Deuteronomy 8:1

Contemporary English Version 1995

Israel, do you want to go into the land the Lord promised your ancestors? Do you want to capture it, live there, and become a powerful nation? Then be sure to obey every command I am giving you.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 4:1

Israel, listen to these laws and teachings! If you obey them, you will live, and you will go in and take the land that the Lord is giving you. He is the God your ancestors worshiped,

Deuteronomy 5:32

Israel, you must carefully obey the Lord's commands.

Ezekiel 20:19

I reminded them that I was the Lord their God and that they should obey my laws and teachings.

Deuteronomy 1:8

I give you this land, just as I promised your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Now you must go and take the land.

Deuteronomy 5:33

Follow them, because they make a path that will lead to a long successful life in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

Deuteronomy 8:18

Instead, remember that the Lord your God gives you the strength to make a living. That's how he keeps the promise he made to your ancestors.