And (A)Moses wrote down all the words of the Lord. He rose early in the morning and built an altar at the foot of the mountain, and twelve (B)pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.

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Moses Commands Obedience

“And now, O Israel, listen to (A)the statutes and the rules[a] that I am teaching you, and do them, (B)that you may live, and go in and take possession of the land that the Lord, the God of your fathers, is giving you. (C)You shall not add to the word that I command you, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God that I command you.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 4:1 Or just decrees; also verses 5, 8, 14, 45

19 And (A)it shall be with him, and he shall read in it all the days of his life, (B)that he may learn to fear the Lord his God by keeping all the words of this law and these statutes, and doing them,

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34 And afterward (A)he read all the words of the law, (B)the blessing and the curse, according to all that is written in the Book of the Law.

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(A)The law of the Lord is perfect,[a]
    (B)reviving the soul;
(C)the testimony of the Lord is (D)sure,
    (E)making wise (F)the simple;
(G)the precepts of the Lord are right,
    rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is (H)pure,
    (I)enlightening the eyes;
the fear of the Lord is clean,
    enduring forever;
the rules[b] of the Lord are (J)true,
    and righteous altogether.
10 More to be desired are they than (K)gold,
    even much (L)fine gold;
(M)sweeter also than honey
    and drippings of (N)the honeycomb.

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  1. Psalm 19:7 Or blameless
  2. Psalm 19:9 Or just decrees

11 I have (A)stored up your word in my heart,
    that I might not sin against you.

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Lamedh

89 Forever, O Lord, your (A)word
    is firmly fixed in the heavens.

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Nun

105 (A)Your word is a lamp to my feet
    and a light to my path.

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140 Your promise is well (A)tried,
    and your servant (B)loves it.

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16 Seek and read from the book of the Lord:
    Not one of these shall be missing;
    none shall be without her mate.
For the mouth of the Lord has commanded,
    and his Spirit has gathered them.

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(A)The grass withers, the flower fades,
    but the word of our God will stand forever.

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16 Your words were found, (A)and I ate them,
    and (B)your words became to me a joy
    and the delight of my heart,
(C)for I am called by your name,
    O Lord, God of hosts.

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Christ Came to Fulfill the Law

17 (A)“Do not think that I have come to abolish (B)the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but (C)to fulfill them. 18 For truly, I say to you, (D)until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.

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29 But Jesus answered them, “You are wrong, (A)because you know neither the Scriptures nor (B)the power of God.

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44 Then he said to them, (A)“These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, (B)that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” 45 Then (C)he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, 46 and said to them, “Thus (D)it is written, (E)that the Christ should suffer and on the third day (F)rise from the dead,

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39 (A)You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and (B)it is they that bear witness about me,

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13 When (A)the Spirit of truth comes, (B)he will (C)guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but (D)whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. 14 He will (E)glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. 15 (F)All that the Father has is mine; (G)therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.

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17 (A)Sanctify them[a] in the truth; (B)your word is truth.

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Footnotes

  1. John 17:17 Greek Set them apart (for holy service to God)

17 (A)Sanctify them[a] in the truth; (B)your word is truth.

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  1. John 17:17 Greek Set them apart (for holy service to God)

11 And I am no longer in the world, but (A)they are in the world, and (B)I am coming to you. (C)Holy Father, (D)keep them in your name, (E)which you have given me, (F)that they may be one, (G)even as we are one.

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For (A)whatever was written in former days was written for our (B)instruction, that through endurance and through (C)the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

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Doxology

25 (A)Now to him who is able to strengthen you (B)according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, (C)according to the revelation of the mystery (D)that was kept secret for (E)long ages 26 but (F)has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, (G)to bring about the obedience of faith—

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15 and how (A)from childhood you have been acquainted with (B)the sacred writings, (C)which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 (D)All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that (E)the man of God[a] may be complete, (F)equipped (G)for every good work.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Timothy 3:17 That is, a messenger of God (the phrase echoes a common Old Testament expression)

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