¹³ ‘And it shall be that if you earnestly ^[a]obey My commandments which I command you today, to love the Lord your God and serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul,

The Essence of the Law

¹² “And now, Israel, ^(A)what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and to ^(B)love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul,

^29 (A)But from there you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.

⁸ “Therefore you shall keep every commandment which I command you today, that you may ^(A)be strong, and go in and possess the land which you cross over to possess,

¹⁷ You shall ^(A)diligently keep the commandments of the Lord your God, His testimonies, and His statutes which He has commanded you.

^5 (A)You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, ^(B)with all your soul, and with all your strength.

⁶ “And ^(C)these words which I command you today shall be in your heart.

²² “For if ^(A)you carefully keep all these commandments which I command you to do—to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, and ^(B)to hold fast to Him—