Deuteronomy 6:5

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3 Therefore hear, O Israel, and be careful to observe it, that it may be well with you, and that you may ^amultiply greatly ^bas the Lord God of your fathers has promised you—^c‘a land flowing with milk and honey.’

4 ^a“Hear, O Israel:¹ The Lord our God, the Lord is one!

5 ^aYou shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, ^bwith all your soul, and with all your strength.

6 “And ^athese words which I command you today shall be in your heart.

7 ^aYou shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.

8 ^aYou shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.

9 ^aYou shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.

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Deuteronomy 6:5

Thou shalt love the Lord, etc. - Here we see the truth of that word of the apostle, I Timothy 1:5 : Now the End of the Commandment is Love out of a pure heart, etc. See the whole of the doctrine contained in this verse explained on Matthew 22:36-40 (note).

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