Deuteronomy 30:16
In that I command thee this day to love the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the Lord thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.
Cross-reference
In Deuteronomy 30:6, God promises heart circumcision to enable the love commanded here, showing divine help for obedience.
Deuteronomy 30:20 immediately repeats the call to love God, listen, and hold fast, directly continuing the same covenantal promise.
Deuteronomy 10:12 similarly sums up the covenant demand: fear, love, and obey God—repeating the core command here.
Deuteronomy 11:1 repeats the identical call to love God and keep His commands, emphasizing this central obligation.
Deuteronomy 26:17 records Israel's pledge to obey God, mirroring the command here to walk in His ways and keep His laws.
In Matthew 22:37, Jesus quotes the Shema to love God, which is the core command here for life and blessing.
In John 14:21, the same link between loving Jesus and keeping His commands is made, reinforcing the New Testament call to obedience.
In 1 Corinthians 7:19, Paul says keeping God's commands counts, aligning with the obedience required here for blessing.
In 1 John 5:2, loving God is shown by keeping his commands, directly linking love and obedience as here.
In 1 John 5:3, love for God is defined as keeping his commands, exactly matching the call to love and obey here.
1 Kings 3:3 shows Solomon loving the Lord by walking in obedience, exemplifying the principle of love through keeping commands.
In Matthew 22:38, Jesus identifies love of God as the greatest commandment, affirming the priority of this command.
Psalm 119:4 emphasizes fully obeying God's precepts, aligning with the command here to keep His decrees, though love is not explicit.
Proverbs 3:1 urges keeping commands in the heart, paralleling the call here to obey God's commands with a loving devotion.