Deuteronomy 6:21

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Then you will answer: We were slaves of the king of Egypt, but the LORD used his great power and set us free.

Cross References

Genesis 19:16

At first, Lot just stood there. But the LORD wanted to save him. So the angels took Lot, his wife, and his two daughters by the hand and led them out of the city.

Psalm 78:7

Then they would trust God and obey his teachings, without forgetting anything God had done.

Exodus 13:14

In the future your children will ask what this ceremony means. Explain it to them by saying, “The LORD used his mighty power to rescue us from slavery in Egypt.

Exodus 13:16

This ceremony will serve the same purpose as a sign on your hand or on your forehead to tell how the LORD's mighty power rescued us from Egypt.

Exodus 13:3

Moses said to the people: Remember this day in the month of Abib. It is the day when the LORD's mighty power rescued you from Egypt, where you were slaves. Do not eat anything made with yeast.

Exodus 13:9

This celebration will be like wearing a sign on your hand or on your forehead, because then you will pass on to others the teaching of the LORD, whose mighty power brought you out of Egypt.

Exodus 20:2

I am the LORD your God, the one who brought you out of Egypt where you were slaves.

Exodus 3:19

But I know that the king of Egypt won't let you go unless something forces him to.

Isaiah 51:1

If you want to do right and obey the LORD, follow Abraham's example. He was the rock from which you were chipped.

Deuteronomy 15:15

I am commanding you to obey the LORD as a reminder that you were slaves in Egypt before he set you free.

Deuteronomy 5:15

This special day of rest will remind you that I reached out my mighty arm and rescued you from slavery in Egypt.

Deuteronomy 5:6

I am the LORD your God, the one who brought you out of Egypt where you were slaves.

Deuteronomy 6:20

Some day your children will ask, “Why did the LORD give us these laws and teachings?”

Deuteronomy 6:22

We saw him perform miracles and make horrible things happen to the king, his officials, and everyone else.