Deuteronomy 6:14
12 be careful not to forget the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
13 Fear the LORD your God, serve Him only, and take your oaths in His name.
Do not follow other gods, the gods of the peoples around you.
15 For the LORD your God, who is among you, is a jealous God. Otherwise the anger of the LORD your God will be kindled against you, and He will wipe you off the face of the earth.
16 Do not test the LORD your God as you tested Him at Massah.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Do not follow other gods, the gods of the peoples around you.
- KJV
- Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you;
- WEB
- You shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the peoples who are around you,
- ASV
- Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the peoples that are round about you;
- DARBY
- Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the peoples that are round about you;
- BLB
- You⁺ shall not go after other gods, the gods of the peoples who [are] all around you⁺,
- ÅB
- Dere skal ikke følge andre guder, av de folks guder som bor rundt omkring dere -
- OTB
- Følg ikke andre guder, noen av gudene til folkene rundt dere;
- B1930
- I skal ikke følge andre guder, av de folks guder som bor rundt omkring eder -
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 25:6
Do not follow other gods to serve and worship them, and do not provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands. Then I will do you no harm.’
Read in contextDeuteronomy 13:7
the gods of the peoples around you, whether near or far, whether from one end of the earth or the other),
Read in context1 John 5:21
Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 8:19
If you ever forget the LORD your God and go after other gods to worship and bow down to them, I testify against you today that you will surely perish.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 11:28
but a curse if you disobey the commandments of the LORD your God and turn aside from the path I command you today by following other gods, which you have not known.
Read in contextExodus 34:14–16
For you must not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.
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