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15 You must remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and Adonai your God brought you out from there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore Adonai your God commanded you to keep Yom Shabbat.

16 ‘Honor your father and your mother just as Adonai your God commanded you, so that your days may be long and it may go well with you in the land Adonai your God is giving you.[a]

17 ‘Do not murder.

‘Do not commit adultery.

‘Do not steal.

‘Do not bear false witness against your neighbor.[b][c]

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 5:16 cf. Eph. 6:3.
  2. Deuteronomy 5:17 Verse 17 is numbered as 17-20 in Christian translations.
  3. Deuteronomy 5:17 cf. Matt. 5:21, 27.