Jos 24:14-15, 1Sa 7:3, 12:20, 24, Mat 4:10, 6:24, Luk 1:74, Joh 12:26 | ESV | STEP | Now therefore fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness . Put away the gods that your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt , and serve the Lord .

14 ^a“Now therefore fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness. ^bPut away the gods that your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. 15 ^cAnd if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, ^dchoose this day whom you will serve, whether ^ethe gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or ^fthe gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. ^gBut as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

1 Samuel 7:3

Samuel Judges Israel

3 And Samuel said to all the house of Israel, ^h“If you are returning to the Lord with all your heart, then ⁱput away the foreign gods and the ^jAshtaroth from among you and ^kdirect your heart to the Lord ^land serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.”

1 Samuel 12:20

20 And Samuel said to the people, “Do not be afraid; you have done all this evil. Yet ^mdo not turn aside from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart.

1 Samuel 12:24

24 ⁿOnly fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider ^owhat great things he has done for you.

Matthew 4:10

10 Then Jesus said to him, “Be gone, ^pSatan! For ^qit is written,

^r“‘You shall worship the Lord your God
and ^shim only shall you serve.’”

Matthew 6:24

24 ^t“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and ^umoney. ^{▼▼Greek mammon, a Semitic word for money or possessions}

Luke 1:74

74 that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies,
might serve him ^wwithout fear,

John 12:26

26 If anyone serves me, he must ^xfollow me; and ^ywhere I am, there will my servant be also. ^zIf anyone serves me, ^aathe Father will honor him.