Joshua 24:16

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

Then the people answered, “Far be it from us that we should forsake the Lord to serve other gods,

Cross References

Psalm 119:106

I have sworn an oath and confirmed it, to observe your righteous ordinances.

Romans 3:6

By no means! For then how could God judge the world?

Romans 6:2

By no means! How can we who died to sin go on living in it?

Joshua 22:29

Far be it from us that we should rebel against the Lord and turn away this day from following the Lord by building an altar for burnt offering, grain offering, or sacrifice other than the altar of the Lord our God that stands before his tabernacle!’ ”

Joshua 24:15

Now if you are unwilling to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served in the region beyond the River or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living, but as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”

Joshua 24:17

for it is the Lord our God who brought us and our ancestors up from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, and who did those great signs in our sight. He protected us along all the way that we went and among all the peoples through whom we passed,

1 Samuel 12:23

Moreover as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you, and I will instruct you in the good and the right way.