Dealing with Idolaters

⁶ “Your own blood brother,^[a] your son, your daughter, your beloved wife, or your friend who is like your soul mate may entice you quietly. He may tell you, ‘Let’s go and serve other gods’ (whom neither you nor your ancestors have known ⁷ from the gods of the people that surround you—whether near or far from you—from one end of the earth to the other). ⁸ You are not to yield to him, listen to him, look with pity on him, show compassion to him, or even cover up for him.