"Thou shalt have¹ no¹ otherª godsª before¹¹ me.² ... Thou shalt not¹ bow down²° thyself¹ to them, nor¹ serveª° them: for¹ I¹ the LORDª thy Godª [am] a jealousª God,ª visitingª° the iniquityª of the fathersª upon¹ the childrenª unto¹ the thirdª and fourthª [generation] of them that hateª° me;" {Exd 20:3-5} + "And when the peopleª sawª° that¹ Mosesª delayedª° to come downª° out of¹ the mount,ª the peopleª gathered themselves togetherª° unto¹ Aaron,ª and saidª° unto¹ him, Up,ª° makeª° us gods,ª which¹ shall go²°¹ beforeª us; for¹ [as for] this¹ Moses,ª the manª that¹ brought²° us up¹ out of the landª¹ of Egypt,ª we wotª° not¹ what¹ is become¹ of him. ... And he receivedª° [them] at their hand,ª¹ and fashionedª° it with a graving tool,ª after he had madeª° it a moltenª calf:ª and they said,ª° These¹ [be] thy gods,ª O Israel,ª which¹ brought²° thee up¹ out of the landª¹ of Egypt.ª" {Exd 32:1-4} + "And when they arose earlyª° on the morrowª¹ morning,ª behold,¹ Dagonª [was] fallenª° upon his faceª to the groundª beforeª the arkª of the LORD;ª and the headª of Dagonª and bothª the palmsª of his handsª [were] cut offª° upon¹ the threshold;ª only¹ [the stump of] Dagonª was leftª° to¹ him. ... Therefore¹¹ neither¹ the priestsª of Dagon,ª nor any¹ that comeª° into Dagon'sª house,ª treadª° on¹ the thresholdª of Dagonª in Ashdodª unto¹ this¹ day.ª" {1Sm 5:4-5} + "They feared²¹¹¹ the LORD,ª and servedª°¹ their own gods,ª after the mannerª of the nationsª whom¹¹ they carried awayª° from thence.¹¹" {2Kg 17:33} + "So these¹ nationsª feared²¹¹¹ the LORD,ª and servedª° their graven images,ª both¹ their children,ª and their children'sª children:ª as¹ didª° their fathers,ª so doª° they¹ unto¹ this¹ day.ª" {2Kg 17:41} + "As for you,¹ O houseª of Israel,ª thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Go²°¹ ye, serveª° ye every oneª his idols,ª and hereafterª [also], if¹ ye will not¹ hearkenª° unto¹ me: but polluteª° ye my holyª nameª no¹ more¹ with your gifts,ª and with your idols.ª" {Ezk 20:39} + "In their settingª° of their thresholdª by¹ my thresholds,ª and their postª byª my posts,ª and the wallª between¹ me and them, they have even defiledª°¹ my holyª nameª by their abominationsª that¹ they have committed:ª° wherefore I have consumed²°¹ them in mine anger.ª" {Ezk 43:8} + "They drankª° wine,ª and praisedª° the godsª of gold,ª and of silver,ª of brass,ª of iron,ª of wood,ª and of stone.ª" {Dan 5:4} + "But hast lifted up²° thyself¹ againstª the Lordª of heaven;ª and they have broughtª° the vesselsª of¹ his houseª beforeª thee, and thou,ª and thy lords,ª thy wives,ª and thy concubines,ª have drunkª° wineª in them; and thou hast praisedª° the godsª of silver,ª and gold,ª of brass,ª iron,ª wood,ª and stone,ª which¹ seeª° not,ª norª hear,ª° norª know:ª° and the Godª in whose¹ handª thy breathª [is], and whose [are] allª thy ways,ª hast thou notª glorified:ª°" {Dan 5:23} + "And them that worshipª° the hostª of heavenª upon¹ the housetops;ª and them that worshipª° [and] that swearª° by the LORD,ª and that swearª° by Malcham;²¹" {Zph 1:5} + "Ye cannotªª° drinkª° the cupª of the Lord,ª andª the cupª of devils:ª ye cannotªª° be partakersª° of the Lord'sª table,ª andª of the tableª of devils.ª ... Do we¹ provoke²²° the Lord² to jealousy?ª°¹¹ are¹ we²°¹ stronger¹ than²² he?ª" {1Co 10:21-22} + "Be¹ ye²° notª unequally yoked togetherª° with unbelievers:ª forª whatª fellowshipª hath righteousnessª withª unrighteousness?ª andª whatª communionª hath lightª withª darkness?ª ... Andª whatª agreementª hath the templeª of Godª withª idols?ª forª yeª areª° the templeª of the livingª° God;ª asª Godª hath said,ª°² I will dwellª° inª them,ª andª walk inª° [them]; andª I will beª° theirª God,ª andª theyª shall beª° myª people.ª" {2Co 6:14-16} + "Let²° no manª beguile²° you² of your rewardª°¹ in² a voluntary²° humilityª¹¹ andª worshippingª of angels,ª intruding intoª° those things whichª he hath²° notª seen,ª° vainlyª puffed upª° byª his²¹ fleshlyª mind,ª ... Andª notª holdingª° the¹ Head,ª fromª whichª allª the¹ bodyª byª jointsª andª bandsª having nourishment ministered,ª° andª knit together,ª° increasethª° with the¹ increaseª of God.ª" {Col 2:18-19} + "Andª we knowª° thatª the¹ Sonª of Godª is come,ª° andª hath givenª° usª an understanding,ª thatª we may knowª° him that is true,ª andª we areª° inª him that is true,ª [even] inª his²¹ Sonª Jesusª Christ.ª Thisª isª° the¹ trueª God,ª andª eternalª life.ª ... Little children,ª keepª° yourselvesª fromª idols.ª Amen.ª" {1Jn 5:20-21} + "Forª withoutª [are] dogs,ª andª sorcerers,ª andª whoremongers,ª andª murderers,ª andª idolaters,ª andª whosoeverª lovethª° andª makethª° a lie.ª" {Rev 22:15} |
