Exodus 20:1

King James Version

And God spake all these words, saying,

Exodus 20:1KJV

Exodus 20:1 in context

1And God spake all these words, saying,

2I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

3Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

Rescue and covenant — God delivers his people from slavery and makes them his own.