13Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.
Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.
And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 4-16)Here is, I. A brief summary of religion, containing the first principles of faith and obedience, Deut. 6:4 , 5 . These two verses the Jews reckon one of the choicest portions of scripture: they write it in their phylacteries, and think themselves not only obliged to say it at least twice every day, but very happy in being so obliged, having this saying among them, Blessed are we, who every morning…
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