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Our Lord Jesus Christ said, If you love me, keep my commandments;
happy are those who hear the word of God and keep it. Hear then these
commandments which God has given to his people, and take them to
heart.
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You shall not make for yourself any idol.
God is spirit and those who worship him must worship in spirit and
truth.
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You shall not dishonour the name of the Lord your God.
You shall worship him with awe and reverence.
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Remember the Lord's day and keep it holy.
Christ is risen from the dead: set your minds on things that are
above, not on things that are on the earth.
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Honour your father and mother.
Live as servants of God; honour all men; love the brotherhood.
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You shall not commit murder.
Be reconciled to your brother; overcome evil with good.
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You shall not commit adultery.
Know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit.
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You shall not steal.
Be honest in all that you do and care for those in need.
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You shall not be a false witness.
Let everyone speak the truth.
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You shall not covet anything which belongs to your neighbour.
Remember the words of the Lord Jesus: It is more blessed to give than
to receive. Love your neighbour as yourself, for love is the
fulfilling of the law.
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God spoke all these words, saying, I am the Lord your God (who brought
you out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage). You shall have no
other gods before me.
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You shall not make for yourself a graven image (or any likeness of
anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or
that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them
or serve them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the
iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and the fourth
generation of those who hate me, but showing steadfast love to
thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments).
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You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain (for the Lord
will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain).
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Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. (Six days you shall
labour, and do all your work; but the seventh day is a sabbath to the
Lord your God; in it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or
your daughter, your manservant, or your maidservant, or your cattle,
or the sojourner who is within your gates; for in
six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in
them, and rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the
sabbath day and hallowed it.)
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Honour your father and your mother (that your days may be long in the
land which the Lord your God gives you).
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You shall not kill.
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You shall not commit adultery.
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You shall not steal.
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You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour.
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You shall not covet (your neighbour's house; you shall not covet your
neighbour's wife, or his manservant, or his maidservant, or his ox, or
his ass, or) anything that is your neighbour's.
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Lord, have mercy on us, and write all these laws in our hearts.