God’s Word Translation
Deuteronomy 10:20
20Fear the Lord your God, worship him, be loyal to him, and take your oaths in his name.
Deuteronomy 10:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.
- New International Version (NIV)Fear the Lord your God and serve him. Hold fast to him and take your oaths in his name.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You shall fear the Lord your God. You shall serve him and hold fast to him, and by his name you shall swear.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You shall fear the Lord your God; you shall serve Him, and to Him you shall hold fast, and take oaths in His name.
Context of Deuteronomy 10:20
18He makes sure orphans and widows receive justice. He loves foreigners and gives them food and clothes. 19So you should love foreigners, because you were foreigners living in Egypt. Fear the Lord your God, worship him, be loyal to him, and take your oaths in his name. 21He is your glory. He is your God, who did for you these spectacular and awe-inspiring deeds you saw with your own eyes. 22When your ancestors went to Egypt, there were 70 of them. Now the Lord your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky.
Read all of Deuteronomy 10Deuteronomy 10:20 word by word
אֶת־יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ תִּירָ֖א אֹת֣וֹ תַעֲבֹ֑ד וּב֣וֹ תִדְבָּ֔ק וּבִשְׁמ֖וֹ תִּשָּׁבֵֽעַ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 10:20
- Deuteronomy 6:13You must fear the Lord your God, serve him, and take your oaths only in his name.
- Deuteronomy 13:4Worship the Lord your God, fear him, obey his commands, listen to what he says, serve him, and be loyal to him.
- Matthew 4:10Jesus said to him, “Go away, Satan! Scripture says, ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’ ”
- Luke 4:8Jesus answered him, “Scripture says, ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’ ”
- Deuteronomy 4:4But you were loyal to the Lord your God and are still alive today.
- Deuteronomy 11:22Faithfully obey all these commands I’m giving you. Love the Lord your God, follow all his directions, and be loyal to him.
- Joshua 23:8But you must be loyal to the Lord your God, as you have been until now.
- Acts 11:23When he arrived there, he was pleased to see what God had done for them out of kindness. So he encouraged all the people to remain solidly committed to the Lord.
- Romans 12:9Love sincerely. Hate evil. Hold on to what is good.
- Psalms 63:11But the king will find joy in God. Everyone who takes an oath by God will brag, but the mouths of liars will be shut.
- Isaiah 45:23I have bound myself with an oath. A word has gone out from my righteous mouth that will not be recalled, “Every knee will bow to me and every tongue will swear ⌞allegiance⌟.”
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 10:20
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-22Verses 12-22 We are here taught our duty to God in our principles and our practices. We must fear the Lord our God. We must love him, and delight in communion with him. We must walk in the ways in which he has appointed us to walk. We must serve him with all our heart and soul. What we do in his service we must do cheerfully, and with good will. We must keep his commandments. There is true honour and pleasure in obedience. We must give honour to God; and…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-2210-22. Moses here resumes his address, and having made a passing allusion to the principal events in their history, concludes by exhorting them to fear the Lord and serve Him faithfully.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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