15 Behold, I have set before thee this day life and good, death and evil,

16 In that I command thee this day, [a]to love the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandment, and his ordinances, and his laws, that thou mayest [b]live, and be multiplied, and that the Lord thy God may bless thee in the land, whither thou goest to possess it.

17 But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not obey, but shalt be seduced and worship other gods, and serve them,

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 30:16 So that to love and obey God, is only life and felicity.
  2. Deuteronomy 30:16 He addeth these promises to signify that it is for our profit that we love him, and not for his.

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

17 But if your heart turns away and you are not obedient, and if you are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them,

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