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#### Shorter Catechism

<span class="q">Q 43.</span> What is the preface to the ten commandments?

<span class="q">A.</span> The preface to the Ten Commandments is in these words, I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.[^fnref:wsc1]


[^fnref:wsc1]: <div class="esv"><h5>Exodus 20:2</h5> <div class="esv-text"><p class="chapter-first" id="p02020002.01-1">&#8220;I am the <span class="small-caps">Lord</span> your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.</p> </div><h5>Deuteronomy 5:6</h5> <div class="esv-text"><p id="p05005006.01-2">&#8220;&#8216;I am the <span class="small-caps">Lord</span> your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.  (<a href="http://www.esv.org" class="copyright">ESV</a>)</p> </div> </div>