1 Kings 18:21

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Elijah stood in front of them and said, “How much longer will you try to have things both ways? If the LORD is God, worship him! But if Baal is God, worship him!” The people did not say a word.

Cross References

Genesis 24:50

Laban and Bethuel answered, “The LORD has done this. We have no choice in the matter.

Genesis 44:16

“Sir, what can we say?” Judah replied. “How can we prove we are innocent? God has shown that we are guilty. And now all of us are your slaves, especially the one who had the cup.”

1 Kings 18:20

Ahab got everyone together, then they went to meet Elijah on Mount Carmel.

1 Kings 18:39

When the crowd saw what had happened, they all bowed down and shouted, “The LORD is God! The LORD is God!”

2 Kings 17:41

They did worship the LORD, but they also worshipped their own idols. Their descendants did the same thing.

1 Chronicles 17:26

You are the LORD God, and you have made this good promise to me.

2 Chronicles 33:13

The LORD listened to Manasseh's prayer and saw how sorry he was, and so he let him go back to Jerusalem and rule as king. Manasseh knew from then on that the LORD was God.

Psalm 100:3

You know the LORD is God! He created us, and we belong to him; we are his people, the sheep in his pasture.

Psalm 119:113

I hate anyone whose loyalty is divided, but I love your Law.

Hosea 10:2

You are deceitful and disloyal. So you will pay for your sins, because the LORD will destroy your altars and images.

Zephaniah 1:5

Not a trace will be found of those who worship stars from their rooftops, or bow down to the god Milcom, while claiming loyalty to me, the LORD.

Matthew 22:12

The king asked, “Friend, why didn't you wear proper clothes for the wedding?” But the guest had no excuse.

Matthew 22:34

After Jesus had made the Sadducees look foolish, the Pharisees heard about it and got together.

Matthew 22:36

“Teacher, what is the most important commandment in the Law?”

Matthew 6:24

You cannot be the slave of two masters! You will like one more than the other or be more loyal to one than the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

Luke 6:13

The next morning he called his disciples together and chose twelve of them to be his apostles.

Romans 3:19

We know that everything in the Law was written for those who are under its power. The Law says these things to stop anyone from making excuses and to let God show that the whole world is guilty.

Deuteronomy 4:35

The LORD wants you to know he is the only true God, and he wants you to obey him. That's why he let you see his mighty miracles and his fierce fire on earth, and why you heard his voice from that fire and from the sky.

Joshua 24:15

But if you don't want to worship the LORD, then choose now! Will you worship the same idols your ancestors did? Or since you're living on land that once belonged to the Amorites, perhaps you'll worship their gods. I won't. My family and I are going to worship and obey the LORD!

1 Samuel 7:3

One day, Samuel told all the people of Israel, “If you really want to turn back to the LORD, then prove it. Get rid of your foreign idols, including the ones of the goddess Astarte. Turn to the LORD with all your heart and worship only him. Then he will rescue you from the Philistines.”