Leviticus 19:37
Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the Lord.
Cross-references
In Leviticus 18:5, the command is repeated with the added promise that doing them brings life. Direct parallel with same phrasing.
In Leviticus 18:4, the same command to keep God's statutes and judgments appears, nearly identical wording. Strong thematic echo.
Leviticus 20:8 repeats the command and adds that God sanctifies Israel, deepening the covenantal context.
Leviticus 20:22 repeats the command with a warning: the land will vomit out the disobedient.
Leviticus 22:31 restates the same command with the identical formula 'I am the LORD'.
Leviticus 25:18 adds the promise of secure dwelling for those who obey God's statutes.
In Deuteronomy 4:6, keeping the statutes is presented as wisdom and understanding before the nations — reinforcing the call to obey.
1 John 3:22 promises answered prayer for those who keep God's commandments, expanding the motivation to obey.
Psalm 119:4 echoes the call to keep God's precepts diligently, reinforcing the same command to obey.
In Deuteronomy 6:2, fearing God and keeping all statutes is linked to prolonged days — expanding the obedience command with a blessing.
In Deuteronomy 6:1, the commandments, statutes, and judgments are given for Israel to do in the land — directly parallel to Leviticus 19:37.
In Deuteronomy 5:1, Moses again summons Israel to hear and learn the statutes and judgments, with the same goal of doing them.
In Deuteronomy 4:5, Moses teaches statutes and judgments as God commanded, emphasizing the same duty to do them in the promised land.
In Deuteronomy 4:1, Israel is called to hear and do the statutes and judgments, linking obedience to entering the land. Same central command.
In Deuteronomy 12:28, the same command to obey all God's statutes is repeated with a promise of well-being for future generations, reinforcing the covenant call.
In 2 Kings 17:37, the same call to keep God's statutes is recalled as a warning from Israel's history of disobedience, echoing the original command.
1 John 3:23 redefines the commandment as belief in Jesus and love — a New Testament specification of what to obey.
Psalm 119:34 prays for understanding to keep God's law, adding the need for divine help in obeying.
In Deuteronomy 4:2, the command is to neither add nor subtract from God's word — a specific application of the general call to obey all statutes.