For he clung to Adonai. He did not turn away from following Him, but kept His mitzvot, which Adonai had commanded Moses.
1 John 5:3 - Tree of Life Version For this is the love of God—that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For the [true] love of God is this: that we do His commands [keep His ordinances and are mindful of His precepts and teaching]. And these orders of His are not irksome (burdensome, oppressive, or grievous). American Standard Version (1901) For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. Common English Bible This is the love of God: we keep God’s commandments. God’s commandments are not difficult, Catholic Public Domain Version For this is the love of God: that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not heavy. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For this is the charity of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not heavy. |
For he clung to Adonai. He did not turn away from following Him, but kept His mitzvot, which Adonai had commanded Moses.
but showing lovingkindness to the thousands of generations of those who love Me and keep My mitzvot.
“I prayed to Adonai my God and confessed, saying: ‘O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps covenant and mercy with those who love Him and keep His mitzvot,
He has told you, humanity, what is good, and what Adonai is seeking from you: Only to practice justice, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
They tie up heavy loads, hard to carry, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves aren’t willing to lift a finger to move them.
If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.
So then, the Torah is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.
but showing lovingkindness to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My mitzvot.
“Know therefore that Adonai your God, He is God—the faithful God who keeps covenant kindness for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His mitzvot,
For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says Adonai. I will put My Torah into their mind, and upon their hearts I will write it. And I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
Now we know that we have come to know Him by this—if we keep His commandments.
Now this is love: that we walk according to His commands. This is the commandment—just as you heard from the beginning—that you walk in love.