Deuteronomy 24:22

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt. Therefore I am commanding you to do this.”

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BSBPD

“Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt. Therefore I am commanding you to do this.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to do this thing.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to do this thing.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and thou hast remembered that a servant thou hast been in the land of Egypt; therefore I am commanding thee to do this thing.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Deuteronomy 24:22 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 5:14but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your ox or donkey or any of your livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates, so that your manservant and maidservant may rest as you do.
  2. Deuteronomy 5:15Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. That is why the LORD your God has commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.
  3. Deuteronomy 7:8But because the LORD loved you and kept the oath He swore to your fathers, He brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
  4. Deuteronomy 24:18Remember that you were slaves in Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you from that place. Therefore I am commanding you to do this.
  5. Isaiah 51:1“Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were cut, and to the quarry from which you were hewn.
  6. 2 Corinthians 8:8I am not making a demand, but I am testing the sincerity of your love in comparison to the earnestness of others.
  7. Ephesians 5:1Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,
  8. 1 John 4:10And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.

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