Exodus 20:4-6

Contemporary English Version

^4 (A) Do not make idols that look like anything in the sky or on earth or in the ocean under the earth. ^5 (B) Don't bow down and worship idols. I am the Lord your God, and I demand all your love. If you reject me, I will punish your families for three or four generations. ⁶ But if you love me and obey my laws, I will be kind to your families for thousands of generations.