Deuteronomy 6:1-6

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

The Greatest Command

6 ‘This is the command – the statutes and ordinances – the Lord your God has commanded me to teach you, so that you may follow them in the land you are about to enter and possess.^{(A) 2} Do this so that you may fear^(B) the Lord your God^(C) all the days of your life^(D) 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.^{(E) 3} Listen, Israel, and be careful to follow them, so that you may prosper and multiply greatly, because the Lord, the God of your ancestors, has promised you a land flowing with milk and honey.^(F)

⁴ ‘Listen, Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.^{[a](G) 5} Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.^{(H) 6} These words that I am giving you today are to be in your heart.^(I)