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1 John 5:21

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Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
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  1. 1 Corinthians 10:14Rank 1 from verse 21
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    14Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.

  2. 1 Corinthians 10:7Rank 2 from verse 21
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    7Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.

  3. Exodus 20:3–4Rank 3 from verse 21
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    3Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

    4Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:

  4. 2 Corinthians 6:16–17Rank 4 from verse 21
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    16And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

    17Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,

  5. 1 Thessalonians 1:9Rank 5 from verse 21
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    9For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;

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1 John 5:21

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children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

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keep

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To guard, watch, protect, preserve, secure, retain, possess, hold, maintain, support, tend, manage, observe, obey, fulfil, celebrate, continue in, refrain from, or remain faithful to a person, place, trust, command, promise, way, time, or thing.

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idols

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False objects of worship or devotion; images treated as gods.

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20And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

21Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.

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