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Ten Commandments and the Bill of Rights
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Ten
Commandments of God
Exodus 20:1-17 |
Bill of Rights
(First
ten Articles of Amendment to the
Constitution of the United States) |
First
Commandment:
I am the LORD thy God, which
have brought thee out of the land of Egypt,
out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have
no other gods before me. |
First Amendment:
Congress shall make no law
respecting an establishment of religion, or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or
abridging the freedom of speech, or of the
press; or the right of the people peaceably
to assemble, and to petition the Government
for a redress of grievances. |
Second
Commandment:
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. Thou shalt not bow down
thyself to them, nor serve them.... |
Second
Amendment:
A well regulated Militia,
being necessary to the security of a free
State, the right of the people to keep and
bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
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Third
Commandment:
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. |
Third Amendment:
No Soldier shall, in time of
peace be quartered in any house, without the
consent of the Owner, nor in time of war,
but in a manner to be prescribed by law. |
Fourth
Commandment:
Remember the sabbath day, to
keep it holy. Six days shalt thou
labour, and do all thy work: 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: 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. |
Fourth
Amendment:
The right of the people to be
secure in their persons, houses, papers, and
effects, against unreasonable searches and
seizures, shall not be violated, and no
Warrants shall issue, but upon probable
cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and
particularly describing the place to be
searched, and the persons or things to be
seized. |
Fifth
Commandment:
Honour thy father and thy
mother: that thy days may be long upon the
land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. |
Fifth Amendment:
No person shall be held to
answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous
crime, unless on a presentment or indictment
of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in
the land or naval forces, or in the Militia,
when in actual service in time of War or
public danger; nor shall any person be
subject for the same offence to be twice put
in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be
compelled in any criminal case to be a
witness against himself, nor be deprived of
life, liberty, or property, without due
process of law; nor shall private property
be taken for public use, without just
compensation. |
Sixth
Commandment:
Thou shalt not kill. |
Sixth Amendment:
In all criminal prosecutions,
the accused shall enjoy the right to a
speedy and public trial, by an impartial
jury of the State and district wherein the
crime shall have been committed, which
district shall have been previously
ascertained by law, and to be informed of
the nature and cause of the accusation; to
be confronted with the witnesses against
him; to have compulsory process for
obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to
have the Assistance of Counsel for his
defence. |
Seventh
Commandment:
Thou shalt not commit
adultery. |
Seventh
Amendment:
In Suits at common law, where
the value in controversy shall exceed twenty
dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be
preserved, and no fact tried by a jury,
shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court
of the United States, than according to the
rules of the common law. |
Eighth
Commandment:
Thou shalt not steal. |
Eighth
Amendment:
Excessive bail shall not be
required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor
cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
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Ninth
Commandment:
Thou shalt not bear false
witness against thy neighbour. |
Ninth Amendment:
The enumeration in the
Constitution, of certain rights, shall not
be construed to deny or disparage others
retained by the people. |
Tenth
Commandment:
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. |
Tenth Amendment:
The powers not delegated to
the United States by the Constitution, nor
prohibited by it to the States, are reserved
to the States respectively, or to the
people. |
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