11 (A)And the Lord said to me, ‘Arise, go on your journey at the head of the people, so that they may go in and possess the land, which I swore to their fathers to give them.’

Circumcise Your Heart

12 “And now, Israel, (B)what does the Lord your God require of you, but (C)to fear the Lord your God, (D)to walk in all his ways, (E)to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, 13 and (F)to keep the commandments and statutes of the Lord, which I am commanding you today (G)for your good? 14 Behold, (H)to the Lord your God belong heaven and the heaven of heavens, (I)the earth with all that is in it. 15 Yet (J)the Lord set his heart in love on your fathers and chose their offspring after them, you above all peoples, as you are this day. 16 Circumcise therefore (K)the foreskin of your heart, and be no longer (L)stubborn.

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11 “Go,” the Lord said to me, “and lead the people on their way, so that they may enter and possess the land I swore to their ancestors to give them.”

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)

14 To the Lord your God belong the heavens,(J) even the highest heavens,(K) the earth and everything in it.(L) 15 Yet the Lord set his affection on your ancestors and loved(M) them, and he chose you,(N) their descendants, above all the nations—as it is today.(O) 16 Circumcise(P) your hearts,(Q) therefore, and do not be stiff-necked(R) any longer.

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