Do not be idolaters,as someof them were; as it is written,"THE PEOPLESAT DOWNTO EATAND DRINK,AND STOODUP TO PLAY."
Now when Joshuaheardthe soundof the peopleas they shouted,he saidto Moses,"There is a soundof warin the camp."
It cameabout, as soonas Moses camenearthe camp,that he sawthe calfand [the] dancing;and Moses'angerburned,and he threwthe tabletsfrom his handsand shatteredthem at the footof the mountain.
He took[this] from their hand,and fashionedit with a gravingtooland madeit into a moltencalf;and they said,"Thisis your god,O Israel,whobroughtyou up from the landof Egypt."
but that we writeto them that they abstainfrom things contaminatedby idolsand from fornicationand from what is strangledand from blood.
Therefore,my beloved,fleefrom idolatry.
But actually,I wroteto you not to associatewith anyso-calledbrotherifhe is an immoral person,orcovetous,oran idolater,ora reviler,ora drunkard,ora swindler--not evento eatwith such a one.
Ordo you not knowthat the unrighteouswill not inheritthe kingdomof God?Do not be deceived;neitherfornicators,noridolaters,noradulterers,noreffeminate,norhomosexuals,
Howevernot all menhave thisknowledge;but some,being accustomedto the idoluntilnow,eat[food] as ifit were sacrificed to an idol;and their consciencebeingweakis defiled.
"Then the LORDsaidto me, 'Arise,godownfrom herequickly,for your peoplewhomyou broughtout of Egypthave actedcorruptly.They have quicklyturnedasidefrom the waywhichI commandedthem; they have madea moltenimagefor themselves.'
Little children,guardyourselvesfrom idols.
