What are the 10 Christian commandments?

What are the 10 Christian commandments?

The Ten Commandments

  • I am the Lord thy God: thou shalt not have strange Gods before me.
  • Thou shall not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.
  • Remember to keep holy the Lord’s Day.
  • Honour thy father and thy mother.
  • Thou shalt not kill.
  • Thou shalt not commit adultery.
  • Thou shalt not steal.

Where in the Bible are the 10 Commandments?

The Bible actually contains two complete sets of the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:2-17 and Deut. 5:6-21). In addition, Leviticus 19 contains a partial set of the Ten Commandments (see verses 3-4, 11-13, 15-16, 30, 32), and Exodus 34:10-26 is sometimes considered a ritual decalogue.

What are the Ten Commandments in the King James version?

The 10 Commandments (abbreviated form for memorization)

  • You shall have no other Gods before me.
  • You shall not make for yourselves an idol.
  • You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God.
  • Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
  • Honor your father and your mother.
  • You shall not murder.
  • You shall not commit adultery.

What are the 7 commandments in the Bible?

The Seven Laws of Noah include prohibitions against worshipping idols, cursing God, murder, adultery and sexual immorality, theft, eating flesh torn from a living animal, as well as the obligation to establish courts of justice.

What do the 10 Commandments mean?

According to Exodus in the Old Testament, God issued his own set of laws (the Ten Commandments) to Moses on Mount Sinai. In Catholicism, the Ten Commandments are considered divine law because God himself revealed them. That’s why they’re also known as divine positive law.

Why are there 2 versions of the 10 Commandments?

One reason is that the Bible actually gives two different sets of Ten Commandments, and they don’t match. In Exodus 20, Moses comes down from Mount Sinai with a set of stone tablets. (This is the most popular version.) Then he gets mad and smashes them and has to go back up and get another set.

Is the 10 commandments mentioned in the New Testament?

References in the New Testament In Matthew 19:16–19 Jesus repeated five of the Ten Commandments, followed by that commandment called “the second” (Matthew 22:34–40) after the first and great commandment. There is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.