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Joshua 24:15 — And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day…
“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.”
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13And I have given you a land for which ye did not labour, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them; of the vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat.
14Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the Lord.
15And 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.
16And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the Lord, to serve other gods;
17For 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 did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the people through whom we passed:
Verse explanation
Choosing today whom to serve is not a neutral question: Joshua has already revealed his own answer in the same speech. The challenge is meant to force each family to consciously decide between the old gods and the God who brought them out of Egypt, instead of just following out of habit.
From the Joshua 24 study in Bible in Stories.
Joshua 24:15 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
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.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Porém, se vos parece mal aos vossos olhos servir ao Senhor, escolhei-vos hoje a quem sirvaes: se os deuses a quem serviram vossos paes, que estavam d'além do rio, ou os deuses dos amorrheos, em cuja terra habitaes: porém eu e a minha casa serviremos ao Senhor.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
E se mal vos parece servir ao SENHOR, escolhei hoje a quem sirvais; se aos deuses a os quais serviram vossos pais, quando estiveram da outra parte do rio, ou aos deuses dos amorreus em cuja terra habitais: que eu e minha casa serviremos ao SENHOR.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Pero si no quieren adorar al Señor, ¡elijan hoy a quién quieren adorar! ¿Adorarán a los dioses que adoraron sus antepasados más allá del Éufrates? ¿O a los dioses de los amorreos en cuya tierra viven ahora? Pero yo y mi familia adoraremos al Señor”.
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