Exodus 22:20
He that sacrificeth to gods, shall be put to death, save only to the Lord.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
In Context
19Whosoever copulateth with a beast shall be put to death.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:33If a stranger dwell in your land, and abide among you, do not upbraid him :
Numbers 25:2Who called them to their sacrifices. And they ate of them, and adored their gods.
Deuteronomy 10:18He doth judgment to the fatherless and the widow, loveth the stranger, and giveth him food and raiment.
Deuteronomy 17:2When there shall be found among you within any of thy gates, which the Lord thy God shall give thee, man or woman that do evil in the sight of the Lord thy God, and transgress his covenant,
Deuteronomy 23:8They that are born of them, in the third generation shall enter into the church of the Lord.
Joshua 23:15Therefore as he hath fulfilled in deed, what he promised, and all things prosperous have come: so Will he bring upon you all the evils he hath threatened, till he take you away and destroy you from off this excellent land, which he hath given you,
Matthew Henry on Exodus 22:17-25
16 And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife. 17 If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins. 18 Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. 19 Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death. 20 He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the Lord only, he shall be utterly destroyed. 21 Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. 22… Read the whole commentary →