¹² God does not keep it in heaven. So you do not have to ask, ‘Who will go up to heaven to find it and bring it down to us? Who will explain it to us so that we can obey it?’

¹³ It is not far away across the sea. So you do not have to ask, ‘Who will go across the sea to fetch it for us? Who will explain it to us so that we can obey it?’

¹⁴ No! God's message is very near to you. It is in your mouth and in your mind. So you must do what it teaches you to do.