Deuteronomy 6:20-25

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²⁰In the future, when your son asks you,^(A) “What is the meaning of the stipulations, decrees and laws the Lord our God has commanded you?” ²¹tell him: “We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, but the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand.^(B) ²²Before our eyes the Lord sent signs and wonders—great and terrible—on Egypt and Pharaoh and his whole household. ²³But he brought us out from there to bring us in and give us the land he promised on oath to our ancestors. ²⁴The Lord commanded us to obey all these decrees and to fear the Lord our God,^(C) so that we might always prosper and be kept alive, as is the case today.^(D) ²⁵And if we are careful to obey all this law^(E) before the Lord our God, as he has commanded us, that will be our righteousness.^(F)”

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Deuteronomy 6:20-25

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Remember What the Lord has Done

²⁰“When your son asks you in the future, ‘What is the meaning of the instructions, decrees, and ordinances that the Lord our God commanded you?’ ²¹tell him, ‘We were slaves to Pharaoh in Egypt, but the Lord brought us out of Egypt with great power. ²²Before our very eyes, the Lord did great and terrible signs and wonders in Egypt—to Pharaoh and to his entire household. ²³But as for us, he brought us out from there to bring us into the land and give it to us, as he promised our ancestors. ²⁴Then the Lord commanded us to observe all these decrees and to fear the Lord our God for our own good, so that he may keep us alive as we are today. ²⁵It will be credited as^[a] righteousness for us if we’re careful to obey the entire Law in the presence of the Lord our God, as he commanded.’”