| King James Bible | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it: | 1"This is the command--the statutes and ordinances--the LORD your God has commanded me to teach you, so that you may follow them in the land you are about to enter and possess. |
| 2That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged. | 2Do this so that you may fear the LORD your God all the days of your life by keeping all his statutes and commands I am giving you, your son, and your grandson, and so that you may have a long life. |
| 3Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey. | 3Listen, Israel, and be careful to follow them, so that you may prosper and multiply greatly, because the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you a land flowing with milk and honey. |
| 4Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: | 4"Listen, Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. |
| 5And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. | 5Love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. |
| 6And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: | 6These words that I am giving you today are to be in your heart. |
| 7And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. | 7Repeat them to your children. Talk about them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. |
| 8And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. | 8Bind them as a sign on your hand and let them be a symbol on your forehead. |
| 9And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates. | 9Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your city gates. |
| 10And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not, | 10"When the LORD your God brings you into the land he swore to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob that he would give you--a land with large and beautiful cities that you did not build, |
| 11And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full; | 11houses full of every good thing that you did not fill them with, cisterns that you did not dig, and vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant--and when you eat and are satisfied, |
| 12Then beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. | 12be careful not to forget the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the place of slavery. |
| 13Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name. | 13Fear the LORD your God, worship him, and take your oaths in his name. |
| 14Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you; | 14Do not follow other gods, the gods of the peoples around you, |
| 15(For the LORD thy God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the LORD thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth. | 15for the LORD your God, who is among you, is a jealous God. Otherwise, the LORD your God will become angry with you and obliterate you from the face of the earth. |
| 16Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah. | 16Do not test the LORD your God as you tested him at Massah. |
| 17Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee. | 17Carefully observe the commands of the LORD your God, the decrees and statutes he has commanded you. |
| 18And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, | 18Do what is right and good in the LORD's sight, so that you may prosper and so that you may enter and possess the good land the LORD your God swore to give your fathers, |
| 19To cast out all thine enemies from before thee, as the LORD hath spoken. | 19by driving out all your enemies before you, as the LORD has said. |
| 20And when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD our God hath commanded you? | 20"When your son asks you in the future, 'What is the meaning of the decrees, statutes, and ordinances that the LORD our God has commanded you?' |
| 21Then thou shalt say unto thy son, We were Pharaoh's bondmen in Egypt; and the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand: | 21tell him, 'We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, but the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a strong hand. |
| 22And the LORD shewed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes: | 22Before our eyes the LORD inflicted great and devastating signs and wonders on Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his household, |
| 23And he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he sware unto our fathers. | 23but he brought us from there in order to lead us in and give us the land that he swore to our fathers. |
| 24And 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. | 24The LORD commanded us to follow all these statutes and to fear the LORD our God for our prosperity always and for our preservation, as it is today. |
| 25And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the LORD our God, as he hath commanded us. | 25Righteousness will be ours if we are careful to follow every one of these commands before the LORD our God, as he has commanded us.' |
| King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. | The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. |
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