When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him, saying, ‘I am God Almighty. Live in my presence and be blameless.
Joshua 24:14 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘Therefore, fear the Lord and worship him in sincerity and truth. Get rid of the gods your ancestors worshipped beyond the River Euphrates and in Egypt, and worship the Lord. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now therefore, [reverently] fear the Lord and serve Him in sincerity and in truth; put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the [Euphrates] River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. American Standard Version (1901) Now therefore fear Jehovah, and serve him in sincerity and in truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, and in Egypt; and serve ye Jehovah. Common English Bible “So now, revere the LORD. Serve him honestly and faithfully. Put aside the gods that your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates and in Egypt and serve the LORD. Catholic Public Domain Version Now therefore, fear the Lord, and serve him with a perfect and very sincere heart. And take away the gods that your fathers served in Mesopotamia and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him with a perfect and most sincere heart. And put away the gods which your fathers served in Mesopotamia and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. |
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him, saying, ‘I am God Almighty. Live in my presence and be blameless.
So Jacob said to his family and all who were with him, ‘Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you. Purify yourselves and change your clothes.
‘Please, Lord, remember how I have walked before you faithfully and wholeheartedly and have done what pleases you.’ , And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
you gave through your servants the prophets, saying, ‘The land you are entering to possess is an impure land. The surrounding peoples have filled it from end to end with their uncleanness by their impurity and detestable practices.
There was a man in the country of Uz named Job. He was a man of complete integrity, who feared God and turned away from evil.
He said to mankind, ‘The fear of the Lord #– #that is wisdom. And to turn from evil is understanding.’
‘ “Then I said to their children in the wilderness, ‘Don’t follow the statutes of your fathers, defile yourselves with their idols, or keep their ordinances.
who acted like prostitutes in Egypt, behaving promiscuously in their youth. Their breasts were fondled there, and their virgin nipples caressed.
Afterwards, the people of Israel will return and seek the Lord their God and David their king. They will come with awe to the Lord and to his goodness in the last days.
They must no longer offer their sacrifices to the goat-demons that they have prostituted themselves with. This will be a permanent statute for them throughout their generations.
Mankind, he has told each of you what is good and what it is the Lord requires of you: to act justly, to love faithfulness, and to walk humbly with your God.
But the seed in the good ground #– #these are the ones who, having heard the word with an honest and good heart, hold on to it and by enduring, produce fruit.
So the church throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.
Indeed, this is our boast: The testimony of our conscience is that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially towards you, with godly sincerity and purity, not by human wisdom but by God’s grace.
‘And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you except to fear the Lord your God by walking in all his ways, to love him, and to worship the Lord your God with all your heart and all your soul?
Fear the Lord your God, worship him, and take your oaths in his name.
so that you may approve the things that are superior and may be pure and blameless in the day of Christ,
Joshua said to all the people, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: “Long ago your ancestors, including Terah, the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the River Euphrates and worshipped other gods.
‘Then get rid of the foreign gods that are among you and turn your hearts to the Lord, the God of Israel.’
If you fear the Lord, worship and obey him, and if you don’t rebel against the Lord’s command, then both you and the king who reigns over you will follow the Lord your God.
Above all, fear the Lord and worship him faithfully with all your heart; consider the great things he has done for you.
Samuel told them, ‘If you are returning to the Lord with all your heart, get rid of the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths that are among you, set your hearts on the Lord, and worship only him. Then he will rescue you from the Philistines.’