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Deuteronomy 5:7

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“You shall have no other gods before me.
Deuteronomy 5:7 · World English Bible
Parallel translations
  • KJV Thou shalt have none other gods before me.
  • BSB You shall have no other gods before Me.
  • NKJV ‘You shall have no other gods before Me.
  • NASB ‘You shall have no other gods besides Me.
  • NLT “You must not have any other god but me.

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Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 4

  • Exod 20:3“You shall have no other gods before me.
  • Matt 4:10Then Jesus said to him, “Get behind me, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.’”
  • 1 Jn 5:21Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
  • John 5:23that all may honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He who doesn’t honor the Son doesn’t honor the Father who sent him.

Themes, concepts, people & topics

Topics (7)
COMMANDMENTSDECALOGUEIDOLATRYLAWOBEDIENCETABLEWORSHIP

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Commentaries & study tools

  • VideoBibleProject — Deuteronomy videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Free animated overview and word-study videos for this book.

  • VideoWatch teaching on Deuteronomy 5:7YouTube · Lay · Free

    Sermons and teaching on this passage from across YouTube.

  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Clear, readable, conservative exposition — the best free place to start on any passage.

  • CommentaryClassic commentaries for this verseBibleHub (20+ works) · Pastoral · Free

    Matthew Henry, Barnes, Gill, the Pulpit Commentary, Ellicott, Cambridge, and more — stacked on one page for this exact verse.

  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on DeuteronomyMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.

Christ at the center

Moses promised a Prophet like himself to whom Israel must listen (18:15); Jesus is that Prophet, the one who keeps the covenant we broke and becomes the curse for us by hanging on a tree (Gal 3:13).

How Deuteronomy 5:7 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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Thou shalt have none otherאַחֵרgodsאֱלֹהִיםbeforeפָּנִים
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