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Deuteronomy 5:7

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‘You shall have no other gods besides Me.
Deuteronomy 5:7 · New American Standard Bible
Parallel translations
  • WEB “You shall have no other gods before me.
  • 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.
  • NLT “You must not have any other god but me.

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Quick answer

Israel must have no other gods before Yahweh. The first commandment demands exclusive devotion to the one true God.

Overview

The first commandment forbids any rival to God's place in the heart and worship of his people. It flows directly from the truth that Yahweh alone redeemed and is God. Jesus affirms this supreme allegiance, calling us to worship and serve God alone (Matthew 4:10).

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

Each word below is tagged with its Strong’s number — tap one to see the underlying Hebrew word, its meaning, and every verse that uses it.

Thou shalt have none otherאַחֵרgodsאֱלֹהִיםbeforeפָּנִים
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