THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
About the Ten Commandments:
This section deals with the Ten Commandments (a.k.a. Decalogue) from the Hebrew Scriptures. These have historically been accepted by Judaism, Christianity and Islam as a summary of the most important rules of behavior that God expects of humanity.
There is considerable debate in the U.S. whether the Decalogue should be posted in public schools, public parks, government offices, etc.
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Ten Commandments
March 3, 2005
Protestant version
Based on the Book of Confessions (Presbyterian Church USA, 1991).
1. I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before Me.
2. You shall not make yourself a graven image.
3. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
4. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work.
5. Honor your father and your mother.
6. You shall not kill.
7. You shall not commit adultery.
8. You shall not steal.
9. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
10. You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or ... anything that is your neighbor's.
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