Midrash for Sanhedrin 122:14
רבינא אמר לא זו אף זו קתני
Rabina said: The two Mishnahs teach 'not-only-this. but-even-that.'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The first Mishnah states that the death penalty is imposed for engaging in idol worship, the second adds that this is so not only for actually worshipping idols but also for the mere statement of intention. Both Mishnahs will then refer to the same kind of Jew. ');"><sup>12</sup></span>
Sifrei Devarim
(Devarim 13:8) "Of the gods of the peoples around you, who are near to you or who are far from you": From what you know of (the inefficacy of the gods of) the near ones, you should know what the far ones are like.
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