Deuteronomy 30:20

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.

Love

Deuteronomy 30:6

Deuteronomy 10:12

Deuteronomy 11:22

Cleave

Romans 12:9

Thy life

Thou mayest

General references

Deuteronomy 11:26

Psalm 37:29

Bible References

Love

The Lord your God will also cleanse your heart and the hearts of your descendants so that you may love him with all your mind and being and so that you may live.

Now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you except to revere him, to obey all his commandments, to love him, to serve him with all your mind and being,

For if you carefully observe all of these commandments I am giving you and love the Lord your God, live according to his standards, and remain loyal to him,

Cleave

But you who remained faithful to the Lord your God are still alive to this very day, every one of you.

Revere the Lord your God, serve him, be loyal to him and take oaths only in his name.

But you must be loyal to the Lord your God, as you have been to this very day.

When he came and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with devoted hearts,

Love must be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil, cling to what is good.

Thy life

By David. The Lord delivers and vindicates me! I fear no one! The Lord protects my life! I am afraid of no one!

For his anger lasts only a brief moment, and his good favor restores one's life. One may experience sorrow during the night, but joy arrives in the morning.

For you are the one who gives and sustains life.

He preserves our lives and does not allow our feet to slip.

Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live even if he dies,

Jesus replied, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Now this is eternal life -- that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you sent.

nor is he served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives life and breath and everything to everyone.

I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So the life I now live in the body, I live because of the faithfulness of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

for you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

He also said to me, "It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the one who is thirsty I will give water free of charge from the spring of the water of life.

Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life -- water as clear as crystal -- pouring out from the throne of God and of the Lamb,

Thou mayest

Keep his statutes and commandments that I am setting forth today so that it may go well with you and your descendants and that you may enjoy longevity in the land that the Lord your God is about to give you as a permanent possession.

Honor your father and your mother just as the Lord your God has commanded you to do, so that your days may be extended and that it may go well with you in the land that he is about to give you.

and that you may enjoy long life in the land the Lord promised to give to your ancestors and their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey.

When you do go across the Jordan River and settle in the land he is granting you as an inheritance and you find relief from all the enemies who surround you, you will live in safety.

General references

Take note -- I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse:

The godly will possess the land and will dwell in it permanently.