14 You shall not go after other gods, (A)the gods of the peoples who are all around you 15 (for (B)the Lord your God is a jealous God (C)among you), lest the anger of the Lord your God be aroused against you and destroy you from the face of the earth.

16 (D)“You shall not [a]tempt the Lord your God (E)as you [b]tempted Him in Massah. 17 You shall (F)diligently keep the commandments of the Lord your God, His testimonies, and His statutes which He has commanded you. 18 And you (G)shall do what is right and good in the sight of the Lord, that it may be well with you, and that you may go in and possess the good land of which the Lord swore to your fathers, 19 (H)to cast out all your enemies from before you, as the Lord has spoken.

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  1. Deuteronomy 6:16 test
  2. Deuteronomy 6:16 tested

14 Do not follow other gods, the gods of the peoples around you; 15 for the Lord your God(A), who is among you, is a jealous God and his anger will burn against you, and he will destroy you from the face of the land. 16 Do not put the Lord your God to the test(B) as you did at Massah. 17 Be sure to keep(C) the commands of the Lord your God and the stipulations and decrees he has given you.(D) 18 Do what is right and good in the Lord’s sight,(E) so that it may go well(F) with you and you may go in and take over the good land the Lord promised on oath to your ancestors, 19 thrusting out all your enemies(G) before you, as the Lord said.

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14 Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you;

15 (For the Lord thy God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the Lord thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth.

16 Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.

17 Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the Lord your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.

18 And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the Lord: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers.

19 To cast out all thine enemies from before thee, as the Lord hath spoken.

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