²⁰ “Do not be afraid,” Samuel replied. “You have done all this evil;^(A) yet do not turn away from the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart.

¹⁶ Be careful, or you will be enticed to turn away and worship other gods and bow down to them.^(A)

¹⁶ keeping a clear conscience,^(A) so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander.^(B)

⁶ “Be very strong; be careful to obey all that is written in the Book of the Law^(A) of Moses, without turning aside^(B) to the right or to the left.^(C)

²⁹ For I know that after my death you are sure to become utterly corrupt^(A) and to turn from the way I have commanded you. In days to come, disaster^(B) will fall on you because you will do evil in the sight of the Lord and arouse his anger by what your hands have made.”