Ruth 1:16

New American Bible - revised edition

But Ruth said, “Do not press me to go back and abandon you! Wherever you go I will go, wherever you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people and your God, my God.

Cross References

2 Samuel 15:21

But Ittai answered the king, “As the Lord lives, and as my lord the king lives, your servant shall be wherever my lord the king is, whether for death or for life.”

Psalm 45:10

Daughters of kings are your lovely wives; a princess arrayed in Ophir’s gold comes to stand at your right hand.

Proverbs 17:17

A friend is a friend at all times, and a brother is born for the time of adversity.

Isaiah 14:1

But the Lord will take pity on Jacob and again choose Israel, and will settle them on their own land; foreigners will join them and attach themselves to the house of Jacob.

Daniel 2:47

To Daniel the king said, “Truly your God is the God of gods and Lord of kings and a revealer of mysteries; that is why you were able to reveal this mystery.”

Daniel 3:29

For we have sinned and transgressed by departing from you, and we have done every kind of evil.

Hosea 13:4

I, the Lord, am your God, since the land of Egypt; Gods apart from me you do not know; there is no savior but me.

Zechariah 8:23

Thus says the Lord of hosts: In those days ten people from nations of every language will take hold, yes, will take hold of the cloak of every Judahite and say, “Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.”

Matthew 8:19

A scribe approached and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”

John 13:37

Peter said to him, “Master, why can’t I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.”

Acts 21:13

Then Paul replied, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? I am prepared not only to be bound but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

1 Thessalonians 1:9

For they themselves openly declare about us what sort of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God

Joshua 24:18

At our approach the Lord drove out all the peoples, including the Amorites who dwelt in the land. Therefore we also will serve the Lord, for he is our God.”

Revelation 14:4

These are they who were not defiled with women; they are virgins and these are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They have been ransomed as the firstfruits of the human race for God and the Lamb.

Ruth 1:15

“See now,” she said, “your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and her god. Go back after your sister-in-law!”

Ruth 1:17

Where you die I will die, and there be buried. May the Lord do thus to me, and more, if even death separates me from you!”

Ruth 2:6

The young man overseeing the harvesters answered, “She is the young Moabite who came back with Naomi from the plateau of Moab.

Ruth 4:15

He will restore your life and be the support of your old age, for his mother is the daughter-in-law who loves you. She is worth more to you than seven sons!”