3

"Do not make statues of gods that look like anything in the sky or on the earth or in the waters.
Exodus 20:4

Do not bow down to them or worship them. I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God. I punish the children for the sin of their parents. I punish the grandchildren and great-grandchildren of those who hate me.
Exodus 20:5

But for all time to come I show love to all those who love me and keep my commandments.
Exodus 20:6

"Do not misuse the name of the Lord your God. The Lord will find guilty anyone who misuses his name.
Exodus 20:7

"Remember to keep the Sabbath day holy.
Exodus 20:8

Do all of your work in six days.
Exodus 20:9

But the seventh day is a Sabbath in honor of the Lord your God. Do not do any work on that day. The same command applies to your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, and your animals. It also applies to any outsiders who live in your cities.
Exodus 20:10

In six days I made the heavens and the earth. I made the oceans and everything in them. But I rested on the seventh day. So I blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
Exodus 20:11

"Honor your father and mother. Then you will live a long time in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
Exodus 20:12

"Do not commit murder.
Exodus 20:13

"Do not commit adultery.
Exodus 20:14

"Do not steal.
Exodus 20:15

"Do not give false witness against your neighbor.
Exodus 20:16

"Do not long for anything that belongs to your neighbor. Do not long for your neighbor's house, wife, male or female servant, ox or donkey."
Exodus 20:17

Moses was there with the Lord for 40 days and 40 nights. He didn't eat any food or drink any water. The Lord wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant. Those words are the Ten Commandments.
Exodus 34:28

" 'All of you must have respect for your mother and father. You must always keep my Sabbath days. I am the Lord your God.
Leviticus 19:3

" 'Do not turn away from me to worship statues of gods. Do not make gods out of metal for yourselves. I am the Lord your God.
Leviticus 19:4

" 'Do not steal. " 'Do not tell lies. " 'Do not cheat one another.
Leviticus 19:11

" 'Do not take an oath and give false witness in my name. That would be treating it as if it were not holy. I am the Lord your God.
Leviticus 19:12

" 'Do not go around spreading lies among your people. " 'Do not do anything that puts your neighbor's life in danger. I am the Lord.
Leviticus 19:16

" 'Do not try to get even. Do not hold anything against one of your people. Instead, love your neighbor as you love yourself. I am the Lord.
Leviticus 19:18

"I am the Lord your God. I brought you out of Egypt. That is the land where you were slaves.
Deuteronomy 5:6

"Do not put any other gods in place of me.
Deuteronomy 5:7

"Do not make statues of gods that look like anything in the sky or on the earth or in the waters.
Deuteronomy 5:8

Do not bow down to them or worship them. I am the Lord your God. I am a jealous God. I punish the children for the sin of their parents. I judge the grandchildren and great-grandchildren of those who hate me.
Deuteronomy 5:9

But for all time to come I show love to all those who love me and keep my commandments.
Deuteronomy 5:10

"Do not misuse the name of the Lord your God. The Lord will find guilty anyone who misuses his name.
Deuteronomy 5:11

"Observe the Sabbath day. Keep it holy, just as the Lord your God commanded you.
Deuteronomy 5:12

Do all of your work in six days.
Deuteronomy 5:13

But the seventh day is a Sabbath in honor of the Lord your God. Do not do any work on that day. The same command applies to your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, your oxen, your donkeys and your other animals. It also applies to any outsiders who live in your cities. I want your male and female servants to rest, just as you do.
Deuteronomy 5:14

Remember that you were slaves in Egypt. The Lord your God reached out his mighty hand and powerful arm and brought you out of there. So he has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day.
Deuteronomy 5:15

"Honor your father and mother, just as the Lord your God commanded you. Then you will live a long time in the land he is giving you. And things will go well with you there.
Deuteronomy 5:16

"Do not commit murder.
Deuteronomy 5:17

"Do not commit adultery.
Deuteronomy 5:18

"Do not steal.
Deuteronomy 5:19

"Do not give false witness against your neighbor.
Deuteronomy 5:20

"Do not long for your neighbor's wife. Do not long to have anything that belongs to your neighbor. Do not long to have your neighbor's house or land, male or female servant, ox or donkey."
Deuteronomy 5:21

The Lord wrote on the tablets what he had written before. It was the Ten Commandments. He had announced them to you out of the fire on the mountain. It was on the day you had gathered together there. So the Lord gave the tablets to me.
Deuteronomy 10:4

The law of the Lord is perfect. It gives us new strength. The laws of the Lord can be trusted. They make childish people wise.
Psalm 19:7

How can a young person keep his life pure? By living in keeping with your word.
Psalm 119:9

I trust in you with all my heart. Don't let me wander away from your commands.
Psalm 119:10

I have hidden your word in my heart so that I won't sin against you.
Psalm 119:11

"Do not think I have come to get rid of what is written in the Law or in the Prophets. I have not come to do that. Instead, I have come to give full meaning to what is written.
Matthew 5:17

What I'm about to tell you is true. Heaven and earth will disappear before the smallest letter disappears from the Law. Not even the smallest stroke of a pen will disappear from the Law until everything is completed.
Matthew 5:18

"Do not break even one of the least important commandments. And do not teach others to break them. If you do, you will be called the least important person in the kingdom of heaven. Instead, practice and teach these commands. Then you will be called important in the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:19

A man came up to Jesus. He asked, "Teacher, what good thing must I do to receive eternal life?"
Matthew 19:16

"Why do you ask me about what is good?" Jesus replied. "There is only One who is good. If you want to enter the kingdom, obey the commandments."
Matthew 19:17

"Which ones?" the man asked. Jesus said, " 'Do not commit murder. Do not commit adultery. Do not steal. Do not give false witness.
Matthew 19:18

Honor your father and mother.'--(Exodus 20:12?16; Deuteronomy 5:16?20) And 'love your neighbor as you love yourself.' "--(Leviticus 19:18)
Matthew 19:19

Jesus replied, " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Love him with all your mind.'--(Deuteronomy 6:5)
Matthew 22:37

This is the first and most important commandment.
Matthew 22:38

And the second is like it. 'Love your neighbor as you love yourself.'--(Leviticus 19:18)
Matthew 22:39

Everything that is written in the Law and the Prophets is based on these two commandments."
Matthew 22:40

As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him. He fell on his knees before Jesus. "Good teacher," he said, "what must I do to receive eternal life?"
Mark 10:17

"Why do you call me good?" Jesus answered. "No one is good except God.
Mark 10:18

You know what the commandments say. 'Do not commit murder. Do not commit adultery. Do not steal. Do not give false witness. Do not cheat. Honor your father and mother.' "--(Exodus 20:12-16; Deuteronomy 5:16-20)
Mark 10:19

Jesus answered, "Here is the most important one. Moses said, 'Israel, listen to me. The Lord is our God. The Lord is one.
Mark 12:29

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Love him with all your mind and with all your strength.'--(Deuteronomy 6:4,5)
Mark 12:30

And here is the second one. 'Love your neighbor as you love yourself.'--(Leviticus 19:18) There is no commandment more important than these."
Mark 12:31

A certain ruler asked Jesus a question. "Good teacher," he said, "what must I do to receive eternal life?"
Luke 18:18

"Why do you call me good?" Jesus answered. "No one is good except God.
Luke 18:19

You know what the commandments say. 'Do not commit adultery. Do not commit murder. Do not steal. Do not give false witness. Honor your father and mother.' "--(Exodus 20:12?16; Deuteronomy 5:16?20)
Luke 18:20

What should we say then? That the law is sin? Not at all! I wouldn't have known what sin was unless the law had told me. The law said, "Do not want what belongs to other people."--(Exodus 20:17; Deuteronomy 5:21) If the law hadn't said that, I would not have known what it was like to want what belonged to others.
Romans 7:7

Pay everything you owe. But you can never pay back all the love you owe each other. Those who love others have done everything the law requires.
Romans 13:8

Here are some commandments to think about. "Do not commit adultery." "Do not commit murder." "Do not steal." "Do not want what belongs to others."--(Exodus 20:13-15,17; Deuteronomy 5:17-19,21) These and other commandments are all included in one rule. Here's what it is. "Love your neighbor as you love yourself."--(Leviticus 19:18)
Romans 13:9

Love does not harm its neighbor. So love does everything the law requires.
Romans 13:10

So the law was put in charge until Christ came. He came so that we might be made right with God by believing in Christ.
Galatians 3:24

The whole law can be found in a single command. "Love your neighbor as you love yourself."--(Leviticus 19:18)
Galatians 5:14

Children, obey your parents as believers in the Lord. Obey them because it's the right thing to do.
Ephesians 6:1

Scripture says, "Honor your father and mother." That is the first commandment that has a promise.
Ephesians 6:2

"Then things will go well with you. You will live a long time on the earth."--(Deuteronomy 5:16)
Ephesians 6:3

The royal law is found in Scripture. It says, "Love your neighbor as you love yourself."--(Leviticus 19:18) If you really keep that law, you are doing what is right.
James 2:8

Suppose you keep the whole law but trip over just one part of it. Then you are guilty of breaking all of it.
James 2:10

God said, "Do not commit adultery."--(Exodus 20:14; Deuteronomy 5:18) He also said, "Do not commit murder."--(Exodus 20:13; Deuteronomy 5:17) Suppose you don't commit adultery but do commit murder. Then you have broken the Law.
James 2:11

How do we know that we love God's children? We know it when we love God and obey his commands.
1 John 5:2

Here is what it means to love God. It means that we obey his commands. And his commands are not hard to obey.
1 John 5:3

New International Reader s Version - NIrV - 1996

Verses about 10 commandments

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