THEOSISDeuteronomy 20:18Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
Lest they teach you to do all the abominations which they have done to their gods: and you should sin against the Lord your God.
לְמַ֗עַן אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹֽא־יְלַמְּד֤וּ אֶתְכֶם֙ לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת כְּכֹל֙ תּֽוֹעֲבֹתָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשׂ֖וּ לֵֽאלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם וַחֲטָאתֶ֖ם לַיהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Deut 12:30Beware lest thou imitate them, after they are destroyed at thy coming in, and lest thou seek after their ceremonies, saying: As these nations have worshipped their gods, so will I also worship.
- Deut 12:31Thou shalt not do in like manner to the Lord thy God. For they have done to their gods all the abominations which the Lord abhorreth, offering their sons and daughters, and burning them with fire.
- Ex 23:33Let them not dwell in thy land, lest perhaps they make thee sin against me, if thou serve their gods; which, undoubtedly, will be a scandal to thee.
- Eph 5:11And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness: but rather reprove them.
- Ex 34:16Neither shalt thou take of their daughters a wife for thy son, lest after they themselves have committed fornication, they make thy sons also to commit fornication with their gods.
- Ps 106 (105):34
- Ps 106 (105):40
- 1 Cor 15:33Be not seduced: Evil communications corrupt good manners.