10 [a]if you [b]obey the Lord your God, to keep His commandments and His statutes which (A)are written in this Book of the Law, [c]if you turn to the Lord your God (B)with all your heart and soul.

11 “For this commandment which I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you, nor is it far away. 12 It is not in heaven, [d]that you could say, ‘(C)Who will go up to heaven for us and get it for us, and proclaim it to us, so that we may [e]follow it?’ 13 Nor is it beyond the sea, [f]that you could say, ‘Who will cross the sea for us and get it for us and proclaim it to us, so that we may [g]follow it?’ 14 On the contrary, the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may [h]follow it.

Choose Life

15 “See, (D)I have placed before you today life and [i]happiness, and death and [j]adversity, 16 in that I am commanding you today (E)to love the Lord your God, to walk in His ways and to keep His commandments, His statutes, and His judgments, so that you (F)may live and become numerous, and that the Lord your God may bless you in the land where you are entering to take possession of it.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 30:10 Or for you will
  2. Deuteronomy 30:10 Lit listen to the voice of
  3. Deuteronomy 30:10 Or for you will
  4. Deuteronomy 30:12 Lit to say
  5. Deuteronomy 30:12 Lit perform
  6. Deuteronomy 30:13 Lit to say
  7. Deuteronomy 30:13 Lit perform
  8. Deuteronomy 30:14 Lit perform
  9. Deuteronomy 30:15 Lit good
  10. Deuteronomy 30:15 Lit evil

10 if you obey the Lord your God and keep his commands and decrees that are written in this Book of the Law(A) and turn to the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.(B)

The Offer of Life or Death

11 Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach.(C) 12 It is not up in heaven, so that you have to ask, “Who will ascend into heaven(D) to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?”(E) 13 Nor is it beyond the sea,(F) so that you have to ask, “Who will cross the sea to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?”(G) 14 No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it.(H)

15 See, I set before you today life(I) and prosperity,(J) death(K) and destruction.(L) 16 For I command you today to love(M) the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live(N) and increase, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess.

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Overcoming the World

(A)Everyone who believes that Jesus is the [a]Christ has been (B)born of God, and everyone who loves the [b]Father (C)loves the child born of Him. (D)By this we know that (E)we love the children of God, when we love God and [c]follow His commandments. For (F)this is the love of God, that we (G)keep His commandments; and (H)His commandments are not burdensome. For [d]whoever has been (I)born of God (J)overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 John 5:1 I.e., Messiah
  2. 1 John 5:1 Lit one who has fathered
  3. 1 John 5:2 Lit do
  4. 1 John 5:4 Lit everything that

Faith in the Incarnate Son of God

Everyone who believes(A) that Jesus is the Christ(B) is born of God,(C) and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well.(D) This is how we know(E) that we love the children of God:(F) by loving God and carrying out his commands. In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands.(G) And his commands are not burdensome,(H) for everyone born of God(I) overcomes(J) the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.

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