Deuteronomy 11:22

For if ye shall diligently keep all these commandments which I command you, to do them, to love the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, and to cleave unto him;

Cross-reference

Deuteronomy 11:13 echoes the same conditional promise: loving and serving God with whole heart brings blessing.

Deuteronomy 30:20 reiterates the same triad of loving, obeying, and clinging to God, directly echoing this condition.

Deuteronomy 19:9 repeats the same condition — keeping commandments, loving God, walking in his ways — to promise additional cities of refuge.

Deuteronomy 6:17 also commands diligent obedience to God's commandments, reinforcing the call to keep His ways.

Deuteronomy 10:20 includes the same command to 'hold fast' to the Lord, emphasizing loyal attachment.

1 John 5:2 Parallel

1 John 5:2 defines love for God as keeping His commandments, directly paralleling the condition in Deuteronomy 11:22.

1 John 5:3 Parallel

1 John 5:3 equates loving God with keeping His commandments, reinforcing the same idea from Deuteronomy 11:22.

Joshua 22:5 Allusion

Joshua 22:5 directly echoes Deuteronomy 11:22, repeating the command to love God, walk in his ways, and hold fast to him.

Joshua 23:8 Allusion

Joshua 23:8 uses the same phrase 'hold fast to the LORD' from Deuteronomy 11:22, urging continued covenant loyalty.

Matthew 19:5 uses 'hold fast' for marriage — the same Hebrew verb (dabaq) used for clinging to God in Deuteronomy, showing exclusive devotion.

Matthew 22:37 quotes the greatest commandment to love God, which is the same core call in Deuteronomy 11:22.

Acts 11:23 Parallel

In Acts 11:23, Barnabas exhorts believers to remain faithful with steadfast purpose — echoing the call to hold fast to God in Deuteronomy.