Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments. New Living Translation But I lavish unfailing love for a thousand generations on those who love me and obey my commands. English Standard Version but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments. Berean Standard Bible but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments. King James Bible And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. New King James Version but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments. New American Standard Bible but showing favor to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments. NASB 1995 but showing lovingkindness to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments. NASB 1977 but showing lovingkindness to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments. Legacy Standard Bible but showing lovingkindness to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments. Amplified Bible but showing graciousness and steadfast lovingkindness to thousands [of generations] of those who love Me and keep My commandments. Christian Standard Bible but showing faithful love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commands. Holman Christian Standard Bible but showing faithful love to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commands. American Standard Version and showing lovingkindness unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments. Contemporary English Version But if you love me and obey my laws, I will be kind to your families for thousands of generations. English Revised Version and shewing mercy unto thousands, of them that love me and keep my commandments. GOD'S WORD® Translation But I show mercy to thousands of generations of those who love me and obey my commandments. Good News Translation But I show my love to thousands of generations of those who love me and obey my laws. International Standard Version but showing gracious love to the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep my commandments. Majority Standard Bible but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments. NET Bible and showing covenant faithfulness to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments. New Heart English Bible and showing loving kindness to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments. Webster's Bible Translation And showing mercy to thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. World English Bible and showing loving kindness to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand doing kindness to thousands, of those loving Me and keeping My commands. Young's Literal Translation and doing kindness to thousands, of those loving Me and keeping My commands. Smith's Literal Translation And doing kindness to thousands to them loving me and to them watching my commands. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd shewing mercy unto thousands to them that love me, and keep my commandments. Catholic Public Domain Version and showing mercy to thousands of those who love me and keep my precepts. New American Bible but showing love down to the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep my commandments. New Revised Standard Version but showing steadfast love to the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep my commandments. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd showing mercy to thousands of generations of those who love me and keep my commandments. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And I produce grace to thousands of generations of My friends and those keeping my commands. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917and showing mercy unto the thousandth generation of them that love Me and keep My commandments. Brenton Septuagint Translation and bestowing mercy on them that love me to thousands of them, and on them that keep my commandments. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Ten Commandments…5You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, 6but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments. 7You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.… Cross References Deuteronomy 5:10 but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments. Deuteronomy 7:9 Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion for a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments. Nehemiah 1:5 Then I said: “O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion with those who love Him and keep His commandments, Daniel 9:4 And I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed, “O, Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of loving devotion to those who love Him and keep His commandments, Psalm 103:17-18 But from everlasting to everlasting the loving devotion of the LORD extends to those who fear Him, and His righteousness to their children’s children— / to those who keep His covenant and remember to obey His precepts. Psalm 25:10 All the LORD’s ways are loving and faithful to those who keep His covenant and His decrees. Psalm 89:28-29 I will forever preserve My loving devotion for him, and My covenant with him will stand fast. / I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure. Psalm 105:8-10 He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations— / the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac. / He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant: Psalm 111:5 He provides food for those who fear Him; He remembers His covenant forever. Jeremiah 32:18 You show loving devotion to thousands but lay the iniquity of the fathers into the laps of their children after them, O great and mighty God whose name is the LORD of Hosts, 1 Kings 8:23 and said: “O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven above or on earth below, keeping Your covenant of loving devotion with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts. 2 Chronicles 6:14 and said: “O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven or on earth, keeping Your covenant of loving devotion with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts. John 14:15 If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. John 14:21 Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.” John 15:10 If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love. Treasury of Scripture And showing mercy to thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. shewing Deuteronomy 4:37 And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt; Deuteronomy 5:29 O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever! Deuteronomy 7:9 Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations; love me John 14:15,21 If ye love me, keep my commandments… 1 John 4:19 We love him, because he first loved us. 1 John 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. Jump to Previous Commandments Commands Generation Generations Keeping Kindness Laws Loving Mercy Shewing Showing Steadfast Thousand Thousands ThousandthJump to Next Commandments Commands Generation Generations Keeping Kindness Laws Loving Mercy Shewing Showing Steadfast Thousand Thousands ThousandthExodus 20 1. The ten commandments are spoken by Jehovah18. The people are afraid, but Moses comforts them 21. Idolatry is forbidden 23. Of what sort the altar should be but showing loving devotion This phrase highlights God's enduring and steadfast love, often translated as "hesed" in Hebrew, which encompasses mercy, kindness, and loyalty. It reflects God's covenantal faithfulness, a recurring theme throughout the Old Testament. This loving devotion is not merely an emotional affection but a committed, covenantal love that God extends to His people. It is seen in His actions and promises, such as His covenant with Abraham (Genesis 12:1-3) and His deliverance of Israel from Egypt (Exodus 6:6-8). to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments Persons / Places / Events 1. God (Yahweh)The speaker of this verse, God is establishing His covenant with the Israelites, emphasizing His nature as loving and faithful to those who are obedient. 2. Israelites The recipients of the Ten Commandments, they are the chosen people of God, called to live in obedience to His laws. 3. Mount Sinai The location where God delivered the Ten Commandments to Moses, representing a pivotal moment in the establishment of the covenant between God and His people. 4. Moses The leader of the Israelites who received the Ten Commandments from God and communicated them to the people. 5. Covenant The agreement between God and the Israelites, where God promises blessings for obedience and faithfulness. Teaching Points God's FaithfulnessGod's promise of loving devotion to a thousand generations underscores His unwavering faithfulness. Believers can trust in God's enduring love and commitment to His people. The Importance of Obedience Loving God is intrinsically linked to keeping His commandments. Obedience is a tangible expression of our love for God. Generational Blessings Our faithfulness to God can have a lasting impact on future generations. This encourages us to live in a way that honors God, knowing it can bless our descendants. Covenant Relationship Understanding our relationship with God as a covenant helps us see the mutual responsibilities involved. God is faithful, and we are called to respond with love and obedience. Love as the Foundation The foundation of our relationship with God is love, which motivates us to follow His commandments. This love is both a response to His love and a commandment itself.(6) Shewing mercy unto thousands.--Rather, to the thousandth generation, as is distinctly expressed in Deuteronomy 7:9. God's mercy infinitely transcends His righteous anger. Sin is visited on three, or at most four, generations. Righteousness is remembered, and advantages descendants, for ever.Verse 6. - Shewing mercy unto thousands. Or, "to the thousandth generation." (Compare Deuteronomy 7:9.) In neither case are the numbers to be taken as exact and definite. The object of them is to contrast the long duration of the Divine love and favour towards the descendants of those who love him, with the comparatively short duration of his chastening wrath in the case of those who are his adversaries. And keep my commandments. Thus only is love shown. Compare John 14:15-21; 1 John 2:5; 2 John 1:6. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew but showingוְעֹ֥֤שֶׂה (wə·‘ō·śeh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make loving devotion חֶ֖֙סֶד֙ (ḥe·seḏ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty to a thousand [generations] לַאֲלָפִ֑֔ים (la·’ă·lā·p̄îm) Preposition-l | Number - masculine plural Strong's 505: A thousand of those who love לְאֹהֲבַ֖י (lə·’ō·hă·ḇay) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 157: To have affection f Me and keep וּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י (ū·lə·šō·mə·rê) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to My commandments. מִצְוֺתָֽי׃ (miṣ·wō·ṯāy) Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 4687: Commandment Links Exodus 20:6 NIVExodus 20:6 NLT Exodus 20:6 ESV Exodus 20:6 NASB Exodus 20:6 KJV Exodus 20:6 BibleApps.com Exodus 20:6 Biblia Paralela Exodus 20:6 Chinese Bible Exodus 20:6 French Bible Exodus 20:6 Catholic Bible OT Law: Exodus 20:6 And showing loving kindness to thousands (Exo. 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