Joshua 24:15

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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!

Cross References

Genesis 18:19

I have chosen him to teach his family to obey me for ever and to do what is right and fair. Then I will give Abraham many descendants, just as I promised.”

Genesis 35:2

Jacob said to his family and to everyone else who was travelling with him: Get rid of your foreign gods! Then make yourselves acceptable to worship God and put on clean clothes.

1 Kings 18:21

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.

1 Chronicles 1:14

Canaan was also the ancestor of the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, the Hivites, and Arkites, the Sinites, the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.

Psalm 101:2

Please help me learn to do the right thing, and I will be honest and fair in my own kingdom.

Psalm 119:106

Your laws are fair, and I have given my word to respect them all.

Exodus 23:2

Always tell the truth in court, even if everyone else is dishonest and stands in the way of justice.

Exodus 23:24

Don't worship their gods or follow their customs. Instead, destroy their idols and shatter their stone images.

Exodus 34:15

Don't make treaties with the people there, or you will soon find yourselves worshipping their gods and taking part in their sacrificial meals.

Ezekiel 20:39

Go ahead and worship your idols for now, you Israelites, because soon I will no longer let you dishonour me by offering gifts to them. You will have no choice but to obey me!

Daniel 3:18

But even if he doesn't, we still won't worship your gods and the gold statue you have set up.”

Leviticus 14:42

Afterwards the wall must be repaired with new stones and fresh plaster.

Micah 4:5

Others may follow their gods, but we will always follow the LORD our God.

Acts 11:23

When Barnabas got there and saw what God had been kind enough to do for them, he was very glad. So he begged them to remain faithful to the Lord with all their hearts.

Deuteronomy 29:18

So make sure that everyone in your tribe remains faithful to the LORD and never starts worshipping gods of other nations. If even one of you worships idols, you will be like the root of a plant that produces bitter, poisonous fruit.

Joshua 24:16

The people answered: We could never worship other gods or stop worshipping the LORD.

Judges 6:10

I am your God, and I told you not to worship Amorite gods, even though you are living in the land of the Amorites. But you refused to listen.