²⁴ The Lord commanded us to obey all these decrees and to fear the Lord our God,^(A) so that we might always prosper and be kept alive, as is the case today.^(B)

²⁶ “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?”

²⁷ He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’^[a];^(A) and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’^[b]”^(B)

²⁸ “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.”^(C)

¹⁰ I found that the very commandment that was intended to bring life^(A) actually brought death.

⁵ Moses writes this about the righteousness that is by the law: “The person who does these things will live by them.”^[a](A)

¹² The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, it says, “The person who does these things will live by them.”^[a](A)