Jeremiah 38:20

New Century Version

But Jeremiah answered, “The Babylonians will not hand you over to the Jews. Obey the Lord by doing what I tell you. Then things will go well for you, and your life will be saved.

Cross References

Genesis 12:13

Tell them you are my sister so that things will go well with me and I may be allowed to live because of you.”

Genesis 19:20

Look, that little town over there is not too far away. Let me run there. It’s really just a little town, and I’ll be safe there.”

2 Chronicles 20:20

Jehoshaphat’s army went out into the Desert of Tekoa early in the morning. As they were starting out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me, people of Judah and Jerusalem. Have faith in the Lord your God, and you will stand strong. Have faith in his prophets, and you will succeed.”

Proverbs 4:4

my father taught me and said, “Hold on to my words with all your heart. Keep my commands and you will live.

Proverbs 7:2

Obey my commands, and you will live. Guard my teachings as you would your own eyes.

Isaiah 55:3

Come to me and listen; listen to me so you may live. I will make an agreement with you that will last forever. I will give you the blessings I promised to David.

Jeremiah 11:4

that I made with your ancestors when I brought them out of Egypt. Egypt was like a furnace for melting iron!’ I told them, ‘Obey me and do everything I command you. Then you will be my people, and I will be your God.

Jeremiah 11:8

But your ancestors did not listen to me. They were stubborn and did what their own evil hearts wanted. So I made all the curses of this agreement come upon them. I commanded them to obey the agreement, but they did not.’ ”

Jeremiah 26:13

Now change your lives and start doing good and obey the Lord your God. Then he will change his mind and not bring on you the disaster he has told you about.

Jeremiah 38:21

But if you refuse to surrender to the Babylonians, the Lord has shown me what will happen.

Jeremiah 7:23

I also gave them this command: Obey me, and I will be your God and you will be my people. Do all that I command so that good things will happen to you.

Daniel 4:27

So, O king, please accept my advice. Stop sinning and do what is right. Stop doing wicked things and be kind to the poor. Then you might continue to be successful.”

Amos 5:4

This is what the Lord says to the nation of Israel: “Come to me and live.

Amos 5:6

Come to the Lord and live, or he will move like fire against the descendants of Joseph. The fire will burn Bethel, and there will be no one to put it out.

Acts 26:29

Paul said, “Whether it is a short or a long time, I pray to God that not only you but every person listening to me today would be saved and be like me—except for these chains I have.”

2 Corinthians 5:11

Since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to help people accept the truth about us. God knows what we really are, and I hope that in your hearts you know, too.

2 Corinthians 5:20

So we have been sent to speak for Christ. It is as if God is calling to you through us. We speak for Christ when we beg you to be at peace with God.

2 Corinthians 6:1

We are workers together with God, so we beg you: Do not let the grace that you received from God be for nothing.

James 1:22

Do what God’s teaching says; when you only listen and do nothing, you are fooling yourselves.