Question

What were the Ten Commandments?

Answer 1

1. Do not worship any other gods. - Genesis 35:2 NIV: ‘Get rid of the foreign gods.’
2. Do not make any idols. - Genesis 31:30 NIV: Laban to Jacob: ‘But why did you steal my gods?’
3. Do not misuse the name of God. - Genesis 24:3 NIV: ‘I want you to swear by the Lord.’
4. Keep the Sabbath holy. - Genesis 2:3 NIV: ‘God blessed the seventh day and made it holy.’
5. Honor your father and mother. - Genesis 27:41 NIV: ‘The days of mourning my father are near.’
6. Do not murder. - Genesis 4:9 NIV: ‘Where is your brother Abel?’
7. Do not commit adultery. - Genesis 39:9: ‘How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?’
8. Do not steal. - Genesis 44:4-7 NIV: ‘Why have you stolen my silver cup?’
9. Do not lie. - Genesis 39:17 NIV: ‘[Joseph] came to me to make sport of me but he ran.’
10. Do not covet. - Genesis 12:18; 20:3 NIV: ‘You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken; she is a married woman.

Answer 2

I am the Lord thy God
Thou shalt have no other gods before me
Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain
Remember the Sabbath Day to keep it holy
Honor thy father and mother
Thou shalt not murder
Thou shalt not commit adultery
Thou shalt not steal
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor
Thou shalt not covet