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Deuteronomy 30:11–20

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11“The command that I am giving you today is not too difficult or beyond your reach. 12*It is not up in the sky. You do not have to ask, ‘Who will go up and bring it down for us, so that we can hear it and obey it?’ 13*Nor is it on the other side of the ocean. You do not have to ask, ‘Who will go across the ocean and bring it to us, so that we may hear it and obey it?’ 14*No, it is here with you. You know it and can quote it, so now obey it.

15“Today I am giving you a choice between good and evil, between life and death. 16If you obey the commands of the Lord your God,a which I give you today, if you love him, obey him, and keep all his laws, then you will prosper and become a nation of many people. The Lord your God will bless you in the land that you are about to occupy. 17But if you disobey and refuse to listen, and are led away to worship other gods, 18you will be destroyed—I warn you here and now. You will not live long in that land across the Jordan that you are about to occupy. 19I am now giving you the choice between life and death, between God’s blessing and God’s curse, and I call heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Choose life. 20*Love the Lord your God, obey him and be faithful to him, and then you and your descendants will live long in the land that he promised to give your ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”

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Deuteronomy 30:19: I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live…

Footnotes

  1. aOne ancient translation If you obey the commands of the Lord your God; Hebrew does not have these words.

Cross references

  1. *30.12–14: Ro 10:6–8
  2. *30.12–14: Ro 10:6–8
  3. *30.12–14: Ro 10:6–8
  4. *30.20 a: Gn 12:7 30.20 b: Gn 26:3 30.20 c: Gn 28:13