Joshua 24:16

The people replied, “Far be it from us to forsake the Lord and serve other gods!

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In The King James Version

And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;

In Context

15If you are unwilling to serve the Lord, then choose today whom you will serve, either the gods your ancestors served on the east of the Euphrates or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

17It is the Lord our God who has brought us and our ancestors out of the land of Egypt, out of that slave-pen, who wrought these great portents before our eyes, who preserved us wherever we went and among all the nations through whom we passed.

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Cross References

Romans 3:6Otherwise how can God judge the world?

Hebrews 10:38and through faith the righteous will find life, but, if anyone draws back, my heart can find no pleasure in them.’

Matthew Henry on Joshua 24:16-29

15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord , choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord . 16 And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the Lord , to serve other gods; 17 For the Lord our God, he it is that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and which… Read the whole commentary →

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