Deuteronomy 30:16

Easy To Read Version

I command you today to love the Lord your God. I command you to follow him and to obey his commands, laws, and rules. Then you will live, and your nation will grow larger. And the Lord your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to take for your own.

Cross References

1 Kings 3:3

Solomon showed that he loved the Lord. He did this by obeying all the things his father David had told him to do. {But Solomon did something David did not tell him to do.} Solomon still used the high places to offer sacrifices and to burn incense. [14]

Proverbs 3:1

My son, don’t forget my teaching. Remember the things I tell you to do.

Isaiah 1:19

“If you listen to the things I say, then you will have the good things from this land.

John 14:21

If a person knows my commands and obeys those commands, then that person truly loves me. And my Father will love the person that loves me. And I will love that person. I will show myself to him.”

1 Corinthians 7:19

It is not important if a person is circumcised or not circumcised. The important thing is obeying God’s commands.

Deuteronomy 30:17

But if you turn away from the Lord and refuse to listen—if you are led away to worship and serve other gods,

Deuteronomy 30:19

“Today I am giving you a choice of two ways. And I ask heaven and earth to be witnesses of your choice. You can choose life or death. The first choice will bring a blessing. The other choice will bring a curse. So choose life! Then you and your children will live.

Deuteronomy 30:6

The Lord your God will make you and your descendants want to obey him. [198] Then you will love the Lord with all your heart. And you will live!

Deuteronomy 32:47

Don’t think these teachings are not important! They are your life! Through these teachings you will live a long time in the land across the Jordan River that you are ready to take.”

Deuteronomy 4:1

“Now, Israel, listen to the laws and to the commands that I teach you. Obey them and you will live. Then you can go in and take the land that the Lord, the God of your ancestors, is giving you.

Deuteronomy 5:33

You must live the way the Lord your God commanded you. Then you will continue to live, and everything will be fine with you. You will live a long life in the land that will belong to you.

Deuteronomy 6:5

You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.

Joshua 23:11

So you must continue to love the Lord your God.