Exodus 20:23 “You are not to make any gods alongside Me; you are not to make for you…”

Exodus 20:23

You are not to make any gods alongside Me; you are not to make for yourselves gods of silver or gold.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.

World English Bible

You shall most certainly not make gods of silver or gods of gold for yourselves to be alongside me.

American Standard Version

Ye shall not make other gods with me; gods of silver, or gods of gold, ye shall not make unto you.

Geneva Bible 1599

Ye shall not make therefore with me gods of siluer, nor gods of golde: you shall make you none.

Darby Translation

Ye shall not make beside me gods of silver, and ye shall not make to you gods of gold.

Young's Literal Translation

ye do not make with Me gods of silver, even gods of gold ye do not make to yourselves.

Bible in Basic English

Gods of silver and gods of gold you are not to make for yourselves.

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Cross references

“Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.”

Ezekiel 20:39 2 Kings 17:33 Zephaniah 1:5 Exodus 20:3–5 Revelation 22:15 Exodus 32:1–4

Ezekiel 20:39 · BSB

And as for you, O house of Israel, this is what the Lord GOD says: Go and serve your idols, every one of you. But afterward, you will surely listen to Me, and you will no longer defile My holy name with your gifts and id…

2 Kings 17:33 · BSB

They worshiped the LORD, but they also served their own gods according to the customs of the nations from which they had been carried away.

Zephaniah 1:5 · BSB

those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom,

Exodus 20:3–5 · BSB

You shall have no other gods before Me.

Revelation 22:15 · BSB

But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

Exodus 32:1–4 · BSB

Now when the people saw that Moses was delayed in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who brought us up out of the land of Egyp…

Also

Exodus 32:31

Exodus 32:31 · BSB

So Moses returned to the LORD and said, “Oh, what a great sin these people have committed! They have made gods of gold for themselves.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

22Then the LORD said to Moses, “This is what you are to tell the Israelites: ‘You have seen for yourselves that I have spoken to you from heaven.

24You are to make for Me an altar of earth, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats and cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.

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