Deuteronomy 26:13

New International Reader's Version

Speak to the Lord your God. Say to him, “I have taken your sacred share from my house. I have given it to the Levites, outsiders and widows. I have also given it to children whose fathers have died. I’ve done everything you commanded me to do. I haven’t stopped obeying your commands. I haven’t forgotten any of them.

Cross References

Psalm 119:139

My anger is wearing me out, because my enemies don’t pay any attention to your words.

Psalm 119:141

I’m not important. People look down on me. But I don’t forget to obey your rules.

Psalm 119:153

Look at how I’m suffering! Save me, because I haven’t forgotten to obey your law.

Psalm 119:176

Like a lost sheep, I’ve gone down the wrong path. Come and look for me, because I haven’t forgotten to obey your commands.

Psalm 119:93

I will never forget your rules. You have kept me alive, because I obey them.

Psalm 26:6

I wash my hands to show that I’m not guilty. Lord, I come near your altar.

Proverbs 3:1

My son, do not forget my teaching. Keep my commands in your heart.

Acts 24:16

So I always try not to do anything wrong in the eyes of God or in the eyes of people.

2 Corinthians 1:12

Here is what we take pride in. Our sense of what is right and wrong tells us how we have acted. We have lived with honor and godly honesty. We have depended on God’s grace and not on the world’s wisdom. We lived that way most of all when we were dealing with you.

2 Corinthians 11:31

I am not lying. The God and Father of the Lord Jesus knows this. May God be praised forever.

Deuteronomy 14:29

Then the Levites can come and eat. That’s because they won’t receive any part of the land as their share. The outsiders and widows who live in your towns can come. So can the children whose fathers have died. Everyone can have plenty to eat. Then the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do.

Deuteronomy 26:12

You will set apart a tenth of everything you produce in the third year. That’s the year for giving the tenth to people who have greater needs. You will give it to the Levites, outsiders and widows. You will also give it to children whose fathers have died. Then all of them will have plenty to eat in your towns.

Deuteronomy 26:14

I haven’t eaten any part of your sacred share while I mourned over someone who had died. I haven’t taken any of it from my house while I was ‘unclean.’ And I haven’t offered any of it to the dead. Lord my God, I’ve obeyed you. I’ve done everything you commanded me to do.

1 Thessalonians 2:10

You are witnesses of how we lived among you believers. God is also a witness that we were holy and godly and without blame.