Devine Scripture

Exodus 20:3

Exodus chapter 20 · verse 3 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

Context

v.2I am Jehovah thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

v.3This passage

v.4Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, nor 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:

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Isaiah 44:8

    Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have I not declared unto thee of old, and showed it? and ye are my witnesses. Is there a God besides me? yea, there is no Rock; I know not any.

  • Isaiah 45:21

    Declare ye, and bring it forth; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath showed this from ancient time? who hath declared it of old? have not I, Jehovah? and there is no God else besides me, a just God and a Saviour; there is none besides me.

  • 1 Corinthians 8:4

    Concerning therefore the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that no idol is anything in the world, and that there is no God but one.

  • Isaiah 43:10

    Ye are my witnesses, saith Jehovah, and my servant whom I have chosen; that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.

  • Joshua 24:18

    and Jehovah drove out from before us all the peoples, even the Amorites that dwelt in the land: therefore we also will serve Jehovah; for he is our God.

  • Psalms 73:25

    Whom have I in heavenbut thee? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee.