Joshua 24:19

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Joshua said: The LORD is fearsome; he is the one true God, and I don't think you are able to worship and obey him in the ways he demands. You would have to be completely faithful, and if you sin or rebel, he won't let you get away with it.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 36:16

But the people only laughed and insulted these prophets. They ignored what the LORD God was trying to tell them, until he finally became so angry that nothing could stop him from punishing Judah and Jerusalem.

Psalm 99:3

Only you are God! And your power alone, so great and fearsome, is worthy of praise.

Psalm 99:5

Our LORD and our God, we praise you and kneel down to worship you, the God of holiness!

Psalm 99:9

We praise you, LORD God, and we worship you at your sacred mountain. Only you are God!

Exodus 20:5

Don't bow down and worship idols. I am the LORD your God, and I demand all your love. If you reject me, I will punish your families for three or four generations.

Exodus 23:21

Carefully obey everything the angel says, because I am giving him complete authority, and he won't tolerate rebellion.

Exodus 34:14

I demand your complete loyalty—you must not worship any other god!

Exodus 34:7

I keep my promises to my people for ever, but I also punish anyone who sins. When people sin, I punish them and their children, and also their grandchildren and great-grandchildren.”

Isaiah 2:9

And so, all of them will be ashamed and disgraced. Don't help them!

Isaiah 27:11

When broken branches fall to the ground, women pick them up to feed the fire. But these people are so stupid that the God who created them will show them no mercy.

Isaiah 30:11

Stop telling us what God has said! We don't want to hear any more about the holy God of Israel.

Isaiah 30:15

The holy LORD God of Israel had told all of you, “I will keep you safe if you turn back to me and calm down. I will make you strong if you quietly trust me.” Then you stubbornly

Isaiah 5:16

But the holy LORD God All-Powerful is praised, because he has shown who he is by bringing justice.

Leviticus 10:3

Then Moses told Aaron that this was exactly what the LORD had meant when he said: “I demand respect from my priests, and I will be praised by everyone!” Aaron was speechless.

Leviticus 11:44

I am the LORD your God, and you must dedicate yourselves to me and be holy, just as I am holy. Don't become disgusting by eating any of these unclean creatures.

Leviticus 11:45

I brought you out of Egypt so that I could be your God. Now you must become holy, because I am holy!

Leviticus 19:2

to say to the community of Israel: I am the LORD your God. I am holy, and you must be holy too!

Leviticus 20:26

I am the LORD, the holy God. You have been chosen to be my people, and so you must be holy too.

Leviticus 20:7

Dedicate yourselves to me and be holy because I am the LORD your God.

Nahum 1:2

The LORD God demands loyalty. In his anger, he takes revenge on his enemies.

Habakkuk 1:13

But you can't stand sin or wrong. So don't sit by in silence while they gobble up people who are better than they are.

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.

Joshua 24:18

And when we fought the Amorites and the other nations that lived in this land, the LORD made them run away. Yes, we will worship and obey the LORD, because the LORD is our God.

Joshua 24:23

Joshua said, “But you still have some idols, like those the other nations worship. Get rid of your idols! You must decide once and for all that you really want to obey the LORD God of Israel.”

Ruth 1:15

Naomi then said to Ruth, “Look, your sister-in-law is going back to her people and to her gods! Why don't you go with her?”

1 Samuel 3:14

I warned Eli that sacrifices or offerings could never make things right! His family has done too many disgusting things.

1 Samuel 6:20

and they started saying, “No other God is like the LORD! Who can go near him and still live? We'll have to send the chest away from here. But where can we send it?”