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12 “And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you? He requires only that you fear the LORD your God, and live in a way that pleases him, and love him and serve him with all your heart and soul.
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And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in obedience to him, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
13 And you must always obey the LORD ’s commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good.
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and to observe the LORD’s commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good?
14 “Look, the highest heavens and the earth and everything in it all belong to the LORD your God.
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To the LORD your God belong the heavens, even the highest heavens, the earth and everything in it.
15 Yet the LORD chose your ancestors as the objects of his love. And he chose you, their descendants, above all other nations, as is evident today.
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Yet the LORD set his affection on your ancestors and loved them, and he chose you, their descendants, above all the nations—as it is today.
16 Therefore, change your hearts and stop being stubborn.
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Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and do not be stiff-necked any longer.
17 “For the LORD your God is the God of gods and Lord of lords. He is the great God, the mighty and awesome God, who shows no partiality and cannot be bribed.
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For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and accepts no bribes.
18 He ensures that orphans and widows receive justice. He shows love to the foreigners living among you and gives them food and clothing.
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He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing.
19 So you, too, must show love to foreigners, for you yourselves were once foreigners in the land of Egypt.
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And you are to love those who are foreigners, for you yourselves were foreigners in Egypt.
20 You must fear the LORD your God and worship him and cling to him. Your oaths must be in his name alone.
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Fear the LORD your God and serve him. Hold fast to him and take your oaths in his name.
21 He alone is your God, the only one who is worthy of your praise, the one who has done these mighty miracles that you have seen with your own eyes.
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He is the one you praise; he is your God, who performed for you those great and awesome wonders you saw with your own eyes.
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