Deuteronomy 33:9

Easy To Read Version

{They cared more for you, Lord, than for their own families.} They ignored their fathers and mothers. They did not recognize their brothers. They did not pay attention to their children. But they obeyed your commands. They kept your Agreement.

Cross References

Genesis 29:32

Leah gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben. [166] Leah named him this because she said, “The Lord has seen my troubles. My husband doesn’t love me. So now maybe my husband will love me.”

1 Chronicles 17:17

Besides all those things, you let me know what will happen to my family in the future. You have treated me like a very important man.

Job 37:24

That is why people respect God.\par But God doesn’t respect proud people\par that think they are wise.”\par

Psalm 119:57

Lord, I decided my duty is to obey\par your commands.\par

Jeremiah 18:18

Then the enemies of Jeremiah said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah. Surely the teaching of the law by the priest will not be lost. And the advice from the wise men will still be with us. We will still have the words of the prophets. So let us tell lies about him. That will ruin him. We will not pay attention to anything he says.”

Leviticus 10:6

Then Moses spoke to Aaron and his other sons Eleazar and Ithamar. Moses told them, “{Don’t show any sadness!} Don’t tear your clothes or mess up your hair! [116] Don’t show your sadness and you will not be killed. And the Lord will not be angry against all the people. All the people of Israel are your relatives—they can cry about the Lord burning Nadab and Abihu.

Leviticus 21:11

He must not make himself unclean [378] {by touching a dead body}. He must not go near a dead body, even if it is his own father or mother.

Matthew 10:37

“Any person that loves his father or mother more than he loves me is not good enough to follow me. Any person who loves his son or daughter more than he loves me is not good enough to follow me.

Matthew 12:48

Jesus answered, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?”

Matthew 22:16

The Pharisees sent some men to Jesus \{to trick him\}. They sent some of their own followers and some men from the group called Herodians. {\cf2\super [306]} These men said, “Teacher, we know that you are an honest man. We know that you teach the truth about God’s way. You are not afraid of what other people think about you. All men are the same to you.

Luke 14:26

“If a person comes to me, but will not leave his father, mother, wife, children, brothers, or sisters, then that person cannot be my follower. A person must love me more than he loves anything—even his own life!

2 Corinthians 5:16

That is why we never become weak. Our physical body is becoming older and weaker, but our spirit inside us is made new every day.

Galatians 1:10

Now do you think I am trying to make people accept me? No! God is the One I am trying to please. Am I trying to please people? If I wanted to please people, I would not be a servant of Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 2:4

No. We speak the Good News because God tested us and trusted us to tell the Good News. So when we speak, we are not trying to please men. We are trying to please God. God is the One who tests (looks closely at) our hearts.

1 Timothy 5:21

Before God and Jesus Christ and the chosen angels I command you to do these things. But don’t judge people before you know the truth. And do these things equally to every person.