1 Samuel 12:20

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Samuel said to the people, 'Do not be afraid. You have done all this evil, yet do not turn away from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart;

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And Samuel said to the people, Fear not: you have done all this wickedness: yet do not turn aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart;

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart;

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Samuel{H8050} said{H559} unto the people,{H5971} Fear{H3372} not; ye have indeed done{H6213} all this evil;{H7451} yet turn not aside{H5493} from following{H310} Jehovah,{H3068} but serve{H5647} Jehovah{H3068} with all your heart:{H3824}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Samuel{H8050} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto the people{H5971}, Fear{H3372}{(H8799)} not: ye have done{H6213}{(H8804)} all this wickedness{H7451}: yet turn not aside{H5493}{(H8799)} from following{H310} the LORD{H3068}, but serve{H5647}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} with all your heart{H3824};

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Samuel sayde vnto the people: Feare not, ye haue done all this euell in dede. Neuertheles departe not backe from the LORDE, but serue the LORDE with all youre hert,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And Samuel said vnto the people, Feare not. (ye haue in deede done all this wickednesse, yet dpeart not from following the Lorde, but serue the Lord with all your heart,

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And Samuel sayde vnto the people, feare not (Ye haue in deede done al this wickednesse, yet depart not from folowing of the Lorde, but serue the Lorde with all your heartes:

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart;

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Samuel said to the people, "Don't be afraid; you have indeed done all this evil; yet don't turn aside from following Yahweh, but serve Yahweh with all your heart:

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And Samuel saith unto the people, `Fear not; ye have done all this evil; only, turn not aside from after Jehovah -- and ye have served Jehovah with all your heart,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not; ye have indeed done all this evil; yet turn not aside from following Jehovah, but serve Jehovah with all your heart:

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not; ye have indeed done all this evil; yet turn not aside from following Jehovah, but serve Jehovah with all your heart:

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then Samuel said to the people, Have no fear: truly you have done evil, but do not be turned away from the Lord; be his servants with all your heart;

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Samuel said to the people, "Don't be afraid. You have indeed done all this evil; yet don't turn aside from following Yahweh, but serve Yahweh with all your heart.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Then Samuel said to the people,“Don’t be afraid. You have indeed sinned. However, don’t turn aside from the LORD. Serve the LORD with all your heart.

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 11:16 : 16 But be careful, or your heart might be deceived, and you will turn away and worship other gods and bow down to them.
  • Deut 31:29 : 29 For I know that after my death you are sure to become utterly corrupt and to turn from the way I have commanded you. In days to come, disaster will fall on you because you will do evil in the sight of the LORD and arouse his anger by what your hands have made.'
  • Josh 23:6 : 6 Be very strong to observe and do everything written in the Book of the Law of Moses, without turning aside to the right or to the left.
  • Ps 40:4 : 4 He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and they will trust in the LORD.
  • Ps 101:3 : 3 I will not set any worthless thing before my eyes. I hate the actions of those who turn aside; it will not cling to me.
  • Ps 125:5 : 5 But those who turn aside to their crooked ways, the LORD will lead away with the workers of iniquity. Peace be upon Israel.
  • Jer 3:1 : 1 If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him to marry another, should he take her back again? Wouldn't such a land become completely defiled? You have lived as a prostitute with many lovers—yet you want to return to me? declares the LORD.
  • 1 Pet 3:16 : 16 Yet do so with gentleness and respect, keeping a clear conscience, so that when you are maligned, those who accuse your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame.
  • Exod 20:19-20 : 19 They said to Moses, 'Speak to us yourself, and we will listen. But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.' 20 Moses said to the people, 'Do not be afraid. God has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be before you to keep you from sinning.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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    78%

    24 Only fear the LORD and serve Him faithfully with all your heart. Consider what great things He has done for you.

    25 But if you persist in doing evil, both you and your king will be swept away.

  • 1 Sam 12:18-19
    2 verses
    78%

    18 So Samuel called to the LORD, and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day, and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.

    19 The people all said to Samuel, 'Pray to the LORD your God for your servants, so that we will not die, for we have added this evil to all our sins by asking for a king.'

  • 1 Sam 12:21
    78%

    21 Do not turn aside, for you would be following things that are worthless and cannot benefit or deliver you, for they are meaningless.

  • 1 Sam 12:12-14
    3 verses
    75%

    12 But when you saw that Nahash, king of the Ammonites, came against you, you said to me, ‘No, we want a king to reign over us,’ even though the LORD your God was your king.

    13 Now here is the king you have chosen, the one you asked for. See, the LORD has set a king over you.

    14 If you fear the LORD, serve Him, obey His voice, and do not rebel against His command, then both you and the king who reigns over you will follow the LORD your God.

  • 1 Sam 12:1
    75%

    1 Then Samuel said to all Israel, 'Here I am; I have listened to you in everything you have said to me, and I have set a king over you.'

  • 1 Sam 15:24-25
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    24 Then Saul said to Samuel, 'I have sinned. I disregarded the command of the LORD and your words, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.'

    25 Now, please forgive my sin and return with me so that I may worship the LORD.

  • 1 Sam 7:3
    74%

    3 Then Samuel said to the whole house of Israel, 'If you are truly returning to the LORD with all your heart, rid yourselves of the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth among you. Commit your hearts to the LORD and worship Him only, and He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.'

  • 1 Sam 8:7-10
    4 verses
    73%

    7 The LORD said to Samuel, 'Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. It is not you they have rejected but they have rejected me as their king.

    8 Just as they have done to me from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day—forsaking me and serving other gods—so they are also doing to you.

    9 Now then, listen to them, but warn them solemnly and let them know what the king who will reign over them will demand.'

    10 Samuel relayed all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking him for a king.

  • 1 Sam 13:13-14
    2 verses
    72%

    13 Samuel said to Saul, "You have acted foolishly. You have not kept the command of the Lord your God, which He gave you. If you had, the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever.

    14 But now your kingdom will not endure. The Lord has sought a man after His own heart and appointed him leader over His people, because you have not kept what the Lord commanded you."

  • 1 Sam 15:30-31
    2 verses
    72%

    30 Saul replied, 'I have sinned, but please honor me now in front of the elders of my people and before Israel. Come back with me so that I may worship the LORD your God.'

    31 So Samuel went back with Saul, and Saul worshiped the LORD.

  • 2 Kgs 17:35
    72%

    35 The Lord made a covenant with them and commanded them, saying, 'Do not fear other gods, do not bow down to them, do not serve them, and do not sacrifice to them.'

  • Josh 24:16
    72%

    16 The people replied, "Far be it from us to forsake the LORD to serve other gods!

  • Deut 13:4
    72%

    4 you must not listen to that prophet or dreamer. For the LORD your God is testing you to know whether you truly love Him with all your heart and all your soul.

  • 1 Sam 10:19
    71%

    19 'But today you have rejected your God, who delivers you from all your calamities and distresses. You have said to Him, "Set a king over us." Now present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and clans.'

  • 2 Kgs 17:12
    71%

    12 They served idols, about which the Lord had said to them, 'You shall not do this thing.'

  • Josh 24:20
    71%

    20 If you abandon the LORD and serve foreign gods, He will turn and bring harm to you and destroy you, after He has been good to you.

  • 1 Sam 8:21-22
    2 verses
    71%

    21 Samuel listened to all the words of the people and repeated them to the LORD.

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  • Josh 24:14
    71%

    14 Now, fear the LORD and serve Him with sincerity and truth. Put away the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD.

  • 1 Sam 15:19-20
    2 verses
    71%

    19 Why then did you not obey the LORD? Why did you rush for the spoil and do what is evil in the eyes of the LORD?

    20 But Saul said to Samuel, 'I did obey the LORD. I went on the mission the LORD assigned me. I brought back Agag, the king of Amalek, and I utterly destroyed the Amalekites.'

  • 1 Sam 15:10
    71%

    10 Then the word of the LORD came to Samuel, saying:

  • Deut 10:12
    71%

    12 And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul,

  • Jer 25:5
    71%

    5 They said, 'Turn now, each of you, from your evil way and from your evil actions. Dwell in the land that the LORD gave to you and your ancestors forever and ever.

  • Deut 30:17
    71%

    17 But if your heart turns away and you do not obey, and if you are drawn away and worship other gods and serve them,

  • 2 Chr 30:8
    70%

    8 Now do not harden your necks as your ancestors did. Submit to the LORD; come to His sanctuary, which He has consecrated forever. Serve the LORD your God so that His fierce anger will turn away from you.

  • 1 Sam 15:13
    70%

    13 When Samuel reached him, Saul said, 'Blessed are you of the LORD! I have carried out the LORD's instruction.'

  • 1 Kgs 9:6
    70%

    6 'But if you or your descendants turn away from Me and do not keep My commands and statutes that I have given you, and you go and serve other gods and bow down to them,

  • 1 Sam 8:19
    70%

    19 The people refused to listen to Samuel and said, 'No! We want a king to rule over us.'

  • 1 Sam 11:12
    70%

    12 Then the people said to Samuel, "Who was it that said, 'Shall Saul reign over us?' Bring those men to us, and we will put them to death."

  • Deut 13:11
    70%

    11 Stone him to death because he sought to turn you away from the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

  • 1 Sam 12:10
    70%

    10 Then they cried out to the LORD, saying, 'We have sinned, for we have abandoned the LORD and served the Baals and the Ashtaroth. But now, deliver us from the hands of our enemies, and we will serve You.'

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    70%

    18 So Samuel told him everything and did not hide anything from him. Eli said, "He is the Lord; let him do what he thinks is best."

  • Judg 6:10
    70%

    10 And I said to you, ‘I am the Lord your God; do not fear the gods of the Amorites in whose land you live.’ But you did not listen to my voice.

  • Deut 11:16
    70%

    16 But be careful, or your heart might be deceived, and you will turn away and worship other gods and bow down to them.

  • Jer 16:12
    70%

    12 And you have behaved even more wickedly than your ancestors, each one following the stubbornness of their own evil heart instead of listening to Me.

  • Deut 10:20
    70%

    20 Fear the LORD your God and serve Him. Hold fast to Him and take your oaths in His name.

  • Hos 10:3
    70%

    3 Now they will say, 'We have no king, for we did not fear the LORD. And as for the king, what could he do for us?

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    70%

    13 If you indeed obey my commandments that I am giving you today—to love the LORD your God and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul—

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