And she said, Behold, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods; return after your sister-in-law.

But Ruth said: Entreat me not to leave you, or to turn back from following after you; for wherever you go, I will go; and wherever you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God, my God.

And Elijah came to all the people, and said, How long will you be limping between two divided opinions? If Jehovah is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow after him. But the people answered him not a word.

As for you, O house of Israel, thus says the Lord Jehovah: Go, serve every one of you his idols, even hereafter, if you will not obey me. But profane My holy name no more with your gifts and your idols.

Then Jesus said to the twelve, Do you also want to go away?

You shall not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do according to their works; but you shall tear them down to overthrow them, and break and shatter their pillars.

You shall not make any covenants with them, nor with their gods.

They shall not dwell in your land, lest they make you sin against Me. For if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.

that you not make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and you go whoring after their gods and sacrifice to their gods, and they invite you and you eat of their sacrifices,

of the gods of the people all around you, near to you or far off from you, from one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth,

so that there not be among you man or woman or family or tribe, whose heart turns away today from Jehovah our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations, and that there not be among you a root bearing venom or bitterness;

Also I said to you, I am Jehovah your God; do not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But you have not obeyed My voice.

For I have known him, in order that he may command his children and his house after him, that they may keep the way of Jehovah, to do righteousness and justice, that Jehovah may bring upon Abraham what He has spoken to him.

I will behave wisely in a perfect way. Oh, when will You come to me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.

I have sworn and will fulfill, that I will keep Your righteous judgments.

Your Testimonies I have taken as a heritage forever, for they are the rejoicing of my heart.

I have extended my heart to perform Your Statutes always to the end.

Then Simon Peter answered Him, Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the Words of eternal life.

When he came and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced, and encouraged them all that with purpose of heart they should continue with the Lord.