1 John 5:21

New Living Translation

Dear children, keep away from anything that might take God’s place in your hearts.

Cross References

Matthew 6:13

And don’t let us yield to temptation, but rescue us from the evil one.

1 Corinthians 10:14

So, my dear friends, flee from the worship of idols.

1 Corinthians 10:7

or worship idols as some of them did. As the Scriptures say, “The people celebrated with feasting and drinking, and they indulged in pagan revelry.”

1 Thessalonians 1:9

for they keep talking about the wonderful welcome you gave us and how you turned away from idols to serve the living and true God.

1 John 2:1

My dear children, I am writing this to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate who pleads our case before the Father. He is Jesus Christ, the one who is truly righteous.

Revelation 14:11

The smoke of their torment will rise forever and ever, and they will have no relief day or night, for they have worshiped the beast and his statue and have accepted the mark of his name.”

Revelation 9:20

But the people who did not die in these plagues still refused to repent of their evil deeds and turn to God. They continued to worship demons and idols made of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood—idols that can neither see nor hear nor walk!