Web transcription of the official 2026 PDF, with links (Crown & Covenant Publications), or the unchanged file. Where they differ, the PDF governs.Transcribed from the official 2026 PDF, with links (or the unchanged file). Where they differ, the PDF governs.
Exodus 20
The 2026 edition cites 19 passages touching Exodus 20, each printed here in the KJV with every place in the Constitution that cites it.
Exodus 20:1-2
1 And God spake all these words, saying,
2 I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Cited by 1 place in the Constitution
Larger Catechism 1
- LC 152
Every sin, even the least, being against the sovereignty, goodness, and holiness of God, and against his righteous law, deserveth his wrath and curse, both in…
Exodus 20:2
2 I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Cited by 2 places in the Constitution
Larger Catechism 1
- LC 101
The preface to the ten commandments is contained in these words, I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of…
Shorter Catechism 1
- SC 43
The preface to the ten commandments is in these words, I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Exodus 20:3
3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Cited by 2 places in the Constitution
Larger Catechism 1
- LC 103
The first commandment is, Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Shorter Catechism 1
- SC 45
The first commandment is, Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Exodus 20:4-5
4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
Cited by 1 place in the Constitution
Testimony of the RPCNA 1
- T 21.3
The use of pictures or images of Jesus in worship, or as aids to devotion, is unscriptural. The Scriptures do not provide a sufficient description of His…
Exodus 20:4-6
4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
Cited by 3 places in the Constitution
Westminster Confession of Faith 1
- CF 21.1
The light of nature showeth that there is a God, who hath lordship and sovereignty over all, is good, and doth good unto all, and is therefore to be feared…
Larger Catechism 1
- LC 107
The second commandment is, Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth…
Shorter Catechism 1
- SC 49
The second commandment is, Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth…
Exodus 20:5-6
5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
Cited by 1 place in the Constitution
Larger Catechism 1
- LC 110
The reasons annexed to the second commandment, the more to enforce it, contained in these words, For I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity…
Exodus 20:7
7 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
Cited by 7 places in the Constitution
Westminster Confession of Faith 3
- CF 22.1
A lawful oath is a part of religious worship, wherein, upon just occasion, the person swearing solemnly calleth God to witness what he asserteth, or promiseth…
- CF 22.2
The name of God only is that by which men ought to swear; and therein it is to be used with all holy fear and reverence. Therefore, to swear vainly or rashly…
- CF 22.3
Whosoever taketh an oath ought duly to consider the weightiness of so solemn an act; and therein to avouch nothing, but what he is fully persuaded is the…
Larger Catechism 3
- LC 99
For the right understanding of the ten commandments, these rules are to be observed: 1. That the law is perfect, and bindeth every one to full conformity in…
- LC 111
The third commandment is, Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
- LC 114
The reasons annexed to the third commandment, in these words, “The Lord thy God,” and “for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain”…
Shorter Catechism 1
- SC 53
The third commandment is, Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
Exodus 20:8
8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Cited by 5 places in the Constitution
Westminster Confession of Faith 2
- CF 21.7
As it is the law of nature, that, in general, a due proportion of time be set apart for the worship of God; so, in His Word, by a positive, moral, and…
- CF 21.8
This Sabbath is then kept holy unto the Lord, when men, after a due preparing of their hearts, and ordering of their common affairs beforehand, do not only…
Larger Catechism 2
- LC 117
The sabbath or Lord’s day is to be sanctified by an holy resting all the day, not only from such works as are at all times sinful, but even from such worldly…
- LC 121
The word remember is set in the beginning of the fourth commandment, partly, because of the great benefit of remembering it, we being thereby helped in our…
Shorter Catechism 1
- SC 60
The Sabbath is to be sanctified by a holy resting all that day, even from such worldly employments and recreations as are lawful on other days; and spending…
Exodus 20:8-11
8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
Cited by 2 places in the Constitution
Larger Catechism 1
- LC 115
The fourth commandment is, Remember the sabbath-day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work; but the seventh day is the sabbath of the…
Shorter Catechism 1
- SC 57
The fourth commandment is, Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work: but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the…
Exodus 20:9
9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
Cited by 2 places in the Constitution
Larger Catechism 1
- LC 120
The reasons annexed to the fourth commandment, the more to enforce it, are taken from the equity of it, God allowing us six days of seven for our own affairs…
Shorter Catechism 1
- SC 62
The reasons annexed to the fourth commandment are, God’s allowing us six days of the week for our own employments, his challenging a special propriety in the…
Exodus 20:10
10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
Cited by 6 places in the Constitution
Westminster Confession of Faith 1
- CF 21.7
As it is the law of nature, that, in general, a due proportion of time be set apart for the worship of God; so, in His Word, by a positive, moral, and…
Larger Catechism 4
- LC 99
For the right understanding of the ten commandments, these rules are to be observed: 1. That the law is perfect, and bindeth every one to full conformity in…
- LC 117
The sabbath or Lord’s day is to be sanctified by an holy resting all the day, not only from such works as are at all times sinful, but even from such worldly…
- LC 118
The charge of keeping the sabbath is more specially directed to governors of families and other superiors, because they are bound not only to keep it…
- LC 120
The reasons annexed to the fourth commandment, the more to enforce it, are taken from the equity of it, God allowing us six days of seven for our own affairs…
Shorter Catechism 1
- SC 60
The Sabbath is to be sanctified by a holy resting all that day, even from such worldly employments and recreations as are lawful on other days; and spending…
Exodus 20:10-11
10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
Cited by 1 place in the Constitution
Westminster Confession of Faith 1
- CF 21.7
As it is the law of nature, that, in general, a due proportion of time be set apart for the worship of God; so, in His Word, by a positive, moral, and…
Exodus 20:11
11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
Cited by 2 places in the Constitution
Larger Catechism 1
- LC 120
The reasons annexed to the fourth commandment, the more to enforce it, are taken from the equity of it, God allowing us six days of seven for our own affairs…
Shorter Catechism 1
- SC 62
The reasons annexed to the fourth commandment are, God’s allowing us six days of the week for our own employments, his challenging a special propriety in the…
Exodus 20:12
12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Cited by 5 places in the Constitution
Testimony of the RPCNA 1
- T 24.12
Children are commanded to obey and honor their parents in the Lord.
Larger Catechism 3
- LC 99
For the right understanding of the ten commandments, these rules are to be observed: 1. That the law is perfect, and bindeth every one to full conformity in…
- LC 123
The fifth commandment is, Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
- LC 133
The reason annexed to the fifth commandment in these words, “that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee,” is an express promise…
Shorter Catechism 1
- SC 63
The fifth commandment is, Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
Exodus 20:13
13 Thou shalt not kill.
Cited by 3 places in the Constitution
Testimony of the RPCNA 1
- T 24.19
Unborn children are living creatures in the image of God. From the moment of conception to birth they are objects of God’s providence as they are being…
Larger Catechism 1
- LC 134
The sixth commandment is, Thou shalt not kill.
Shorter Catechism 1
- SC 67
The sixth commandment is, Thou shalt not kill.
Exodus 20:14
14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Cited by 2 places in the Constitution
Larger Catechism 1
- LC 137
The seventh commandment is, Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Shorter Catechism 1
- SC 70
The seventh commandment is, Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Exodus 20:15
15 Thou shalt not steal.
Cited by 5 places in the Constitution
Westminster Confession of Faith 1
- CF 26.3
This communion, which the saints have with Christ, doth not make them, in any wise, partakers of the substance of His Godhead; or to be equal with Christ, in…
Testimony of the RPCNA 2
- T 5.4
Gambling is a sin against God because it denies His providential care and increases dependence on the erroneous notion of luck or chance. It involves and…
- T 23.21
No civil government which deprives men of civil or religious liberty, fails to protect human life, or proposes to force men to do violence to the spirit and…
Larger Catechism 1
- LC 140
The eighth commandment is, Thou shalt not steal.
Shorter Catechism 1
- SC 73
The eighth commandment is, Thou shalt not steal.
Exodus 20:16
16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
Cited by 2 places in the Constitution
Larger Catechism 1
- LC 143
The ninth commandment is, Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
Shorter Catechism 1
- SC 76
The ninth commandment is, Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
Exodus 20:17
17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.
Cited by 3 places in the Constitution
Testimony of the RPCNA 1
- T 5.4
Gambling is a sin against God because it denies His providential care and increases dependence on the erroneous notion of luck or chance. It involves and…
Larger Catechism 1
- LC 146
The tenth commandment is, Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor…
Shorter Catechism 1
- SC 79
The tenth commandment is, Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor…