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The Ark Passes Over the Jordan, James Tissot

Deuteronomy 6:5

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Deuteronomy 6:5 (WEB)

You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might.

Catechism · 5

The Ten Commandments

  • §2055Section Two · The Ten CommandmentsRead at vatican.va

    “two commandments hang all the Law and the prophets."” — Catechism footnote: Mt 22:37-40; cf. Deut 6:5; Lev 19:18.

The First Commandment

  • §2093Article 1 · The First CommandmentRead at vatican.va

    “Faith in God's love encompasses the call and the obligation to respond with sincere love to divine charity. the first commandment enjoins us to love God above everything and all creatures for him and because of him.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Deut 6:4-5.

You Shall Love Your Neighbor as Yourself

  • §2196Chapter Two · You Shall Love Your Neighbor as YourselfRead at vatican.va

    “…all your mind, and with all your strength.' the second is this, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these."” — Catechism footnote: Mk 12:29-31; cf. Deut 6:4-5; Lev 19:18; Mt 22:34-40; Lk 10:25-28.

Man

  • §368Paragraph 6 · ManRead at vatican.va

    “The spiritual tradition of the Church also emphasizes the heart, in the biblical sense of the depths of one's being, where the person decides for or against God.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Jer 31:33; Dt 6:5; 29:3; Is 29:13; Ezek 36:26; Mt 6:21; Lk 8:15; Rom 5:5.

The Son of God Became Man

  • §459Paragraph 1 · The Son of God Became ManRead at vatican.va

    “On the mountain of the Transfiguration, the Father commands: "Listen to him!"” — Catechism footnote: Mk 9:7; cf. Dt 6:4-5.

Fathers and councils · 18

Augustine of Hippo

  • “…enjoined upon us, not only toward God, when it was said, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind;” but also toward our neighbor, for “thou shalt love,” saith He, “thy neighbor as thyself;” and inasmuch, moreover, as the faith in question is less fruitful, if…” — editor's note: Deut. vi. 5

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  • “Can it at any time or place be an unrighteous thing for a man to love God with all his heart, with all his soul, and with all his mind, and his neighbour as himself?” — editor's note: Deut. vi. 5, and Matt. xxii. 37–39.

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  • “…mind may be understood from this, that we are commanded to love God after a threefold manner, with the whole heart, with the whole soul, with the whole mind: of each of which severally we must treat, not in the Psalms, but in the Gospels: for the present, for proof of the relation of the number three to the mind, I…” — editor's note: Deut. vi. 5; Matt. xxii. 37.

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  • “What is so just as, thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not commit adultery, thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not speak false testimony, honour thy father and mother, thou shalt not covet the property of thy neighbour, one God thou shalt adore, and Him alone thou shalt serve, all these things belong to the wine.” — editor's note: Deut. vi. 4, 5, etc.

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  • “…others the heart; not as the Scripture says, “I will praise Thee, O Lord, with my whole heart;” and, “Thou shall love the Lord thy God with all thine heart;” for this word by misapplication or metaphor is transferred from the body to the soul; but they have simply thought it to be that small part itself of the body,…” — editor's note: Ps. ix., cxi., and cxxxviii., Deut. vi. 5, and Matt. xxii. 37

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  • “And hence is that well known and primary commandment, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God.”” — editor's note: Deut. vi. 5

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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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Tertullian

  • “…when given through Moses; that is, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God from thy whole heart and out of thy whole soul; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself; Thou shalt not kill; Thou shalt not commit adultery; Thou shalt not steal; False witness thou shalt not utter; Honour thy father and mother; and, That which is…” — editor's note: Deut. vi. 4, 5; Lev. xix. 18; comp. Matt. xxii. 34–40; Mark xii. 28–34; Luke x. 25–28; and for the rest, Ex. xx. 12–17; Deut. v. 16–21; Rom. xiii. 9.

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  • “…commanded them: “Thou shalt love with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, the Lord thy God, who hath called thee out of Egypt.”” — editor's note: Deut. vi. 5.

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  • “…is meant: for it is He who enjoins the first in these words, “Thou shalt love God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength;” and also the second in another passage: “Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.”” — editor's note: Deut. vi. 5.

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Ambrose of Milan

John Cassian

Clement of Alexandria

Catena Aurea on Luke

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    “For the Lord Himself bears testimony to the passage from Deuteronomy, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God; (Deut. 6:5.) and from Leviticus, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.” — the author cites it

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Leo the Great

  • “…the truth of that first commandment which says: “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God out of all thy heart, and out of all thy mind, and out of all thy strength:” since to love God is nothing else but to love righteousness.” — editor's note: Deut. vi. 5, quoted, it will be remembered, by our Lord, as “the first and great commandment” in the law, S. Matt. xxii. 37; S. Mark xii. 30; S. Luke x. 27.

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Cyprian of Carthage

Cross-references · 56

Parallel passages

  • Deuteronomy 6:5 and Joshua 22:5 share the same wording (12 words).

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  • Matthew 22:37 takes up the words of Deuteronomy 6:5 (17 words in common).

  • Mark 12:30 takes up the words of Deuteronomy 6:5 (14 words in common).

  • Luke 10:27 takes up the words of Deuteronomy 6:5 (14 words in common).

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