1 Samuel 7:3

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³Then Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “If you ^(A)return to the Lord with all your hearts, then ^(B)put away the foreign gods and the ^(C)Ashtoreths^[a] from among you, and ^(D)prepare your hearts for the Lord, and ^(E)serve Him only; and He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”

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1 Samuel 7:3 Images of Canaanite goddesses

1 Samuel 7:3

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³So Samuel said to all the Israelites, “If you are returning^(A) to the Lord with all your hearts, then rid^(B) yourselves of the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths^(C) and commit^(D) yourselves to the Lord and serve him only,^(E) and he will deliver^(F) you out of the hand of the Philistines.”

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Luke 4:8

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⁸And Jesus answered and said to him, ^[a]“Get behind Me, Satan! ^[b]For it is written, ^(A)‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ ”

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Luke 4:8 NU omits Get behind Me, Satan
Luke 4:8 NU, M omit For

Luke 4:8

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⁸Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.’^[a]”^(A)

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Luke 4:8 Deut. 6:13

Deuteronomy 13:4

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⁴You shall ^(A)walk^[a] after the Lord your God and fear Him, and keep His commandments and obey His voice; you shall serve Him and ^(B)hold fast to Him.

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Deuteronomy 13:4 follow the Lord

Deuteronomy 13:4

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⁴It is the Lord your God you must follow,^(A) and him you must revere.^(B) Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast^(C) to him.

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Matthew 4:10

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¹⁰Then Jesus said to him, ^[a]“Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ^(A)‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ ”

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Matthew 4:10 M Get behind Me

Matthew 4:10

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¹⁰Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan!^(A) For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’^[a]”^(B)

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Matthew 4:10 Deut. 6:13

Deuteronomy 6:13

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¹³You shall ^(A)fear the Lord your God and serve Him, and ^(B)shall take oaths in His name.

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Deuteronomy 6:13

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¹³Fear the Lord^(A) your God, serve him only^(B) and take your oaths^(C) in his name.^(D)

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Isaiah 55:7

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⁷^(A)Let the ^[a]wicked forsake his way,
And the unrighteous man ^(B)his thoughts;
Let him return to the Lord,
^(C)And He will have mercy on him;
And to our God,
For He will abundantly pardon.

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Isaiah 55:7 Lit. man of iniquity

Isaiah 55:7

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⁷Let the wicked forsake^(A) their ways
and the unrighteous their thoughts.^(B)
Let them turn^(C) to the Lord, and he will have mercy^(D) on them,
and to our God, for he will freely pardon.^(E)

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Joshua 24:14

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¹⁴^(A)“Now therefore, fear the Lord, serve Him in ^(B)sincerity and in truth, and ^(C)put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of ^[a]the River and ^(D)in Egypt. Serve the Lord!

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Joshua 24:14 The Euphrates

Joshua 24:14

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¹⁴“Now fear the Lord^(A) and serve him with all faithfulness.^(B) Throw away the gods^(C) your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt,^(D) and serve the Lord.

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Joshua 24:23

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²³“Now therefore,” he said, ^(A)“put away the foreign gods which are among you, and ^(B)incline your heart to the Lord God of Israel.”

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Joshua 24:23

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²³“Now then,” said Joshua, “throw away the foreign gods^(A) that are among you and yield your hearts^(B) to the Lord, the God of Israel.”

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1 Kings 8:48

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⁴⁸and when they ^(A)return to You with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies who led them away captive, and ^(B)pray to You toward their land which You gave to their fathers, the city which You have chosen and the temple which I have built for Your name:

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1 Kings 8:48

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⁴⁸and if they turn back^(A) to you with all their heart^(B) and soul in the land of their enemies who took them captive, and pray^(C) to you toward the land you gave their ancestors, toward the city you have chosen and the temple^(D) I have built for your Name;^(E)

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Deuteronomy 10:20

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²⁰^(A)You shall fear the Lord your God; you shall serve Him, and to Him you shall hold fast, and take oaths in His name.

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Deuteronomy 10:20

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²⁰Fear the Lord your God and serve him.^(A) Hold fast^(B) to him and take your oaths in his name.^(C)

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John 4:24

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²⁴^(A)God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”

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John 4:24

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²⁴God is spirit,^(A) and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”

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Joel 2:12-13

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A Call to Repentance

¹²“Now, therefore,” says the Lord,
^(A)“Turn to Me with all your heart,
With fasting, with weeping, and with mourning.”
¹³So ^(B)rend your heart, and not ^(C)your garments;
Return to the Lord your God,
For He is ^(D)gracious and merciful,
Slow to anger, and of great kindness;
And He relents from doing harm.

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Joel 2:12-13

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Rend Your Heart

¹²“Even now,” declares the Lord,
“return^(A) to me with all your heart,^(B)
with fasting and weeping and mourning.”

¹³Rend your heart^(C)
    and not your garments.^(D)
Return^(E) to the Lord your God,
    for he is gracious and compassionate,^(F)
slow to anger and abounding in love,^(G)
    and he relents from sending calamity.^(H)

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Hosea 6:1-2

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A Call to Repentance

6 Come,^(A) and let us return to the Lord;
For ^(B)He has torn, but ^(C)He will heal us;
He has stricken, but He will ^[a]bind us up.
²^(D)After two days He will revive us;
On the third day He will raise us up,
That we may live in His sight.

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Hosea 6:1 Bandage

Hosea 6:1-2

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Israel Unrepentant

6 “Come, let us return^(A) to the Lord.
He has torn us to pieces^(B)
    but he will heal us;^(C)
he has injured us
    but he will bind up our wounds.^(D)
²After two days he will revive us;^(E)
    on the third day^(F) he will restore^(G) us,
    that we may live in his presence.

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