The Greatest Commandment
1 "This is the command-the statutes and ordinances-the Lord your God has instructed [me] to teach you, so that you may follow [them] in the land you are about to enter and possess.
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[Do this] so that you may fear the Lord your God all the days of your life by keeping all His statutes and commands I am giving you, your son, and your grandson, and so that you may have a long life.
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Listen, Israel, and be careful to follow [them], so that you may prosper and multiply greatly, because the Lord, the God of your fathers, has promised you a land flowing with milk and honey.
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"Listen, Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is One.
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Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.
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These words that I am giving you today are to be in your heart.
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Repeat them to your children. Talk about them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
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Bind them as a sign on your hand and let them be a symbol on your forehead.
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Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.