Deuteronomy 6:13 (WEB)
You shall fear the LORD your God; and you shall serve him, and shall swear by his name.
Catechism · 3
The First Commandment
“You shall not go after other gods."” — Catechism footnote: Deut 6:13-14.
“"You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve," says Jesus, citing Deuteronomy.” — Catechism footnote: Lk 4:8; Cf. Deut 6:13.
The Second Commandment
“"You shall fear the LORD your God; you shall serve him, and swear by his name."” — Catechism footnote: Deut 6:13.
Fathers and councils · 19
Origen
“…the sun say with greater reason to those that bow down to him, Why do you worship me? “for thou wilt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve;” for it is He whom I and all who are with me serve and worship.” — editor's note: Cf. Deut. vi. 13.
Read the whole comment- Origen, Against Celsus VII.64Book VII
“But Christians and Jews have regard to this command, “Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve Him alone;” and this other, “Thou shalt have no other gods before Me: thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above,…” — editor's note: Deut. vi. 13.
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Irenaeus of Lyons
“But the Word of God is the superior above all, He who is loudly proclaimed in the law: “Hear, O Israel, the Lord thy God is one God;” and, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart;” and, “Him shall thou adore, and Him alone shall thou serve.”” — editor's note: Deut. vi. 4, 5, 13.
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Cyprian of Carthage
“In fine, listen to Himself speaking; Himself with a divine voice at once instructing and warning us: “Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God,” says He, “and Him only shalt thou serve.”” — editor's note: Deut. vi. 13.
Read the whole comment““As it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve.”” — editor's note: Deut. vi. 13; x. 20.
Read the whole comment“Does not the sacred Scripture, which ever arms our faith and strengthens with a voice from heaven the servants of God, say, “Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve?”” — editor's note: Deut. vi. 13.
Read the whole comment“Concerning this same thing in Deuteronomy: “Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve.”” — editor's note: Deut. vi. 13.
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Clement of Alexandria
“Whence Moses, the man of God, dissuading from all idolatry, beautifully exclaims, “Hear, O Israel, the Lord thy God is one Lord; and thou shall worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shall thou serve.”” — editor's note: Deut. vi. 4, 13, x. 20.
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Ambrose of Milan
“There is, therefore, but one only God, for it is written: “Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve.”” — editor's note: Deut. vi. 13.
Read the whole comment“Photinus is set aside, who thinks of Him merely as man; for none could be Lord of David the King, but He Who is God, for it is written: “Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve.”” — editor's note: Deut. vi. 13.
Read the whole comment“…the Spirit of God,” for he who serves worships also, as it is said in an earlier passage: “Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve.”” — editor's note: Deut. vi. 13.
Read the whole comment“God also does not worship, but is worshipped, for it is written: “Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve.”” — editor's note: Deut. vi. 13.
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Augustine of Hippo
“Yet here it saith, “fall down before His footstool:” and, explaining to us what His footstool is, it saith, “The earth is My footstool.”” — editor's note: Deut. vi. 13.
Read the whole comment“For it is this service concerning which it is said, “Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve.”” — editor's note: Deut. vi. 13
Read the whole comment“…Trinity that appeared to Abraham, or God Himself the Trinity, of which one God it is said, “Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and Him only shall thou serve.”” — editor's note: Deut. vi. 13
Read the whole comment“But no one learns, unless he has had experience, how difficult it is both to get rid of a habit of swearing, and never to do rashly what necessity sometimes compels him to do.” — editor's note: Augustin is somewhat perplexed about the meaning, but decides the injunction to be directed against the abuse of the oath, not to forbid it wholly. The oath…
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Catena Aurea on Matthew
- Glossa OrdinariaCatena Aurea on Matthew
“As it is written in Deuteronomy, “Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and shalt swear by his name.” [Deut 6:13]” — the author cites it
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Basil the Great
“So also, “which alone spreadest out the heavens,” and again “Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God and Him only shalt thou serve.”” — editor's note: Deut. vi. 13, LXX., where the text runs κύριον τὸν θεόν σου φοβηθήσῃ. St. Basil may quote the version in Matt. iv. 10 and Luke iv. 8, προσκυνήσεις. The…
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Gregory of Nyssa
“But you, persuaded as you are of what and how great things the Holy Spirit is the Giver, do you neglect the asking them from Him, taking refuge in the law which bids you ‘worship God and serve Him only?’” — editor's note: Deut. vi. 13; x. 20.
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Cross-references · 33
Cited together in Exhortation to Martyrdom, Addressed to Fortunatus Chapter 3.
Cited together in On the Sermon on the Mount I.17.
Cited together in On the Sermon on the Mount I.17.
Cited together in Against Celsus V.11.
Cited together in Against Heresies V.22.
Cited together in Glossa Ordinaria on Matthew 5:33–37 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Glossa Ordinaria on Matthew 5:33–37 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Against Heresies V.22.
Cited together in Against Celsus V.11.
Cited together in Exhortation to Martyrdom, Addressed to Fortunatus Chapter 3.
Cited together in Exhortation to Martyrdom, Addressed to Fortunatus Chapter 3.
Cited together in Exhortation to Martyrdom, Addressed to Fortunatus Chapter 3.
Cited together in Against Heresies V.22.
Cited together in Catechism §2096.
Cited together in Against Heresies V.22.
Cited together in Against Heresies V.22.
Cited together in Against Heresies V.22.
Cited together in On the Sermon on the Mount I.17.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith II.10.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith II.10.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith II.10.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith II.10.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith II.10.
Cited together in Exhortation to Martyrdom, Addressed to Fortunatus Chapter 3.
Cited together in Exhortation to Martyrdom, Addressed to Fortunatus Chapter 3.
Cited together in On the Sermon on the Mount I.17.
Cited together in Against Celsus VII.64 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Against Celsus VII.64.
Cited together in Glossa Ordinaria on Matthew 5:33–37 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in On the Sermon on the Mount I.17.
Cited together in On the Sermon on the Mount I.17.
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Cross-reference given by the World English Bible's translators.