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Exodus 20:5-6 The Ten Commandments

5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me,

6 but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.

Cross References for Exodus 20:5-6

Matthew 4:9 - “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.” Click to read the verse Matthew 4:9 Click to read the verse Matthew 4:9

2 Kings 9:26 - ‘Yesterday I saw the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons, declares the Lord, and I will s... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 9:26 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 9:26

1 Kings 16:7 - Moreover, the word of the Lord came through the prophet Jehu son of Hanani to Baasha and his ho... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 16:7 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 16:7

Daniel 1:2 - And the Lord delivered Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, along with some of the articles f... Click to read the verse Daniel 1:2 Click to read the verse Daniel 1:2

2 Samuel 21:1 - The Gibeonites Avenged During the reign of David, there was a famine for three successive years... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 21:1 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 21:1

Exodus 34:6-7 - And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracio... Click to read the verse Exodus 34:6-7 Click to read the verse Exodus 34:6-7

Numbers 14:18 - ‘The Lord is slow to anger, abounding in love and forgiving sin and rebellion. Yet he does not ... Click to read the verse Numbers 14:18 Click to read the verse Numbers 14:18

2 Chronicles 19:2 - Jehu the seer, the son of Hanani, went out to meet him and said to the king, “Should you help t... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 19:2 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 19:2

1 Chronicles 21:17 - David said to God, “Was it not I who ordered the fighting men to be counted? I am the one who h... Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 21:17 Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 21:17

Genesis 21:1 - The Birth of Isaac Now the Lord was gracious to Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did for Sara... Click to read the verse Genesis 21:1 Click to read the verse Genesis 21:1

Psalms 95:6 - Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; Click to read the verse Psalms 95:6 Click to read the verse Psalms 95:6

Daniel 3:28 - Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent... Click to read the verse Daniel 3:28 Click to read the verse Daniel 3:28

Matthew 27:25 - All the people answered, “Let his blood be on us and on our children!” Click to read the verse Matthew 27:25 Click to read the verse Matthew 27:25

Psalms 37:28 - For the Lord loves the just and will not forsake his faithful ones. They will be protected fore... Click to read the verse Psalms 37:28 Click to read the verse Psalms 37:28

Proverbs 6:34-35 - for jealousy arouses a husband’s fury, and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge. Click to read the verse Proverbs 6:34-35 Click to read the verse Proverbs 6:34-35

Esther 9:10 - the ten sons of Haman son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews. But they did not lay their hand... Click to read the verse Esther 9:10 Click to read the verse Esther 9:10

Joshua 23:7 - Do not associate with these nations that remain among you; do not invoke the names of their god... Click to read the verse Joshua 23:7 Click to read the verse Joshua 23:7

John 7:7 - The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify that what it does is evil. Click to read the verse John 7:7 Click to read the verse John 7:7

2 Kings 2:24 - He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse on them in the name of the Lord. Then ... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 2:24 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 2:24

2 Samuel 21:6 - let seven of his male descendants be given to us to be killed and exposed before the Lord at Gi... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 21:6 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 21:6

Lamentations 5:7 - Our fathers sinned and are no more, and we bear their punishment. Click to read the verse Lamentations 5:7 Click to read the verse Lamentations 5:7

Luke 11:50 - Therefore this generation will be held responsible for the blood of all the prophets that has b... Click to read the verse Luke 11:50 Click to read the verse Luke 11:50

1 Kings 19:10 - He replied, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected y... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 19:10 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 19:10

Isaiah 44:19 - No one stops to think, no one has the knowledge or understanding to say, “Half of it I used for... Click to read the verse Isaiah 44:19 Click to read the verse Isaiah 44:19

1 Corinthians 10:22 - Are we trying to arouse the Lord’s jealousy? Are we stronger than he? Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 10:22 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 10:22

1 Kings 21:29 - “Have you noticed how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has humbled himself, I wil... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 21:29 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 21:29

Exodus 32:34 - Now go, lead the people to the place I spoke of, and my angel will go before you. However, when... Click to read the verse Exodus 32:34 Click to read the verse Exodus 32:34

1 Samuel 15:2-3 - This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘I will punish the Amalekites for what they did to Israel ... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 15:2-3 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 15:2-3

Leviticus 26:1 - Reward for Obedience “‘Do not make idols or set up an image or a sacred stone for yourselves, a... Click to read the verse Leviticus 26:1 Click to read the verse Leviticus 26:1

Isaiah 44:15 - It is man’s fuel for burning; some of it he takes and warms himself, he kindles a fire and bake... Click to read the verse Isaiah 44:15 Click to read the verse Isaiah 44:15

Psalms 79:8 - Do not hold against us the sins of the fathers; may your mercy come quickly to meet us, for we ... Click to read the verse Psalms 79:8 Click to read the verse Psalms 79:8

Psalms 109:14 - May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord; may the sin of his mother never ... Click to read the verse Psalms 109:14 Click to read the verse Psalms 109:14

Leviticus 26:39-40 - Those of you who are left will waste away in the lands of their enemies because of their sins; ... Click to read the verse Leviticus 26:39-40 Click to read the verse Leviticus 26:39-40

John 15:23-24 - He who hates me hates my Father as well. Click to read the verse John 15:23-24 Click to read the verse John 15:23-24

Isaiah 14:20-21 - you will not join them in burial, for you have destroyed your land and killed your people. The ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 14:20-21 Click to read the verse Isaiah 14:20-21

Psalms 81:15 - Those who hate the Lord would cringe before him, and their punishment would last forever. Click to read the verse Psalms 81:15 Click to read the verse Psalms 81:15

Numbers 14:33 - Your children will be shepherds here for forty years, suffering for your unfaithfulness, until ... Click to read the verse Numbers 14:33 Click to read the verse Numbers 14:33

Nahum 1:2 - The Lord’s Anger Against Nineveh The Lord is a jealous and avenging God; the Lord takes vengean... Click to read the verse Nahum 1:2 Click to read the verse Nahum 1:2

Joshua 23:16 - If you violate the covenant of the Lord your God, which he commanded you, and go and serve othe... Click to read the verse Joshua 23:16 Click to read the verse Joshua 23:16

2 Kings 17:35 - When the Lord made a covenant with the Israelites, he commanded them: “Do not worship any other... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 17:35 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 17:35

2 Chronicles 25:14 - When Amaziah returned from slaughtering the Edomites, he brought back the gods of the people of... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 25:14 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 25:14

Deuteronomy 5:9 - You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, pun... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 5:9 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 5:9

John 15:18 - The World Hates the Disciples “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. Click to read the verse John 15:18 Click to read the verse John 15:18

Jeremiah 2:9 - “Therefore I bring charges against you again,” declares the Lord. “And I will bring charges aga... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:9 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:9

Leviticus 26:29 - You will eat the flesh of your sons and the flesh of your daughters. Click to read the verse Leviticus 26:29 Click to read the verse Leviticus 26:29

Deuteronomy 6:15 - for the Lord your God, who is among you, is a jealous God and his anger will burn against you, ... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 6:15 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 6:15

Deuteronomy 7:10 - But those who hate him he will repay to their face by destruction; he will not be slow to repay... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 7:10 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 7:10

Deuteronomy 32:41 - when I sharpen my flashing sword and my hand grasps it in judgment, I will take vengeance on my... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 32:41 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 32:41

Romans 8:7 - the sinful mind is hostile to God. It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. Click to read the verse Romans 8:7 Click to read the verse Romans 8:7

Proverbs 8:36 - But whoever fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death.” Click to read the verse Proverbs 8:36 Click to read the verse Proverbs 8:36

2 Kings 23:26 - Nevertheless, the Lord did not turn away from the heat of his fierce anger, which burned agains... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 23:26 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 23:26

Jeremiah 32:18 - You show love to thousands but bring the punishment for the fathers’ sins into the laps of thei... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 32:18 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 32:18

Ezekiel 8:3 - He stretched out what looked like a hand and took me by the hair of my head. The Spirit lifted ... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 8:3 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 8:3

Matthew 23:34-36 - Therefore I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and c... Click to read the verse Matthew 23:34-36 Click to read the verse Matthew 23:34-36

Deuteronomy 4:24 - For the Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God. Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 4:24 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 4:24

Job 5:4 - His children are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender. Click to read the verse Job 5:4 Click to read the verse Job 5:4

Exodus 34:14 - Do not worship any other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God. Click to read the verse Exodus 34:14 Click to read the verse Exodus 34:14

Psalms 78:58 - They angered him with their high places; they aroused his jealousy with their idols. Click to read the verse Psalms 78:58 Click to read the verse Psalms 78:58

James 4:4 - You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world is hatred toward God? Anyo... Click to read the verse James 4:4 Click to read the verse James 4:4

2 Kings 17:41 - Even while these people were worshiping the Lord, they were serving their idols. To this day th... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 17:41 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 17:41

Job 21:19 - It is said, ‘God stores up a man’s punishment for his sons.’ Let him repay the man himself, so ... Click to read the verse Job 21:19 Click to read the verse Job 21:19

Joshua 24:19 - Joshua said to the people, “You are not able to serve the Lord. He is a holy God; he is a jealo... Click to read the verse Joshua 24:19 Click to read the verse Joshua 24:19

Isaiah 65:6-7 - “See, it stands written before me: I will not keep silent but will pay back in full; I will pay... Click to read the verse Isaiah 65:6-7 Click to read the verse Isaiah 65:6-7

Judges 2:19 - But when the judge died, the people returned to ways even more corrupt than those of their fath... Click to read the verse Judges 2:19 Click to read the verse Judges 2:19

Leviticus 20:5 - I will set my face against that man and his family and will cut off from their people both him ... Click to read the verse Leviticus 20:5 Click to read the verse Leviticus 20:5

Exodus 23:24 - Do not bow down before their gods or worship them or follow their practices. You must demolish ... Click to read the verse Exodus 23:24 Click to read the verse Exodus 23:24

Romans 1:30 - slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they d... Click to read the verse Romans 1:30 Click to read the verse Romans 1:30

Deuteronomy 32:21 - They made me jealous by what is no god and angered me with their worthless idols. I will make t... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 32:21 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 32:21

Numbers 25:2 - who invited them to the sacrifices to their gods. The people ate and bowed down before these gods. Click to read the verse Numbers 25:2 Click to read the verse Numbers 25:2

Deuteronomy 29:20 - The Lord will never be willing to forgive him; his wrath and zeal will burn against that man. A... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 29:20 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 29:20

Leviticus 26:39 - Those of you who are left will waste away in the lands of their enemies because of their sins; ... Click to read the verse Leviticus 26:39 Click to read the verse Leviticus 26:39

Ezekiel 18:19 - “Yet you ask, ‘Why does the son not share the guilt of his father?’ Since the son has done what... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 18:19 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 18:19

1 Samuel 15:3 - Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally destroy everything that belongs to them. Do not spare... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 15:3 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 15:3

John 15:24 - If I had not done among them what no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin. But now the... Click to read the verse John 15:24 Click to read the verse John 15:24

Jeremiah 29:32 - this is what the Lord says: I will surely punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his descendants. H... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 29:32 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 29:32

Numbers 16:29 - If these men die a natural death and experience only what usually happens to men, then the Lord... Click to read the verse Numbers 16:29 Click to read the verse Numbers 16:29

1 Kings 19:18 - Yet I reserve seven thousand in Israel—all whose knees have not bowed down to Baal and all whos... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 19:18 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 19:18

2 Samuel 21:9 - He handed them over to the Gibeonites, who killed and exposed them on a hill before the Lord. A... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 21:9 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 21:9

Numbers 25:11 - “Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, the priest, has turned my anger away from the Israe... Click to read the verse Numbers 25:11 Click to read the verse Numbers 25:11

Deuteronomy 7:4 - for they will turn your sons away from following me to serve other gods, and the Lord’s anger w... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 7:4 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 7:4

Judges 2:12 - They forsook the Lord, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of Egypt. They follow... Click to read the verse Judges 2:12 Click to read the verse Judges 2:12

Ezekiel 38:8 - After many days you will be called to arms. In future years you will invade a land that has rec... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 38:8 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 38:8

Job 17:5 - If a man denounces his friends for reward, the eyes of his children will fail. Click to read the verse Job 17:5 Click to read the verse Job 17:5

Joshua 7:24 - Then Joshua, together with all Israel, took Achan son of Zerah, the silver, the robe, the gold ... Click to read the verse Joshua 7:24 Click to read the verse Joshua 7:24

1 Samuel 31:2 - The Philistines pressed hard after Saul and his sons, and they killed his sons Jonathan, Abinad... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 31:2 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 31:2

Daniel 9:16 - O Lord, in keeping with all your righteous acts, turn away your anger and your wrath from Jerus... Click to read the verse Daniel 9:16 Click to read the verse Daniel 9:16

1 Kings 11:12 - Nevertheless, for the sake of David your father, I will not do it during your lifetime. I will ... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 11:12 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 11:12

1 Kings 14:1 - Ahijah’s Prophecy Against Jeroboam At that time Abijah son of Jeroboam became ill, Click to read the verse 1 Kings 14:1 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 14:1

2 Kings 5:18 - But may the Lord forgive your servant for this one thing: When my master enters the temple of R... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 5:18 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 5:18

2 Kings 22:13 - “Go and inquire of the Lord for me and for the people and for all Judah about what is written i... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 22:13 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 22:13

2 Kings 24:3 - Surely these things happened to Judah according to the Lord’s command, in order to remove them ... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 24:3 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 24:3

1 Chronicles 10:2 - The Philistines pressed hard after Saul and his sons, and they killed his sons Jonathan, Abinad... Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 10:2 Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 10:2

Psalms 68:1 - Psalm 68 For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. A song. May God arise, may his enemies b... Click to read the verse Psalms 68:1 Click to read the verse Psalms 68:1

2 Chronicles 21:14 - So now the Lord is about to strike your people, your sons, your wives and everything that is yo... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 21:14 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 21:14

Job 7:18 - that you examine him every morning and test him every moment? Click to read the verse Job 7:18 Click to read the verse Job 7:18

John 9:2 - His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Click to read the verse John 9:2 Click to read the verse John 9:2

Isaiah 14:21 - Prepare a place to slaughter his sons for the sins of their forefathers; they are not to rise t... Click to read the verse Isaiah 14:21 Click to read the verse Isaiah 14:21

Psalms 59:5 - O Lord God Almighty, the God of Israel, rouse yourself to punish all the nations; show no mercy... Click to read the verse Psalms 59:5 Click to read the verse Psalms 59:5

Isaiah 65:7 - both your sins and the sins of your fathers,” says the Lord. “Because they burned sacrifices on... Click to read the verse Isaiah 65:7 Click to read the verse Isaiah 65:7

Daniel 3:6 - Whoever does not fall down and worship will immediately be thrown into a blazing furnace.” Click to read the verse Daniel 3:6 Click to read the verse Daniel 3:6