Exodus 20:23
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Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.You are not to make any gods alongside Me; you are not to make for yourselves gods of silver or gold.
In other translations
Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.You are not to make any gods alongside Me; you are not to make for yourselves gods of silver or gold.
Hebrew words
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- Ezekiel 20:39As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord God; Go ye, serve ye every one his idols, and hereafter also, if ye will not hearken unto me: but pollute ye my holy name no more with your gifts, and with your idols.And as for you, O house of Israel, this is what the Lord GOD says: Go and serve your idols, every one of you. But afterward, you will surely listen to Me, and you will no longer defile My holy name with your gifts and idols.
- Zephaniah 1:5And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear by the Lord, and that swear by Malcham;those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom,
- 2 Kings 17:33They feared the Lord, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from thence.They worshiped the LORD, but they also served their own gods according to the customs of the nations from which they had been carried away.
- Revelation 22:15For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
- 1 Corinthians 10:21-2221 Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord’s table, and of the table of devils. 22 Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too. 22 Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?
- 1 John 5:20-2120 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life. 21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. 21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
- Exodus 32:31And Moses returned unto the Lord, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.So Moses returned to the LORD and said, “Oh, what a great sin these people have committed! They have made gods of gold for themselves.
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- 2 Kings 17:41So these nations feared the Lord, and served their graven images, both their children, and their children’s children: as did their fathers, so do they unto this day.So these nations worshiped the LORD but also served their idols, and to this day their children and grandchildren continue to do as their fathers did.
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