The Small Catechism
Martin Luther, 1529 · Public domain
This page holds the First Commandment only
We won't publish the rest until it's checked directly against a specific dated public-domain edition. The complete Small Catechism, in a translation actively maintained by Concordia Publishing House, is free to read right now at the Book of Concord.
The Ten Commandments
The First Commandment
You shall have no other gods.
What does this mean?
We should fear, love, and trust in God above all things.
A widely used rendering, consistent across public-domain English editions of the Small Catechism.