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Exodus 20:23
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Exodus 20:23
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23 You shall not make gods of silver alongside me, nor shall you make for yourselves gods of gold.(A)
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Exodus 20:23
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Exodus 20:23
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23 Do not make any gods to be alongside me;(A) do not make for yourselves gods of silver or gods of gold.(B)
Ezekiel 20:39
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Ezekiel 20:39
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39 As for you, O house of Israel, thus says the Lord God: Go serve your idols, every one of you now and hereafter, if you will not listen to me, but my holy name you shall no more profane with your gifts and your idols.(A)
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Ezekiel 20:39
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Ezekiel 20:39
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39 “‘As for you, people of Israel, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Go and serve your idols,(A) every one of you! But afterward you will surely listen to me and no longer profane my holy name(B) with your gifts and idols.(C)
Zephaniah 1:5
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Zephaniah 1:5
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5 those who bow down on the roofs
to the host of the heavens,
those who bow down and swear to the Lord
but also swear by Milcom,[a](A)
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- 1.5 Gk mss Syr Vg: Heb their king
Zephaniah 1:5
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Zephaniah 1:5
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2 Kings 17:33
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2 Kings 17:33
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33 So they worshiped the Lord but also served their own gods, after the manner of the nations from among whom they had been carried away.(A)
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2 Kings 17:33
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2 Kings 17:33
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33 They worshiped the Lord, but they also served their own gods in accordance with the customs of the nations from which they had been brought.
Revelation 22:15
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Revelation 22:15
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15 Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral[a] and murderers and idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.(A)
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- 22.15 Or prostitutes
Revelation 22:15
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Revelation 22:15
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15 Outside(A) are the dogs,(B) those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
1 John 5:20-21
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1 John 5:20-21
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20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know him who is true;[a] and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.(A)
21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols.[b]
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1 John 5:20-21
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1 John 5:20-21
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1 Corinthians 10:21-22
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1 Corinthians 10:21-22
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21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons.(A) 22 Or are we provoking the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he?(B)
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1 Corinthians 10:21-22
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1 Corinthians 10:21-22
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21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot have a part in both the Lord’s table and the table of demons.(A) 22 Are we trying to arouse the Lord’s jealousy?(B) Are we stronger than he?(C)
Exodus 32:31
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Exodus 32:31
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31 So Moses returned to the Lord and said, “Alas, this people has sinned a great sin; they have made for themselves gods of gold.(A)
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Exodus 32:31
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31 So Moses went back to the Lord and said, “Oh, what a great sin these people have committed!(A) They have made themselves gods of gold.(B)
Exodus 20:3-5
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Exodus 20:3-5
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3 you shall have no other gods before[a] me.(A)
4 “You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above or that is on the earth beneath or that is in the water under the earth.(B) 5 You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of parents to the third and the fourth generation of those who reject me(C)
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- 20.3 Or besides
Exodus 20:3-5
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Exodus 20:3-5
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3 “You shall have no other gods before[a] me.(A)
4 “You shall not make for yourself an image(B) in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship(C) them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God,(D) punishing the children for the sin of the parents(E) to the third and fourth generation(F) of those who hate me,
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- Exodus 20:3 Or besides
Colossians 2:18-19
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Colossians 2:18-19
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18 Do not let anyone disqualify you, insisting on self-abasement and worship of angels, initiatory visions,[a] puffed up without cause by a human way of thinking,[b] 19 and not holding fast to the head, from whom the whole body, nourished and held together by its ligaments and tendons, grows with a growth that is from God.(A)
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Colossians 2:18-19
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Colossians 2:18-19
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18 Do not let anyone who delights in false humility(A) and the worship of angels disqualify you.(B) Such a person also goes into great detail about what they have seen; they are puffed up with idle notions by their unspiritual mind. 19 They have lost connection with the head,(C) from whom the whole body,(D) supported and held together by its ligaments and sinews, grows as God causes it to grow.(E)
2 Corinthians 6:14-16
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2 Corinthians 6:14-16
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The Temple of the Living God
14 Do not be mismatched with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and lawlessness have in common? Or what partnership is there between light and darkness?(A) 15 What agreement does Christ have with Beliar? Or what does a believer share with an unbeliever? 16 What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we[a] are the temple of the living God, as God said,
“I will live in them[b] and walk among them,
and I will be their God,
and they shall be my people.(B)
2 Corinthians 6:14-16
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2 Corinthians 6:14-16
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Warning Against Idolatry
14 Do not be yoked together(A) with unbelievers.(B) For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?(C) 15 What harmony is there between Christ and Belial[a]?(D) Or what does a believer(E) have in common with an unbeliever?(F) 16 What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols?(G) For we are the temple(H) of the living God.(I) As God has said:
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- 2 Corinthians 6:15 Greek Beliar, a variant of Belial
- 2 Corinthians 6:16 Lev. 26:12; Jer. 32:38; Ezek. 37:27
Daniel 5:23
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Daniel 5:23
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23 You have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven! The vessels of his temple have been brought in before you, and you and your lords, your wives, and your concubines have been drinking wine from them. You have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or know, but the God in whose power is your very breath and to whom belong all your ways, you have not honored.(A)
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Daniel 5:23
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Daniel 5:23
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23 Instead, you have set yourself up against(A) the Lord of heaven. You had the goblets from his temple brought to you, and you and your nobles, your wives(B) and your concubines drank wine from them. You praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand.(C) But you did not honor the God who holds in his hand your life(D) and all your ways.(E)
Daniel 5:4
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Daniel 5:4
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4 They drank the wine and praised the gods of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone.(A)
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Daniel 5:4
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Daniel 5:4
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4 As they drank the wine, they praised the gods(A) of gold and silver, of bronze, iron, wood and stone.(B)
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