Deuteronomy 30:16
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16 For I command you today to love(A) the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live(B) and increase, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess.
Deuteronomy 30:6
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6 The Lord your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants,(A) so that you may love(B) him with all your heart and with all your soul, and live.
1 John 5:2-3
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2 This is how we know(A) that we love the children of God:(B) by loving God and carrying out his commands. 3 In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands.(C) And his commands are not burdensome,(D)
1 Corinthians 7:19
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19 Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing.(A) Keeping God’s commands is what counts.
Matthew 22:37-38
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37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’[a](A) 38 This is the first and greatest commandment.
Footnotes
- Matthew 22:37 Deut. 6:5
John 14:21
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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.”
Deuteronomy 6:5
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5 Love(A) the Lord your God with all your heart(B) and with all your soul and with all your strength.(C)
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