Obey the Lord your God and follow his commands and statutes I am giving you today.’
Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Mankind, he has told each of you what is good and what it is the Lord requires of you: to act justly, to love faithfulness, and to walk humbly with your God.
‘Therefore, love the Lord your God and always keep his mandate and his statutes, ordinances, and commands.
Though all the peoples walk in the name of their own gods, we will walk in the name of the Lord our God for ever and ever.
‘Speak to the entire Israelite community and tell them: Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy.
Moses and the Levitical priests spoke to all Israel, ‘Be silent, Israel, and listen! This day you have become the people of the Lord your God.
On that day Moses commanded the people,
Today you have affirmed that the Lord is your God and that you will walk in his ways, keep his statutes, commands, and ordinances, and obey him.
And today the Lord has affirmed that you are his own possession as he promised you, that you are to keep all his commands,