Deuteronomy 13:7

Gods of the peoples round about you, near or far, from one end of the earth to the other;

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In The King James Version

Namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth;

In Context

6If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son or your daughter or the wife of your heart, or the friend who is as dear to you as your life, working on you secretly says to you, Let us go and give worship to other gods, strange to you and to your fathers;

8Do not be guided by him or give attention to him; have no pity on him or mercy, and give him no cover;

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 6:14Do not go after other gods, the gods of the peoples round about you;

2 Chronicles 22:3He went in the ways of the family of Ahab, for his mother was his teacher in evil-doing.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 13:7-12

6 If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers; 7 Namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth; 8 Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither… Read the whole commentary →

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