New American Standard Bible 2020
Deuteronomy 6:24
24So the Lord commanded us to 1follow all these statutes, 2to fear the Lord our God for our own good always and 3for our survival, as it is today.
Deuteronomy 6:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the Lord commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord commanded us to obey all these decrees and to fear the Lord our God, so that we might always prosper and be kept alive, as is the case today.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the Lord commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as we are this day.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the Lord commanded us to observe all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God, for our good always, that He might preserve us alive, as it is this day.
Context of Deuteronomy 6:24
22Moreover, the Lord provided great and terrible signs and wonders before our eyes against Egypt, Pharaoh, and all his household; 23He brought us out of there in order to bring us in, to give us the land which He had sworn to our fathers.’ So the Lord commanded us to follow all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God for our own good always and for our survival, as it is today. 25And it will be righteousness for us if we are careful to follow all this commandment before the Lord our God, just as He commanded us.
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וַיְצַוֵּ֣נוּ יְהוָ֗ה לַעֲשׂוֹת֙ אֶת־כָּל־הַחֻקִּ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה לְיִרְאָ֖ה אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ לְט֥וֹב לָ֙נוּ֙ כָּל־הַיָּמִ֔ים לְחַיֹּתֵ֖נוּ כְּהַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear
- So the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
- followעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
- theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
- statutesחֹקchôq · statute: decreeH2706
- to fearיָרֵאyârê' · to fear: revereH3372
- our Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- goodטוֹבţôb · goodH2896
- alwaysיוֹםyôm · day: alwaysH3117
- todayזֶהzeh · thisH2088
- todayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 6:24
- Deuteronomy 6:2so that you, your son, and your grandson will fear the Lord your God, to keep all His statutes and His commandments which I command you, all the days of your life, and that your days may be prolonged.
- Deuteronomy 10:13and to keep the Lord’s commandments and His statutes which I am commanding you today for your good?
- Job 35:7If you are righteous, what do you give to Him, Or what does He receive from your hand?
- Proverbs 9:12If you are wise, you are wise for yourself, And if you scoff, you alone will suffer from it.
- Isaiah 3:10Say to the righteous that it will go well for them, For they will eat the fruit of their actions.
- Jeremiah 32:39and I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will fear Me always, for their own good and for the good of their children after them.
- Matthew 6:33But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided to you.
- Romans 6:21Therefore what benefit were you then deriving from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the outcome of those things is death.
- Deuteronomy 4:1“Now, Israel, listen to the statutes and the judgments which I am teaching you to perform, so that you will live and go in and take possession of the land which the Lord, the God of your fathers, is giving you.
- Deuteronomy 8:1“All the commandments that I am commanding you today you shall be careful to do, so that you may live and increase, and go in and take possession of the land which the Lord swore to give to your forefathers.
- Psalms 41:2The Lord will protect him and keep him alive, And he will be called blessed upon the earth; And do not turn him over to the desire of his enemies.
- Psalms 66:9Who keeps us in life, And does not allow our feet to slip.
- Proverbs 22:4The reward of humility and the fear of the Lord Are riches, honor, and life.
- Romans 10:5For Moses writes of the righteousness that is based on the Law, that the person who performs them will live by them.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 6:24
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10-25Verses 10-25 The Israelites were at the point of quitting a normal, life for a fixed and settled abode in the midst of other nations; they were exchanging a condition of comparative poverty for great and goodly cities, houses and vineyards. There was therefore before them a double danger; (1) a God-forgetting worldliness, and (2) a false tolerance of the idolatries practiced by those about to become their neighbors. The former error Moses strives to guard…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-25Verses 17-25 Moses gives charge to keep God's commandments. Negligence will ruin us; but we cannot be saved without diligence. It is our interest, as well as our duty, to be religious. It will be our life. Godliness has the promise of the continuance and comfort of the life that now is, as far as it is for God's glory. It will be our righteousness. It is only through the Mediator we can be righteous before God. The knowledge of the spirituality and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-25Moses here explains how the stipulations in the following sections should be applied and handed on to future generations.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 20-2520-25. when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying--The directions given for the instruction of their children form only an extension of the preceding counsels.Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Deuteronomy 6:24 Lit perform ↩
- 2. Deuteronomy 6:24 Deut 10:12; Jer 32:39 ↩
- 3. Deuteronomy 6:24 Ps 41:2; Luke 10:28 ↩
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 6
- 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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