Large Print Ten Commandments KJV: Free PDF
Here are the Ten Commandments in order from the King James Version, numbered 1 to 10, with a note on how Catholic and Lutheran numbering differs. The PDF prints the full Exodus 20:1-17 passage with verse numbers, at 18, 24 or 28 point on Letter, A4 or 11 x 17 paper.
Printable details
| Passage | Exodus 20:1-17, complete |
|---|---|
| Translation | King James Version |
| Numbering | Exodus verse numbers on the PDF; commandments 1 to 10 listed on this page |
| Type size | 18, 24 or 28 pt |
What are the Ten Commandments in order in the KJV?
In the King James Version the commandments are in Exodus 20, verses 3 to 17. This is the order and numbering used in Reformed churches and in the Anglican Book of Common Prayer, which Eastern Orthodox churches also generally follow.
| No. | Commandment (KJV) | Exodus 20 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thou shalt have no other gods before me. | Verse 3 |
| 2 | Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image … | Verses 4-6 |
| 3 | Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain … | Verse 7 |
| 4 | Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. | Verses 8-11 |
| 5 | Honour thy father and thy mother … | Verse 12 |
| 6 | Thou shalt not kill. | Verse 13 |
| 7 | Thou shalt not commit adultery. | Verse 14 |
| 8 | Thou shalt not steal. | Verse 15 |
| 9 | Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. | Verse 16 |
| 10 | Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house … nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s. | Verse 17 |
Catholic and Lutheran catechisms follow Augustine and count differently. They join verses 3 to 6, other gods and graven images, into the first commandment, so the name of the LORD becomes the second, the sabbath the third and so on down to false witness as the eighth. Verse 17 on coveting is then split in two. The Catholic Catechism makes the neighbour’s wife the ninth commandment and his house and goods the tenth; Luther’s catechisms keep the order of Exodus, with the house ninth and the wife tenth. Jewish tradition counts verse 2, “I am the LORD thy God”, as the first saying.
| Exodus 20 | Reformed, Anglican | Catholic, Lutheran |
|---|---|---|
| v. 3, other gods | 1 | 1 |
| v. 4-6, images | 2 | 1 |
| v. 7, the name | 3 | 2 |
| v. 8-11, sabbath | 4 | 3 |
| v. 12, honour parents | 5 | 4 |
| v. 13-15, kill, adultery, steal | 6, 7, 8 | 5, 6, 7 |
| v. 16, false witness | 9 | 8 |
| v. 17, house | 10 | Catholic 10, Lutheran 9 |
| v. 17, wife | 10 | Catholic 9, Lutheran 10 |
The Ten Commandments in large print: Exodus 20
The text comes from the King James Bible at Project Gutenberg. It starts with the introduction in verses 1 and 2 and includes the longer passages about images, the Sabbath and coveting. This is the complete Exodus passage through verse 17, with the KJV wording preserved.
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Are these commandment numbers or verse numbers?
The numbers on the printed sheet are Exodus verse numbers, 1 to 17. The PDF does not divide the passage into a numbered list of ten statements, because churches number them differently, as the tables above show. That keeps the original passage intact, including its explanation of the Sabbath in verses 8 to 11.
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Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:1-17)
1. And God spake all these words, saying,
2. I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
3. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
4. 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.
5. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
6. And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
7. 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.
8. Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
10. 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:
11. 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.
12. Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
13. Thou shalt not kill.
14. Thou shalt not commit adultery.
15. Thou shalt not steal.
16. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
17. 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.
Words: King James Version (1611), Exodus 20:1-17; verse numbers retained, line wrapping adjusted. Public domain in the United States: English scripture translation published 1611 (public domain in the United States).