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11 Be very careful, therefore, to love the Lord your God.

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11 So be very careful(A) to love the Lord(B) your God.

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Take good care to observe the commandment and instruction that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, to love the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, to keep his commandments, and to hold fast to him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.”(A)

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But be very careful to keep the commandment(A) and the law that Moses the servant of the Lord gave you: to love the Lord(B) your God, to walk in obedience to him, to keep his commands,(C) to hold fast to him and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.(D)

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You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.(A) Keep these words that I am commanding you today in your heart. Recite them to your children and talk about them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you rise.(B) Bind them as a sign on your hand, fix them as an emblem[a] on your forehead,(C) and write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.(D)

Caution against Disobedience

10 “When the Lord your God has brought you into the land that he swore to your ancestors, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give you—a land with fine, large cities that you did not build,(E) 11 houses filled with all sorts of goods that you did not fill, hewn cisterns that you did not hew, vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant—and when you have eaten your fill,(F) 12 take care that you do not forget the Lord, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

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  1. 6.8 Or as a frontlet

Love(A) the Lord your God with all your heart(B) and with all your soul and with all your strength.(C) These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts.(D) Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.(E) Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.(F) Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.(G)

10 When the Lord your God brings you into the land he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to give you—a land with large, flourishing cities you did not build,(H) 11 houses filled with all kinds of good things you did not provide, wells you did not dig,(I) and vineyards and olive groves you did not plant—then when you eat and are satisfied,(J) 12 be careful that you do not forget(K) the Lord, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.

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20 But you, beloved, build yourselves up on your most holy faith; pray in the Holy Spirit;(A) 21 keep yourselves in the love of God; look forward to the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to[a] eternal life.(B)

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  1. 21 Gk Christ to

20 But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up(A) in your most holy faith(B) and praying in the Holy Spirit,(C) 21 keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait(D) for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.(E)

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23 Keep your heart with all vigilance,
    for from it flow the springs of life.(A)

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23 Above all else, guard(A) your heart,
    for everything you do flows from it.(B)

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15 See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God, that no root of bitterness springs up and causes trouble and through it many become defiled.(A)

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15 See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God(A) and that no bitter root(B) grows up to cause trouble and defile many.

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22 Let anyone be accursed who has no love for the Lord. Our Lord, come![a](A)

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  1. 16.22 Or Our Lord has come

22 If anyone does not love the Lord,(A) let that person be cursed!(B) Come, Lord[a]!(C)

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  1. 1 Corinthians 16:22 The Greek for Come, Lord reproduces an Aramaic expression (Marana tha) used by early Christians.

but anyone who loves God is known by him.(A)

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But whoever loves God is known by God.[a](A)

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  1. 1 Corinthians 8:3 An early manuscript and another ancient witness think they have knowledge do not yet know as they ought to know. But whoever loves truly knows.

28 We know that all things work together[a] for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.(A)

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  1. 8.28 Other ancient authorities read God makes all things work together or in all things God works

28 And we know that in all things God works for the good(A) of those who love him, who[a] have been called(B) according to his purpose.(C)

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  1. Romans 8:28 Or that all things work together for good to those who love God, who; or that in all things God works together with those who love him to bring about what is good—with those who

but showing steadfast love to the thousandth generation[a] of those who love me and keep my commandments.(A)

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  1. 20.6 Or to thousands

but showing love to a thousand(A) generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.

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15 Be careful, then, how you live,[a] not as unwise people but as wise,

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  1. 5.15 Gk walk

15 Be very careful, then, how you live(A)—not as unwise but as wise,

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Exhortation to Watch

34 “Be on guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life and that day does not catch you unexpectedly,(A)

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34 “Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and the anxieties of life,(A) and that day will close on you suddenly(B) like a trap.

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“But take care and watch yourselves closely, so as neither to forget the things that your eyes have seen nor to let them slip from your mind all the days of your life; make them known to your children and your children’s children(A)

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Only be careful,(A) and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them fade from your heart as long as you live. Teach(B) them to your children(C) and to their children after them.

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