24 And the Lord commanded us to do all these statutes, (A)to fear the Lord our God, (B)for our good always, that (C)he might preserve us alive, as we are this day.

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24 The Lord commanded us to obey all these decrees and to fear the Lord our God,(A) so that we might always prosper and be kept alive, as is the case today.(B)

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39 (A)I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, (B)for their own good and the good of their children after them.

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39 I will give them singleness(A) of heart and action, so that they will always fear(B) me and that all will then go well for them and for their children after them.

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the Lord protects him and keeps him alive;
    he is called blessed in the land;
    you (A)do not give him up to the will of his enemies.

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The Lord protects(A) and preserves them—(B)
    they are counted among the blessed in the land—(C)
    he does not give them over to the desire of their foes.(D)

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Circumcise Your Heart

12 “And now, Israel, (A)what does the Lord your God require of you, but (B)to fear the Lord your God, (C)to walk in all his ways, (D)to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, 13 and (E)to keep the commandments and statutes of the Lord, which I am commanding you today (F)for your good?

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Fear the Lord

12 And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you(A) but to fear(B) the Lord your God, to walk(C) in obedience to him, to love him,(D) to serve the Lord(E) your God with all your heart(F) and with all your soul,(G) 13 and to observe the Lord’s commands(H) and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good?(I)

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10 (A)Tell the righteous that it shall be well with them,
    (B)for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.

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10 Tell the righteous it will be well(A) with them,
    for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds.(B)

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The Message of Salvation to All

For (A)Moses writes about the righteousness that is based on the law, that (B)the person who does the commandments shall live by them.

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Moses writes this about the righteousness that is by the law: “The person who does these things will live by them.”[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 10:5 Lev. 18:5

21 (A)But what fruit were you getting at that time from the things (B)of which you are now ashamed? (C)For the end of those things is death. 22 But now that you (D)have been set free from sin and (E)have become slaves of God, (F)the fruit you get leads to sanctification and (G)its end, eternal life.

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21 What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death!(A) 22 But now that you have been set free from sin(B) and have become slaves of God,(C) the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.(D)

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Remember the Lord Your God

“The whole commandment that I command you today (A)you shall be careful to do, that you may live and multiply, and go in and possess the land that the Lord swore to give to your fathers.

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Do Not Forget the Lord

Be careful to follow every command I am giving you today, so that you may live(A) and increase and may enter and possess the land the Lord promised on oath to your ancestors.(B)

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Moses Commands Obedience

“And now, O Israel, listen to (A)the statutes and the rules[a] that I am teaching you, and do them, (B)that you may live, and go in and take possession of the land that the Lord, the God of your fathers, is giving you.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 4:1 Or just decrees; also verses 5, 8, 14, 45

Obedience Commanded

Now, Israel, hear the decrees(A) and laws I am about to teach(B) you. Follow them so that you may live(C) and may go in and take possession of the land the Lord, the God of your ancestors, is giving you.

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33 But (A)seek first (B)the kingdom of God and his righteousness, (C)and all these things will be added to you.

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33 But seek first his kingdom(A) and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.(B)

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The reward for humility and fear of the Lord
    is (A)riches and honor and life.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 22:4 Or The reward for humility is the fear of the Lord, riches and honor and life

Humility is the fear of the Lord;
    its wages are riches and honor(A) and life.(B)

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12 (A)If you are wise, you are wise for yourself;
    if you scoff, you alone will bear it.

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12 If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you;
    if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer.

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who has kept our soul among the living
    and (A)has not let our feet slip.

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he has preserved our lives(A)
    and kept our feet from slipping.(B)

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