Holy Scripture

Deuteronomy 30:15

A church father on this verse
“There is a certain balance constructed in the interior of each of us by our Creator, on which it is possible to judge the nature of things. "I have set before you life and death, good and evil," two natures contrary to each other. Balance them against each other in your own tribunal.”
Basil of Caesarea, 4th c. — HOMILY ON PSALM 61:4

Source: Septuagint

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15Behold, I have set before thee this day life and death, good and evil.

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13Neither is it beyond the sea, saying, Who will go over for us to the other side of the sea, and take it for us, and make it audible to us, and we will do it?

14The word is very near thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, and in thy hands to do it.

— Deuteronomy 30:15 —

16If thou wilt hearken to the commands of the Lord thy God, which I command thee this day, to love the Lord thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his ordinances, and his judgments; then ye shall live, and shall be many in number, and the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all the land into which thou goest to inherit it.

17But if thy heart change, and thou wilt not hearken, and thou shalt go astray and worship other gods, and serve them,

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