New King James Version
Deuteronomy 10:12
12“And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
Deuteronomy 10:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,
- New International Version (NIV)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,
- English Standard Version (ESV)"And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
- New Living Translation (NLT)“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.
Context of Deuteronomy 10:12
10“As at the first time, I stayed in the mountain forty days and forty nights; the Lord also heard me at that time, and the Lord chose not to destroy you. 11Then the Lord said to me, ‘Arise, begin your journey before the people, that they may go in and possess the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.’ “And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, 13and to keep the commandments of the Lord and His statutes which I command you today for your good? 14Indeed heaven and the highest heavens belong to the Lord your God, also the earth with all that is in it.
Read all of Deuteronomy 10Deuteronomy 10:12 word by word
וְעַתָּה֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מָ֚ה יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ שֹׁאֵ֖ל מֵעִמָּ֑ךְ כִּ֣י אִם־לְ֠יִרְאָה אֶת־יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ לָלֶ֤כֶת בְּכָל־דְּרָכָיו֙ וּלְאַהֲבָ֣ה אֹת֔וֹ וְלַֽעֲבֹד֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ בְּכָל־לְבָבְךָ֖ וּבְכָל־נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And now, Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- what doth the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- requireשָׁאַלshâ'al shâ'êl · to askH7592
- of thee, but to fearיָרֵאyârê' · to fear: revereH3372
- to walkיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
- in all his waysדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
- and to loveאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
- him, and to serveעָבַד‛âbad · to serveH5647
- with all thy heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
- and with all thy soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 10:12
- Jeremiah 7:22For I did not speak to your fathers, or command them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices.
- Micah 6:8He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?
- Matthew 11:29Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
- 1 John 5:3For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.
- Deuteronomy 6:13You shall fear the Lord your God and serve Him, and shall take oaths in His name.
- Psalms 34:9Oh, fear the Lord, you His saints! There is no want to those who fear Him.
- Psalms 128:1Blessed is every one who fears the Lord, Who walks in His ways.
- Jeremiah 32:39then I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear Me forever, for the good of them and their children after them.
- Acts 9:31Then the churches throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were edified. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.
- 1 Peter 1:17And if you call on the Father, who without partiality judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves throughout the time of your stay here in fear;
- Deuteronomy 5:33You shall walk in all the ways which the Lord your God has commanded you, that you may live and that it may be well with you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which you shall possess.
- Joshua 22:5But take careful heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, to keep His commandments, to hold fast to Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul.”
- Psalms 81:13“Oh, that My people would listen to Me, That Israel would walk in My ways!
- Ezekiel 11:20that they may walk in My statutes and keep My judgments and do them; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God.
- 1 Peter 1:15but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct,
- Deuteronomy 6:5You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 10:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Now, Israel, what doth the Lord - require of thee - An answer is immediately given. God requires, That ye fear him as Jehovah your God; him who made, preserves, and governs you. That ye walk in all his ways - that, having received his precepts, all of which are good and excellent, ye obey the whole; walking in God's ways, not your own, nor in the ways of the people of the land. That ye love him - have confidence in him as your father and friend, have…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12After these emphatic warnings against self-righteousness the principal topic is resumed from Deuteronomy 10:12 What doth the Lord thy God require - A noteworthy demand. God has in the Mosaic law positively commanded many things. However, these relate to external observances, which if need be can be enforced. But love and veneration cannot be enforced, even by God himself. They must be spontaneous. Hence, even under the law of ordinances where so much…Read the comment
- 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
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-13fear the LORD your God: This fear is not terror from fearing his anger. Instead, God wanted his people to understand their limits and how unworthy they were to be in his divine presence (see study notes on 7:21 and Proverbs 1:7).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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