³ you shall have no other gods before^[a] me.^(A)

⁷ you shall have no other gods before^[a] me.

¹⁰ Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! for it is written,

⁵ You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.^(A)

⁶ do not go after other gods to serve and worship them, and do not provoke me to anger with the work of your hands. Then I will do you no harm.”

¹⁴ Do not follow other gods, any of the gods of the peoples who are all around you,

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]

¹⁸ and the Lord drove out before us all the peoples, the Amorites who lived in the land. Therefore we also will serve the Lord, for he is our God.”

¹⁹ But Joshua said to the people, “You cannot serve the Lord, for he is a holy God. He is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions or your sins.^{(A) 20} If you forsake the Lord and serve foreign gods, then he will turn and do you harm and consume you, after having done you good.”^{(B) 21} And the people said to Joshua, “No, we will serve the Lord!” ²² Then Joshua said to the people, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen the Lord, to serve him.” And they said, “We are witnesses.” ²³ He said, “Then put away the foreign gods that are among you, and incline your hearts to the Lord, the God of Israel.”^{(C) 24} The people said to Joshua, “The Lord our God we will serve, and him we will obey.”^(D)