Exodus 20:1
And God spake all these words, saying,
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 4:33 recalls the wonder that Israel heard God's voice from the fire and survived — highlighting the unique event when God spoke these words.
Deuteronomy 4:36 expands on the theophany: God let Israel hear his voice from heaven and see the fire, referring to the same moment these words were spoken.
Deuteronomy 5:4 emphasizes God spoke 'face to face' at the mountain — directly referencing the intimate divine speech of these commandments.
Deuteronomy 5:22 confirms God spoke these same words directly to the assembly, with no addition, and wrote them on tablets.
Acts 7:38 identifies Moses receiving 'living oracles' at Sinai — the very words God spoke here, now delivered to Israel.
Deuteronomy 9:10 states the words spoken here were written on stone tablets by God's finger, confirming divine origin.
Deuteronomy 10:4 reiterates that the Ten Commandments spoken here were rewritten on new tablets, underscoring their enduring authority.
In Nehemiah 9:13, the Levites recount God speaking from Sinai — the same event introduced here, emphasizing His gift of right rules.
John 1:17 contrasts the law given through Moses with grace through Jesus — setting the Sinai revelation in a new covenant perspective.
Hebrews 12:19 describes the terrifying voice at Sinai that made the people beg for no more — the very event this verse introduces.
Acts 7:53 adds that the law was delivered by angels — a detail not in Exodus 20:1 but referring to the same giving of these words.
Psalm 147:19 declares God giving His word and statutes to Israel, echoing the giving of the law at Sinai as described here.