Having Other Gods

6 passages

1. Exodus 20:3

   You shall have no other gods before Me.

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2. Joshua 23:16

   If you transgress the covenant of the LORD your God, which He commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them, then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and you will quickly perish from this good land He has given you.”

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3. Exodus 34:14

   For you must not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.

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4. Deuteronomy 6:14

   Do not follow other gods, the gods of the peoples around you.

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5. Exodus 23:13

   Pay close attention to everything I have said to you. You must not invoke the names of other gods; they must not be heard on your lips.

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6. Matthew 6:24

   No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

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