:Everyone who accepts the seven commandments and is careful to perform them – this person is of the ''[[Chasidei Umos HaOlam]]'', and he has a portion in the world to come. He accepts them and performs them because they were commanded by the ''[[Kodosh Baruch Hu]]'' revealed to us by the hand of ''Moshe Rabbenu'' that the ''[[Bnei Noah]]'' were previously commanded in these things.<ref>Mishne Torah: Laws of Kings 8:11</ref>
He also says:
:One who accepts these [basic laws] is called: ''[[Ger Toshav ]]'' in every place, and he must accept [these laws] on himself in front of three judges. And all who have taken upon themselves to circumcise, and twelve months have past without circumcision – this person becomes like other nations [who have not accepted the Noahide laws].<ref>Mishne Torah: Laws of Kings 8:10</ref>
A translation of Maimonides may be found [[Maimonides' Law of Noahides#Laws of Kings and their Wars' Chapter 8|here]]. (Please remember when reading other laws of Maimonides that he is only one authority, and other great Rabbis have given their opinions. Not all of Maimonides opinions have been accepted as ''halacha'').
