Exodus 21:1

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The LORD gave Moses the following laws for his people:

Cross References

Deuteronomy 4:14

That's when the LORD commanded me to give you the laws and teachings you must obey in the land that you will conquer west of the River Jordan.

Deuteronomy 6:20

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

1 Thessalonians 4:1

Finally, my dear friends, since you belong to the Lord Jesus, we beg and urge you to live as we taught you. Then you will please God. You are already living that way, but try even harder.

Matthew 28:20

and teach them to do everything I have told you. I will be with you always, even until the end of the world.

Malachi 4:4

Don't ever forget the laws and teachings I gave my servant Moses on Mount Sinai.

Ezekiel 20:25

I gave them laws that bring punishment instead of life,

Ezekiel 20:11

I gave them my laws and teachings, so they would know how to live right.

Psalm 147:19

God gave his laws and teachings to the descendants of Jacob, the nation of Israel.

2 Chronicles 19:10

The people of Judah will bring you legal cases that involve every type of crime, including murder. You must settle these cases and warn the people to stop sinning against the LORD, so that he won't get angry and punish Judah. Remember, if you follow these instructions, you won't be held responsible for anything that happens.

1 Kings 6:12

If you obey my commands and do what I say, I will keep the promise I made to your father David. I will live among my people Israel in this temple you are building, and I will not desert them.

Deuteronomy 6:1

The LORD told me to give you these laws and teachings, so you can obey them in the land he is giving you. Soon you will cross the River Jordan and take that land.

Deuteronomy 5:31

but you come back here to me. After I tell you my laws and teachings, you will repeat them to the people, so they can obey these laws in the land I am giving them.

Deuteronomy 5:1

Moses called together the people of Israel and said: Today I am telling you the laws and teachings that you must follow, so listen carefully.

Deuteronomy 4:5

No other nation has laws that are as fair as the ones the Lord my God told me to give you. If you faithfully obey them when you enter the land, you will show other nations how wise you are. In fact, everyone who hears about your laws will say, “That great nation certainly is wise!” And what makes us greater than other nations? We have a God who is close to us and answers our prayers.

Numbers 36:13

These are the laws that the LORD gave to Moses and the Israelites while they were camped in the lowlands of Moab across the River Jordan from Jericho.

Leviticus 20:22

Obey my laws and teachings. Or else the land I am giving you will become sick of you and throw you out.

Leviticus 19:37

and I command you to obey my laws.

Leviticus 18:26

Now don't do these sickening things that make the land filthy. Instead, obey my laws and teachings.

Leviticus 18:5

Obey them and you will live. I am the LORD.

Exodus 19:7

After Moses went back, he reported to the leaders what the LORD had said,

Deuteronomy 15:12

If any of you buy Israelites as slaves, you must set them free after six years.