For I have chosen him so that he will command his children and his house after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just. This is how the Lord will fulfil to Abraham what he promised him.’
Deuteronomy 6:2 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Do this so that you may fear the Lord your God all the days of your life by keeping all his statutes and commands I am giving you, your son, and your grandson, and so that you may have a long life. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 that thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition That you may [reverently] fear the Lord your God, you and your son and your son's son, and keep all His statutes and His commandments which I command you all the days of your life, and that your days may be prolonged. American Standard Version (1901) that thou mightest fear Jehovah thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged. Common English Bible so that you will fear the LORD your God by keeping all his regulations and his commandments that I am commanding you—both you and your sons and daughters—all the days of your life and so that you will lengthen your life. Catholic Public Domain Version So may you fear the Lord your God, and keep all his commandments and precepts, which I am entrusting to you, and to your sons and grandsons, all the days of your life, so that your days may be prolonged. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version That thou mayst fear the Lord thy God, and keep all his commandments and precepts, which I command thee, and thy sons, and thy grandsons, all the days of thy life, that thy days may be prolonged. |
For I have chosen him so that he will command his children and his house after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just. This is how the Lord will fulfil to Abraham what he promised him.’
Then he said, ‘Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me.’
so that they may fear you all the days they live on the land you gave our ancestors.
He said to mankind, ‘The fear of the Lord #– #that is wisdom. And to turn from evil is understanding.’
Honour your father and your mother so that you may have a long life in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
Moses responded to the people, ‘Don’t be afraid, for God has come to test you, so that you will fear him and will not sin.’
Iniquity is atoned for by loyalty and faithfulness, and one turns from evil by the fear of the Lord.
For by me your days will be many, and years will be added to your life.
When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: fear God and keep his commands, because this is for all humanity.
I will give them integrity of heart and action so that they will fear me always, for their good and for the good of their descendants after them.
I am the Lord your God. Follow my statutes, keep my ordinances, and practise them.
But I will show you the one to fear: Fear him who has authority to throw people into hell after death. Yes, I say to you, this is the one to fear!
You are to fear the Lord your God and worship him. Remain faithful to him and take oaths in his name.
and so that you may live long in the land the Lord swore to your ancestors to give them and their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey.
You must follow the Lord your God and fear him. You must keep his commands and listen to him; you must worship him and remain faithful to him.
if only you obey the Lord your God and are careful to follow every one of these commands I am giving you today.
You may take the young for yourself, but be sure to let the mother go free, so that you may prosper and live long.
I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Choose life so that you and your descendants may live,
love the Lord your God, obey him, and remain faithful to him. For he is your life, and he will prolong your days as you live in the land the Lord swore to give to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.’
The day you stood before the Lord your God at Horeb, the Lord said to me, “Assemble the people before me, and I will let them hear my words, so that they may learn to fear me all the days they live on the earth and may instruct their children.”
Keep his statutes and commands, which I am giving you today, so that you and your children after you may prosper and so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you for all time.’
‘Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you don’t forget the things your eyes have seen and so that they don’t slip from your mind as long as you live. Teach them to your children and your grandchildren.
Honour your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and so that you may prosper in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
Follow the whole instruction the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live, prosper, and have a long life in the land you will possess.
‘This is the command #– #the statutes and ordinances #– #the Lord your God has commanded me to teach you, so that you may follow them in the land you are about to enter and possess.
The Lord commanded us to follow all these statutes and to fear the Lord our God for our prosperity always and for our preservation, as it is today.
Repeat them to your children. Talk about them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
This is so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the Lord’s hand is strong, and so that you may always fear the Lord your God.’
If you appeal to the Father who judges impartially according to each one’s work, you are to conduct yourselves in reverence during your time living as strangers.