Deuteronomy 30:6
New King James Version
6 And (A)the Lord your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, to love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live.
Read full chapter
Ezekiel 36:26-27
New King James Version
26 I will give you a (A)new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. 27 I will put My (B)Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them.
Read full chapter
Deuteronomy 10:16
New King James Version
16 Therefore circumcise the foreskin of your (A)heart, and be (B)stiff-necked[a] no longer.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Deuteronomy 10:16 rebellious
Ezekiel 11:19-20
New King James Version
19 Then (A)I will give them one heart, and I will put (B)a new spirit within [a]them, and take (C)the stony heart out of their flesh, and give them a heart of flesh, 20 (D)that they may walk in My statutes and keep My judgments and do them; (E)and they shall be My people, and I will be their God.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Ezekiel 11:19 Lit. you (pl.)
Jeremiah 32:39
New King James Version
39 then I will (A)give them one heart and one way, that they may fear Me forever, for the good of them and their children after them.
Read full chapter
Romans 2:28-29
New King James Version
28 For (A)he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh; 29 but he is a Jew (B)who is one inwardly; and (C)circumcision is that of the heart, (D)in the Spirit, not in the letter; (E)whose [a]praise is not from men but from God.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Romans 2:29 A play on words—Jew is literally praise.
Colossians 2:11
New King James Version
Not Legalism but Christ
11 In Him you were also (A)circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, by (B)putting off the body [a]of the sins of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ,
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Colossians 2:11 NU omits of the sins
Jeremiah 4:4
New King James Version
4 (A)Circumcise yourselves to the Lord,
And take away the foreskins of your hearts,
You men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem,
Lest My fury come forth like fire,
And burn so that no one can quench it,
Because of the evil of your doings.”
1 John 5:3-4
New King James Version
3 (A)For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And (B)His commandments are not burdensome. 4 For (C)whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that (D)has overcome the world—[a]our faith.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- 1 John 5:4 M your
Deuteronomy 6:5
New King James Version
5 (A)You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, (B)with all your soul, and with all your strength.
Read full chapter
1 John 4:7
New King James Version
Knowing God Through Love(A)
7 (B)Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who (C)loves is born of God and knows God.
Read full chapter
2 Corinthians 5:17
New King James Version
17 Therefore, if anyone (A)is in Christ, he is (B)a new creation; (C)old things have passed away; behold, all things have become (D)new.
Read full chapter
Matthew 22:37
New King James Version
37 Jesus said to him, (A)“‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’
Read full chapter
1 John 4:16-19
New King James Version
16 And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and (A)he who abides in love abides in God, and God (B)in him.
The Consummation of Love
17 Love has been perfected among us in this: that (C)we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. 19 (D)We love [a]Him because He first loved us.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- 1 John 4:19 NU omits Him
James 1:12
New King James Version
Loving God Under Trials
12 (A)Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive (B)the crown of life (C)which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
Read full chapter
1 Corinthians 8:3
New King James Version
3 But if anyone loves God, this one is known by Him.
Read full chapter
Romans 11:26
New King James Version
26 And so all Israel will be [a]saved, as it is written:
(A)“The Deliverer will come out of Zion,
And He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob;
Footnotes
- Romans 11:26 Or delivered
Romans 8:28
New King James Version
28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those (A)who are the called according to His purpose.
Read full chapter
John 3:3-7
New King James Version
3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, (A)unless one is born [a]again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
4 Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?”
5 Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, (B)unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is (C)flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’
Read full chapterFootnotes
- John 3:3 Or from above
Exodus 20:6
New King James Version
6 but (A)showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.
Jeremiah 9:26
New King James Version
26 Egypt, Judah, Edom, the people of Ammon, Moab, and all who are in the (A)farthest corners, who dwell in the wilderness. For all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are (B)uncircumcised in the heart.”
Read full chapter
James 2:5
New King James Version
5 Listen, my beloved brethren: (A)Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be (B)rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom (C)which He promised to those who love Him?
Read full chapterScripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.