⁶ He held fast^(A) to the Lord and did not stop following him; he kept the commands the Lord had given Moses.

⁸ But you are to hold fast to the Lord^(A) your God, as you have until now.

²⁰ Fear the Lord your God and serve him.^(A) Hold fast^(B) to him and take your oaths in his name.^(C)

Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit

¹⁵ “If you love me, keep my commands.^(A)

²³ When he arrived and saw what the grace of God had done,^(A) he was glad and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts.^(B)

³ In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands.^(A) And his commands are not burdensome,^(B)

¹⁴ You are my friends^(A) if you do what I command.^(B)

¹³ The Lord warned^(A) Israel and Judah through all his prophets and seers:^(B) “Turn from your evil ways.^(C) Observe my commands and decrees, in accordance with the entire Law that I commanded your ancestors to obey and that I delivered to you through my servants the prophets.”^(D)

²¹ Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me.^(A) The one who loves me will be loved by my Father,^(B) and I too will love them and show myself to them.”

⁴ the terms I commanded your ancestors when I brought them out of Egypt,^(A) out of the iron-smelting furnace.^(B)’ I said, ‘Obey^(C) me and do everything I command you, and you will be my people,^(D) and I will be your God.