Ancestral Worship

When thou art come into the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. — read the full passage →

The dead praise not Jehovah, Neither any that go down into silence;

And Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. — read the full passage →

He also made his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom; and he practised augury, and used enchantments, and practised sorcery, and dealt with them that had familiar spirits, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger.

Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, shall ye worship the Father. — read the full passage →

For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, to me every knee shall bow, And every tongue shall confess to God.

God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship in spirit and truth.

And if it seem evil unto you to serve Jehovah, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Jehovah.

And Jesus answered and said unto him, It is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

O Jehovah, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things, even counsels of old, in faithfulness and truth.

Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously every day: — read the full passage →

that ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow down yourselves unto them;

My mouth shall be filled with thy praise, And with thy honor all the day.

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before Jehovah our Maker:

O God, thou art my God; earnestly will I seek thee: My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee, In a dry and weary land, where no water is.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →

And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and the ordinances which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and observe to do them. — read the full passage →

And he saith unto me, Seal not up the words of the prophecy of this book; for the time is at hand. — read the full passage →

For all this I laid to my heart, even to explore all this: that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God; whether it be love or hatred, man knoweth it not; all is before them. — read the full passage →

Through him then let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which make confession to his name.

I am Jehovah, that is my name; and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise unto graven images.

Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.

Oh worship Jehovah in holy array: Tremble before him, all the earth.

And ye shall serve Jehovah your God, and he will bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.

But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth: for such doth the Father seek to be his worshippers.

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven; for all his works are truth, and his ways justice; and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.

Exalt ye Jehovah our God, And worship at his footstool: Holy is he.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

And when he again bringeth in the firstborn into the world he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.

Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously every day:

Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

Jehovah thy God is in the midst of thee, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love; he will joy over thee with singing.

Let everything that hath breath praise Jehovah. Praise ye Jehovah.

But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not anything, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

I will praise the name of God with a song, And will magnify him with thanksgiving.

and he saith with a great voice, Fear God, and give him glory; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made the heaven and the earth and sea and fountains of waters.

speaking one to another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord;

for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;

For though the fig-tree shall not flourish, Neither shall fruit be in the vines; The labor of the olive shall fail, And the fields shall yield no food; The flock shall be cut off from the fold, And there shall be no herd in the stalls: — read the full passage →

Letthe high praises of God be in their mouth, And a two-edged sword in their hand;

All the earth shall worship thee, And shall sing unto thee; They shall sing to thy name. [Selah

lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image in the form of any figure, the likeness of male or female,

And I fell down before his feet to worship him. And he saith unto me, See thou do it not: I am a fellow-servant with thee and with thy brethren that hold the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts unto God.

In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. — read the full passage →

Blessedbethe God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort; — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

And the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw nigh unto me, and with their mouth and with their lips do honor me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which hath been taught them;

Bless Jehovah, O my soul; And all that is within me, blesshis holy name.

All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; And they shall glorify thy name.

Ascribe unto Jehovah the glory due unto his name: Bring an offering, and come before him; Worship Jehovah in holy array.

There is none holy as Jehovah; For there is none besides thee, Neither is there any rock like our God.

I have not eaten thereof in my mourning, neither have I put away thereof, being unclean, nor given thereof for the dead: I have hearkened to the voice of Jehovah my God; I have done according to all that thou hast commanded me.

Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing in the Lord.

Wherefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, they are become new.

But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns unto God, and the prisoners were listening to them;

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end. — read the full passage →

Let them praise his name in the dance: Let them sing praises unto him with timbrel and harp.

We will go into his tabernacles; We will worship at his footstool.

Serve Jehovah with gladness: Come before his presence with singing.

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. — read the full passage →

But I will sing of thy strength; Yea, I will sing aloud of thy lovingkindness in the morning: For thou hast been my high tower, And a refuge in the day of my distress.

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? And why art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God; for I shall yet praise him, Who isthe help of my countenance, and my God.

I will bless Jehovah at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

Ascribe unto Jehovah the glory due unto his name; Worship Jehovah in holy array.

Sing unto him, sing praises unto him; Talk ye of all his marvellous works.

Worthy art thou, our Lord and our God, to receive the glory and the honor and the power: for thou didst create all things, and because of thy will they were, and were created.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →

But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth: for such doth the Father seek to be his worshippers. — read the full passage →

Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.

Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and are come to worship him.

He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; But he that hateth bribes shall live.

Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah; Andthe fruit of the womb ishisreward. — read the full passage →

Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, And into his courts with praise: Give thanks unto him, and bless his name.

Make a joyful noise unto Jehovah, all ye lands. — read the full passage →

And all the children of Israel looked on, when the fire came down, and the glory of Jehovah was upon the house; and they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and gave thanks unto Jehovah, saying, For he is good; for his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from Jehovah our God, to go to serve the gods of those nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood;

Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, nor any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: — read the full passage →

But ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

For ye died, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but nurture them in the chastening and admonition of the Lord.

And suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding: — read the full passage →

And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: Many shall see it, and fear, And shall trust in Jehovah.

But as for me, in the abundance of thy lovingkindness will I come into thy house: In thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.

And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, — read the full passage →

thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them; for I Jehovah thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation of them that hate me,

For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Jehovah, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Jehovah may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

For there is one God, one mediator also between God and men, himself man, Christ Jesus, — read the full passage →

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.

My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother: — read the full passage →

Praise ye Jehovah. Praise God in his sanctuary: Praise him in the firmament of his power. — read the full passage →

Oh give thanks unto the God of heaven; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and one said, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.