Exodus 20

The Ten Commandments

1Then God spoke all these words:

18All the people saw and heard the thunder and the lightning and the sound of the ram's horn and the mountain smoking. The people saw, and they trembled and stood far away.[#20:18 A variant in some ancient versions is feared .]

19Then they said to Moses, “Speak with us yourself, and we will listen, but do not let God speak with us, or we will die.”

20Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid, for God has come to test you, so that you may always fear him, so that you do not sin.”

21The people stayed at a distance, but Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.

22Then the Lord told Moses to tell the people of Israel the following things:

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