¹³ “If you will only heed his every commandment^[a] that I am commanding you today—loving the Lord your God and serving him with all your heart and with all your soul^(A)—

The Essence of the Law

¹² “So now, O Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you? Only to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul,^(A)

²⁹ From there you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find him if you search after him with all your heart and soul.^(A)

⁸ “Keep, then, the entire commandment that I am commanding you today, so that you may have strength to go in and occupy the land that you are crossing over to occupy^(A)

¹⁷ You must diligently keep the commandments of the Lord your God and his decrees and his statutes that he has commanded you.^(A)

⁵ You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.^{(A) 6} Keep these words that I am commanding you today in your heart.

²² “If you will diligently observe this entire commandment that I am commanding you, loving the Lord your God, walking in all his ways, and holding fast to him,^(A)