Joshua 24:22
Good News Translation
Joshua told them, "You are your own witnesses to the fact that you have chosen to serve the LORD." "Yes," they said, "we are witnesses."

New Revised Standard Version
Then Joshua said to the people, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen the LORD, to serve him.” And they said, “We are witnesses.”

Contemporary English Version
Joshua said, "You have heard yourselves say that you will worship and obey the LORD. Isn't that true?" "Yes, it's true," they answered.

New American Bible
Joshua therefore said to the people, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to serve the LORD.” They replied, “We are witnesses!”

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Joshua said to the people, You are witnesses, that you yourselves have chosen you the Lord to serve him. And they answered: We are witnesses.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And Joshua said to the people, You are witnesses, that you yourselves have chosen you the Lord to serve him. And they answered: We are witnesses.

Deuteronomy 26:17 Thou hast chosen the Lord this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways and keep his ceremonies, and precepts, and judgments, and obey his command.

Joshua 15:6 And the border goeth up into Beth-Hagla, and passeth by the north into Beth-Araba: going up to the stone of Boen the son of Ruben.

Luke 19:22 He saith to him: Out of thy own mouth I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up what I laid not down and reaping that which I did not sow.

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Psalm 119:11,173 Thy words have I hidden in my heart, that I may not sin against thee. . . .

Luke 10:42 But one thing is necessary. Mary hath chosen the best part, which shall not be taken away from her.

Context
Choose Whom You will Serve
21And the people said to Joshua: No, it shall not be so as thou sayest, but we will serve the Lord. 22And Joshua said to the people, You are witnesses, that you yourselves have chosen you the Lord to serve him. And they answered: We are witnesses.23Now therefore, said he, put away strange gods from among you, and incline your hearts to the Lord the God of Israel.…
Cross References
Joshua 24:21
And the people said to Joshua: No, it shall not be so as thou sayest, but we will serve the Lord.

Psalm 119:173
Let thy hand be with me to save me; for I have chosen thy precepts.

Joshua 24:21
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