Deuteronomy 30:14

New International Reader's Version

No, the message isn’t far away at all. In fact, it’s really near you. It’s in your mouth and in your heart so that you can obey it.

Cross References

Jeremiah 12:2

You have planted them. Their roots are deep in the ground. They grow and produce fruit. They honor you by what they say. But their hearts are far away from you.

Ezekiel 2:5

They might listen, or they might not. After all, they refuse to obey me. But whether they listen or not, they will know that a prophet was among them.

Ezekiel 33:31

My people come to you, just as they usually do. They sit in front of you. They hear what you say. But they do not put it into practice. With their mouths they say they love me. But in their hearts they want what belongs to others. They try to get rich by cheating them.

Ezekiel 33:33

“Everything I have told you will come true. You can be sure of it. Then the people will know that a prophet has been among them.”

Matthew 7:21

“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven. Only those who do what my Father in heaven wants will enter.

John 5:46

Do you believe Moses? Then you should believe me. He wrote about me.

Acts 13:26

“Listen, fellow children of Abraham! Listen, you Gentiles who worship God! This message of salvation has been sent to us.

Deuteronomy 30:13

And it isn’t beyond the ocean. So you don’t have to ask, “Who will go across the ocean to get it? Who will announce it to us so we can obey it?”

Deuteronomy 30:15

Today I’m giving you a choice. You can have life and success. Or you can have death and harm.