"Remember these commands and cherish them. Tie them on your arms and wear them on your foreheads as a reminder.

he said, "Be sure to obey all these commands that I have given you today. Repeat them to your children, so that they may faithfully obey all of God's teachings.

They keep the law of their God in their hearts and never depart from it.

How I love to do your will, my God! I keep your teaching in my heart."

I keep your law in my heart, so that I will not sin against you.

Your commandment is with me all the time and makes me wiser than my enemies.

You will become wise, and your knowledge will give you pleasure.

Your insight and understanding will protect you

My child, don't forget what I teach you. Always remember what I tell you to do.

Never let go of loyalty and faithfulness. Tie them around your neck; write them on your heart.

Keep my teaching with you all the time; write it on your heart.

"Listen to me, you that know what is right, who have my teaching fixed in your hearts. Do not be afraid when people taunt and insult you;

The new covenant that I will make with the people of Israel will be this: I will put my law within them and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

So Jesus went back with them to Nazareth, where he was obedient to them. His mother treasured all these things in her heart.

The seeds that fell in good soil stand for those who hear the message and retain it in a good and obedient heart, and they persist until they bear fruit.

It is clear that Christ himself wrote this letter and sent it by us. It is written, not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, and not on stone tablets but on human hearts.

Christ's message in all its richness must live in your hearts. Teach and instruct one another with all wisdom. Sing psalms, hymns, and sacred songs; sing to God with thanksgiving in your hearts.

because the truth remains in us and will be with us forever.