12 It is not up in heaven, so that you have to ask, “Who will ascend into heaven(A) to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?”(B) 13 Nor is it beyond the sea,(C) so that you have to ask, “Who will cross the sea to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?”(D) 14 No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it.(E)

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

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