Deuteronomy 16:12
And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt: and thou shalt observe and do these statutes.
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 16:15
Parallel
Deuteronomy 16:15 describes the blessing that follows obeying the command to remember and keep the feast.
Deuteronomy 15:15
Parallel
Deuteronomy 15:15 gives the same motivation — remember slavery and redemption — for freeing slaves.
Deuteronomy 5:15
Parallel
Deuteronomy 5:15 repeats the same command to remember being a bondman, here applied to Sabbath observance.
Deuteronomy 24:18
Parallel
Deuteronomy 24:18 echoes the identical phrase about remembering bondage, grounding social justice commands in that redemption.
Exodus 13:3
Parallel
Exodus 13:3 gives the same command to remember coming out of Egypt, reinforcing the motive for keeping statutes.
Jeremiah 34:13
Parallel
Jeremiah 34:13 recalls the exodus from Egypt, the same foundational event that motivates the statutes in Deuteronomy 16:12.