The Ten Commandments, or Decalog(ue), are a list of religious and moral imperatives which, according to Biblical tradition, were written by God and given to Moses on Mount Sinai in the form of two stone tablets. They feature prominently in Judaism and Christianity. The phrase "Ten Commandments" generally refers to the very similar passages in Exodus 20:2–17 and Deuteronomy 5:6–21. Some distinguish between this "Ethical Decalogue" and a series of ten commandments in Exodus 34 that are labelled the "Ritual Decalogue".

Liturgy
The Commandments (Common Worship)
The Commandments (Book of Common Prayer)

Summary (Common Worship)
Summary (Book of Common Prayer)

Division of the commandments

The commandments passage in Exodus contains more than ten imperative statements, totalling 14 or 15 in all. However, the Bible itself assigns the count of "10", using the Hebrew phrase ʻaseret had'varim—translated as the 10 words, statements or things.

Division of the Ten Commandments by religion/denomination
a) Jewish
b) Orthodox
c) Roman Catholic*, Lutheran**
d) Anglican, Reformed, and Other Protestant

I am the Lord thy God	1	1	1	preface
Thou shalt have no other gods before me	2			1
Thou shalt not make for thyself an idol		2		2
Thou shalt not make wrongful use of the name of thy God	3	3	2	3
Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy	4	4	3	4
Honor thy Father and Mother	5	5	4	5
Thou shalt not murder	6	6	5	6
Thou shalt not commit adultery	7	7	6	7
Thou shalt not steal	8	8	7	8
Thou shalt not bear false witness	9	9	8	9
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house.	10	10	9	10
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife			10

Variations between Exodus and Deuteronomy

As was seen above, there are differences between the two Biblical expressions of the ten commandments, that found in Exodus and that found in Deuteronomy 5:1–22. One difference is the commandment of Sabbath. In Exodus it says to "Remember (Hebrew: zachor) the Sabbath day", and in Deuteronomy it says to "Safeguard (Hebrew: shamor) the Sabbath day". Other differences include the last word in the third commandment, and the ninth commandments. The Talmud observes that the words zachor and shamor were spoken simultaneously; the fact that both could be heard was a miracle. The Maharal of Prague observes that the Talmud is silent on all other textual differences, and concludes that the added words in Deuteronomy are elaborations and explanations, in keeping with the character of Deuteronomy (Mishneh Torah, "a repetition of the Torah").