Deu 4:1, Mat 16:24, Joh 2:5, 15:14, Gal 1:16, 1Th 2:4 | ESV | STEP | And now , O Israel , listen to the statutes and the rules that I am teaching you, and do them, that you may live , and go in and take possession of the land that the Lord , the God of your fathers , is giving you.

Deuteronomy 4:1

Moses Commands Obedience

1 “And now, O Israel, listen to ^athe statutes and the rules ^{▼▼Or just decrees; also verses 5, 8, 14, 45} that I am teaching you, and do them, ^cthat you may live, and go in and take possession of the land that the Lord, the God of your fathers, is giving you.

Matthew 16:24

Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus

24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him ^ddeny himself and ^etake up his cross and follow me.

John 2:5

5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”

John 15:14

14 You are ^fmy friends ^gif you do what I command you.

Galatians 1:16

16 was pleased to reveal his Son to ^{▼▼Greek in} me, in order ⁱthat I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with anyone; ^{▼▼Greek with flesh and blood}

1 Thessalonians 2:4

4 but just as we have been approved by God ^kto be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not ^lto please man, but to please God ^mwho tests our hearts.