3 If then," [he saith,] "man is lord of all the creatures of God and mastereth all things, cannot he also master these commandments Aye," saith he, "the man that hath the Lord in his heart can master [all things and] all these commandments. (HER) 4 But they that have the Lord on their lips, while their heart is hardened, and are far from the Lord, to them these commandments are hard and inaccessible. (HER) 5 Therefore do ye, who are empty and fickle in the faith, set your Lord in your heart, and ye shall perceive that nothing is easier than these commandments, nor sweeter, nor more gentle. (HER)
Mandates 47:3–5
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Mandates 46:4–6
4 I say to him; "Sir, these commandments are great and beautiful and glorious, and are able to gladden the heart of the man who is able to observe them. But I know not whether these commandments can be kept by a man, for they are very hard." (HER) 5 He answered and said… (HER)
2 Baruch 20:2–4
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Mandates 49:4–5
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Epistle to Diognetus 10:3–5
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2 Baruch 32:1–2
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2 Baruch 46:4–6
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