Exodus 20:3 (WEB)
“You shall have no other gods before me.
Catechism · 1
The word "Decalogue" means literally "ten words." God revealed these "ten words" to his people
Fathers and councils · 11
Origen
“…anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters under the earth; thou shalt not bow down to them, nor serve them,” worship nothing else than the Supreme God, who made the heavens, and all things besides.” — editor's note: Cf. Ex. xx. 3, 4, 5.
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“…that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them;” and again, “Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve.”” — editor's note: Ex. xx. 3, 4.
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Hippolytus of Rome
“Now they seek to exhibit the foundation for their dogma by citing the word in the law, “I am the God of your fathers: ye shall have no other gods beside me;” and again in another passage, “I am the first,” He saith, “and the last; and beside me there is none other.”” — editor's note: Ex. iii. 6 and xx. 3.
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John Damascene
“Thou shalt have no other Gods before Me.” — editor's note: Exod. xx. 2, 3.
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Eusebius of Caesarea
“For it is said, ‘He that sacrificeth to other gods shall be utterly destroyed,’ and, ‘Thou shalt have no other gods before me.’”” — editor's note: Ex. xx. 3.
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Cyprian of Carthage
“Also in Exodus: “Thou shalt have none other gods beside me.”” — editor's note: Ex. xx. 3.
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Augustine of Hippo
“That people received the Law, they received commandments just and good.” — editor's note: Exod. xx. 1–17.
Read the whole comment“The bow then was perverted, not for the name of the Lord, but against the name of the Lord: who said to the same people, “Thou shalt have none other Gods but Me.”” — editor's note: Exod. xx. 3.
Read the whole comment“Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife.”” — editor's note: Ex. xx. 3–17.
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Gregory of Nyssa
“Again, He Who says “thou shalt never worship a strange God” forbids us to worship another God; and the strange God is so called in contradistinction to our own God.” — editor's note: Cf. Ex. xx. 3
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Clement of Alexandria
“The first commandment of the Decalogue shows that there is one only Sovereign God; who led the people from the land of Egypt through the desert to their fatherland; that they might apprehend His power, as they were able, by means of the…” — editor's note: Ex. xx. 2, 3.
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Parallel passages
Exodus 20:3 and Deuteronomy 5:7 share the same wording (7 words).
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