Deuteronomy 30:20
That thou mayest love the Lord thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.
Cross-reference
In Deuteronomy 30:6, God promises to circumcise hearts so they love Him and live — the same love and life commanded in 30:20.
In Deuteronomy 30:16, the condition for life is loving and obeying God — the same call repeated in 30:20.
In Deuteronomy 4:4, holding fast to God results in being alive—matching the life promise in 30:20.
In Deuteronomy 4:40, the same condition of obedience for prolonged days in the land reinforces the covenant promise in Deuteronomy 30:20.
In Deuteronomy 5:16, honoring parents is linked to long life in the land, applying the broader principle of obedience for dwelling in the land.
In Deuteronomy 10:12, the same core command to love and serve God appears, reinforcing the fundamental requirement of devotion.
In Deuteronomy 11:9, long life in the land sworn to the fathers directly parallels the same land promise and condition.
In Deuteronomy 11:22, the same threefold command to love, walk, and hold fast to God is repeated, echoing the covenant requirement.
In Deuteronomy 13:4, the command to hold fast to God and obey his voice directly mirrors the language in Deuteronomy 30:20.
In Deuteronomy 10:20, the command to hold fast to God is combined with fear and service, reinforcing the loyalty theme.
Colossians 3:4 explicitly calls Christ 'your life'—a direct New Testament echo of the Old Testament statement that God is life.
Colossians 3:3 says our life is hidden with Christ in God—parallel to 'He is your life' but now through union with Christ.
Acts 17:28 quotes 'In him we live and move'—directly echoing the concept that God is our life and existence.
John 17:3 defines eternal life as knowing God—connecting the life here (relationship with God) to its ultimate expression.
John 14:6 identifies Jesus as the life, directly fulfilling the statement 'He is your life' by personifying it in Christ.
In John 11:25, Jesus declares He is the resurrection and the life—identifying Himself as the source of life that Moses called God.
In Psalm 36:9, God is called the fountain of life, directly echoing the claim in Deuteronomy that he is your life.
In Joshua 23:8, Joshua commands Israel to hold fast to God, directly echoing the same call in Deuteronomy.
Jeremiah 35:15 repeats the conditional promise: obey and dwell in the land — directly echoing this verse's command and promise.
Jeremiah 11:7 recalls God's persistent warning to obey His voice, exactly the obedience called for in this verse.
Jeremiah 7:23 repeats the covenant command to obey God's voice, linking obedience to being God's people and well-being, same as here.
1 Kings 3:3 exemplifies loving the LORD as commanded here — Solomon's love for God, though with a qualification about high places.
In Genesis 12:7, God promises the land to Abraham, which is the same land promise referenced in Deuteronomy 30:20 as sworn to the patriarchs.
Galatians 2:20 describes Christ living in the believer—a New Testament application of clinging to God as one's life.
In Acts 11:23, Barnabas urges believers to remain faithful to the Lord, echoing the OT call to hold fast to God.