What were the Ten Commandments?

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

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.