Deuteronomy 6:1-13 ▼

1 |Now these are the commands, decrees, and ordinances that the LORD commanded me to teach you. Obey them in the land you are entering to possess,

2 so that you, your children, and your grandchildren may fear the LORD your God. Keep all his decrees and commandments that I'm giving you every day of your life, so you may live a long time.

3 Listen, Israel! Be careful to obey, so that life may go well for you and that you may increase greatly. Just as the LORD God of your ancestors told you, you'll have a land flowing with milk and honey.

4 |Listen, Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD alone.

5 You are to love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength.

6 Let these words that I'm commanding you today be always on your heart.

7 Teach them repeatedly to your children. Talk about them while sitting in your house or walking on the road, and as you lie down or get up.

8 Tie them as reminders on your forearm, bind them on your forehead,

9 and write them on the door frames of your house and on your gates.|

10 |When the LORD your God brings you to the land that he promised to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, he will give you large and beautiful cities that you didn't build,

11 houses filled with every good thing that you didn't supply, wells that you didn't dig, and vineyards and olive groves that you didn't plant. When you eat and are satisfied,

12 be careful not to forget the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and slavery.

13 Fear the LORD your God, serve him, and make your oaths in his name.