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NASB | 1 John 5:21 ¶ Little children, guard yourselves from idols. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 John 5:21 ¶ Little children (believers, dear ones), guard yourselves from idols--[false teachings, moral compromises, and anything that would take God's place in your heart]. |
Subject: exodus 20:4 should v keep idols |
Bible Note: JdthCstl: You write: "I think what God meant was that we should not worship the flesh." Why must you always tamper with the Bible and make a riddle of it? You think? Listen! What God meant is exactly what He said. You don't need to spiritualize it or turn everything into a symbol for something else. When the plain sense makes good sense, seek no other sense, lest it be nonsense. Here is what God SAYS and MEANS in plain language: Amplified Ex 20:3 You shall have no other gods before or besides Me. Ex 20:4 You shall not make yourself any graven image [to worship it] or any likeness of anything that is in the heavens above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; Ex 20:5 You shall not bow down yourself to them or serve them; New Living Translation Ex 20:3 "Do not worship any other gods besides me. 20:4 "Do not make idols of any kind, whether in the shape of birds or animals or fish. 20:5 You must never worship or bow down to them, |
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kalos |