Exodus 20:6
Exodus · Old Testament · Chapter 20
“And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.”Exodus 20:6
What Does Exodus 20:6 Mean?
Exodus 20:6 is found in the book of Exodus, chapter 20, verse 6 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Mercy, Covenant Loyalty (Hesed), Love, and Compassion.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Exodus 20:6 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Romans 8:28“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”Joshua 22:5“But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the LORD charged you, to love the LORD your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.”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;”Psalms 145:20“The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.”Luke 1:50“And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.”Nehemiah 1:5“And said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:”Daniel 9:4“And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;”John 14:21“He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.”1 John 5:3“For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.”James 1:12“Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.”Jeremiah 32:39“And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:”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!”Acts 2:39“For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the LORD our God shall call.”Psalms 103:17“But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children;”John 14:15“If ye love me, keep my commandments.”Romans 11:28“As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers’ sakes.”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 30:6“And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.”1 John 4:19“We love him, because he first loved us.”Joshua 23:11“Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the LORD your God.”
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