Luther's Small Catechism - The 10 Commandments

Committing the 10 Commandments and their explainations to memory and upon the heart.

The 1st Commandment:
You shall have _ _ _ .

You shall have no other gods.

The 1st Commandment Explanation:

We should _, _, and _
in God above _ _.

The 1st Commandment:
What does this mean?

We should fear, love, and trust
in God above all things.

The 2nd Commandment:
You shall not _ the _ of the _ your _.

You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God.

The 2nd Commandment Explanation:

We should fear and love God so that
we do not _, _, use _ arts,
lie, or _ by His name,
but call upon it in every _,
_, _, and give _.

The 2nd Commandment:
What does this mean?

We should fear and love God so that
we do not curse, swear, use satanic arts,
lie, or deceive by His name,
but call upon it in every trouble,
pray, praise, and give thanks.

The 3rd Commandment:

Remember the _ _ by keeping it _.

Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.

The 3nd Commandment Explanation:

We should fear and love God so that we do not
_ _ and His _,
but _ it _
and gladly _ and _ it.

The 3rd Commandment:
What does this mean?

We should fear and love God so that we do not
despise preaching and His Word,
but hold it sacred
and gladly hear and learn it.

The 4th Commandment:
_ your _ and your _ .

Honor your father and your mother.

The 4th Commandment Explanation:

We should fear and love God so that we do not
_ or _ our _ and other _,
but _ them,
_ and _ them,
_ and _ them.

The 4th Commandment:
What does this mean?

We should fear and love God so that we do not
despise or anger our parents and other authorities,
but honor them,
serve and obey them,
love and cherish them.

The 5th Commandment:
You shall _ _.

You shall not murder.

The 5th Commandment Explanation:

We should fear and love God so that we
do not _ or _
our _ in his _ ,
but _ and _ him
in every _ need.

The 5th Commandment:
What does this mean?

We should fear and love God so that we
do not hurt or harm
our neighbor in his body,
but help and support him
in every physical need.

The 6th Commandment:
You shall not _ _ .

You shall not commit adultery.

The 6th Commandment Explanation:

We should fear and love God so that we
lead a _ _ and _ life
in what we _ and _,
and _ and _ love
and _ each other.

The 6th Commandment:
What does this mean?

We should fear and love God so that we
lead a sexually pure and decent life
in what we say and do,
and husband and wife love
and honor each other.

The xx Commandment:
You shall not _.

You shall not steal.

The 7th Commandment Explanation:

We should fear and love God so that we do not
take our neighbor’s _ or _ ,
or get them in any _ way,
but help him to improve
and _ his _ and _ .

The 7th Commandment:
What does this mean?

We should fear and love God so that we do not
take our neighbor’s money or possessions,
or get them in any dishonest way,
but help him to improve
and protect his possessions and income.

The 8th Commandment:

You shall not give _ _ _ your _.

You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

The 8th Commandment Explanation:

We should fear and love God so that we do not
tell _ about our neighbor,
_ him, _ him, or hurt his _,
but _ him, _ _ of him,
and explain everything in the _ way.

The 8th Commandment:
What does this mean?

We should fear and love God so that we do not
tell lies about our neighbor,
betray him, slander him, or hurt his reputation,
but defend him, speak well of him,
and explain everything in the kindest way.

The 9th Commandment:

You shall not _ your neighbor’s _.

You shall not covet your neighbor’s house.

The 9th Commandment Explanation:

We should fear and love God so that we do not
_ to get our neighbor’s _ or _,
or get it in a way which only appears right,
but help and _ of _ to him in _ it.

The 9th Commandment:
What does this mean?

We should fear and love God so that we do not
scheme to get our neighbor’s inheritance or house,
or get it in a way which only appears right,
but help and be of service to him in keeping it.

The 10th Commandment:

You shall not _ your neighbor’s _,
or his _ or _,
his _ or _,
or anything that _ to your _.

You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife,
or his manservant or maidservant,
his ox or donkey,
or anything that belongs to your neighbor.

The 10th Commandment Explanation:

We should fear and love God so that we do not
_ or _ away our neighbor’s _,
_, or _,
or _ them _ him,
but _ them to _ and do their _.

The 10th Commandment:
What does this mean?

We should fear and love God so that we do not
entice or force away our neighbor’s wife,
workers, or animals,
or turn them against him,
but urge them to stay and do their duty.

The 1st Commandment:
Shorthand Commandment & Explanation

_ _ _
& _ _ _ _

no other gods
&
God above all things.