²⁰ And Samuel said to the people, “Do not be afraid; you have done all this evil. Yet ^(A)do not turn aside from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart.

¹⁶ Take care ^(A)lest your heart be deceived, and you turn aside and ^(B)serve other gods and worship them;

^16 (A)having a good conscience, so that, ^(B)when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame.

⁶ Therefore, ^(A)be very strong to keep and to do all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, ^(B)turning aside from it neither to the right hand nor to the left,

²⁹ For I know that after my death ^(A)you will surely act corruptly and turn aside from the way that I have commanded you. And ^(B)in the days to come ^(C)evil will befall you, because you will do what is evil in the sight of the Lord, ^(D)provoking him to anger through the work of your hands.”