19 But Joshua said to the people, (A)“You cannot serve the Lord, for He is a (B)holy God. He is (C)a jealous God; (D)He will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins.

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19 Joshua said to the people, “You are not able to serve the Lord. He is a holy God;(A) he is a jealous God.(B) He will not forgive(C) your rebellion(D) and your sins.

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16 But the Lord of hosts shall be (A)exalted in judgment,
And God who is holy shall be hallowed in righteousness.

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16 But the Lord Almighty will be exalted(A) by his justice,(B)
    and the holy God will be proved holy(C) by his righteous acts.

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“Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say to them: (A)‘You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.

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“Speak to the entire assembly of Israel(A) and say to them: ‘Be holy because I, the Lord your God,(B) am holy.(C)

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21 Beware of Him and obey His voice; (A)do not provoke Him, for He will (B)not pardon your transgressions; for (C)My name is in Him.

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21 Pay attention to him and listen(A) to what he says. Do not rebel against him; he will not forgive(B) your rebellion,(C) since my Name(D) is in him.

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Exalt the Lord our God,
And worship at His holy hill;
For the Lord our God is holy.

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Exalt the Lord our God
    and worship at his holy mountain,
    for the Lord our God is holy.

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Exalt the Lord our God,
And worship at His footstool—
He is holy.

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Exalt(A) the Lord our God
    and worship at his footstool;
    he is holy.

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The Ark at Kirjath Jearim

20 And the men of Beth Shemesh said, (A)“Who is able to stand before this holy Lord God? And to whom shall it go up from us?”

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20 And the people of Beth Shemesh asked, “Who can stand(A) in the presence of the Lord, this holy(B) God? To whom will the ark go up from here?”

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(A)you shall not bow down to them nor [a]serve them. (B)For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, (C)visiting[b] the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 20:5 worship
  2. Exodus 20:5 punishing

You shall not bow down to them or worship(A) them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God,(B) punishing the children for the sin of the parents(C) to the third and fourth generation(D) of those who hate me,

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And one cried to another and said:

(A)“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts;
(B)The whole earth is full of His glory!”

And the posts of the door were shaken by the voice of him who cried out, and the house was filled with smoke.

So I said:

“Woe is me, for I am [a]undone!
Because I am a man of (C)unclean lips,
And I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips;
For my eyes have seen the King,
The Lord of hosts.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 6:5 destroyed, cut off

And they were calling to one another:

“Holy, holy(A), holy is the Lord Almighty;(B)
    the whole earth(C) is full of his glory.”(D)

At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke.(E)

“Woe(F) to me!” I cried. “I am ruined!(G) For I am a man of unclean lips,(H) and I live among a people of unclean lips,(I) and my eyes have seen(J) the King,(K) the Lord Almighty.”(L)

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14 (for you shall worship (A)no other god, for the Lord, whose (B)name is Jealous, is a (C)jealous God),

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14 Do not worship any other god,(A) for the Lord, whose name(B) is Jealous, is a jealous God.(C)

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20 Rather, that the things which the Gentiles (A)sacrifice (B)they sacrifice to demons and not to God, and I do not want you to have fellowship with demons. 21 (C)You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and (D)the cup of demons; you cannot partake of the (E)Lord’s table and of the table of demons. 22 Or do we (F)provoke the Lord to jealousy? (G)Are we stronger than He?

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20 No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons,(A) not to God, and I do not want you to be participants with demons. 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.(B) 22 Are we trying to arouse the Lord’s jealousy?(C) Are we stronger than he?(D)

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Leaving All to Follow Christ(A)

25 Now great multitudes went with Him. And He turned and said to them, 26 (B)“If anyone comes to Me (C)and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, (D)yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple. 27 And (E)whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple. 28 For (F)which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it 29 lest, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, 30 saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish’? 31 Or what king, going to make war against another king, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? 32 Or else, while the other is still a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks conditions of peace. 33 So likewise, whoever of you (G)does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.

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The Cost of Being a Disciple

25 Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: 26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple.(A) 27 And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.(B)

28 “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it? 29 For if you lay the foundation and are not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule you, 30 saying, ‘This person began to build and wasn’t able to finish.’

31 “Or suppose a king is about to go to war against another king. Won’t he first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand? 32 If he is not able, he will send a delegation while the other is still a long way off and will ask for terms of peace. 33 In the same way, those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples.(C)

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You Cannot Serve God and Riches

24 (A)“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. (B)You cannot serve God and [a]mammon.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 6:24 Lit., in Aram., riches

24 “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.(A)

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