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13 You must fear the Lord your God and serve him. When you take an oath, you must use only his name.

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Jesus replied, “The Scriptures say,

‘You must worship the Lord your God
    and serve only him.’[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 4:8 Deut 6:13.

10 “Get out of here, Satan,” Jesus told him. “For the Scriptures say,

‘You must worship the Lord your God
    and serve only him.’[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 4:10 Deut 6:13.

20 You must fear the Lord your God and worship him and cling to him. Your oaths must be in his name alone.

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Serve only the Lord your God and fear him alone. Obey his commands, listen to his voice, and cling to him.

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12 “Do not bring shame on the name of your God by using it to swear falsely. I am the Lord.

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16 And if these nations truly learn the ways of my people, and if they learn to swear by my name, saying, ‘As surely as the Lord lives’ (just as they taught my people to swear by the name of Baal), then they will be given a place among my people.

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16 All who invoke a blessing or take an oath
    will do so by the God of truth.
For I will put aside my anger
    and forget the evil of earlier days.

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23 I have sworn by my own name;
    I have spoken the truth,
    and I will never go back on my word:
Every knee will bend to me,
    and every tongue will declare allegiance to me.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 45:23 Hebrew will confess; Greek version reads will declare allegiance to God. Compare Rom 14:11.

11 But the king will rejoice in God.
    All who swear to tell the truth will praise him,
    while liars will be silenced.

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A Call to Love and Obedience

12 “And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you? He requires only that you fear the Lord your God, and live in a way that pleases him, and love him and serve him with all your heart and soul.

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Then when you swear by my name, saying,
    ‘As surely as the Lord lives,’
you could do so
    with truth, justice, and righteousness.
Then you would be a blessing to the nations of the world,
    and all people would come and praise my name.”

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12 “Now swear to me by the Lord that you will be kind to me and my family since I have helped you. Give me some guarantee that

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Those who despise flagrant sinners,
    and honor the faithful followers of the Lord,
    and keep their promises even when it hurts.

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and you and your children and grandchildren must fear the Lord your God as long as you live. If you obey all his decrees and commands, you will enjoy a long life.

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29 Oh, that they would always have hearts like this, that they might fear me and obey all my commands! If they did, they and their descendants would prosper forever.

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“How can I pardon you?
    For even your children have turned from me.
They have sworn by gods that are not gods at all!
    I fed my people until they were full.
But they thanked me by committing adultery
    and lining up at the brothels.

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But even when they are under oath,
    saying, ‘As surely as the Lord lives,’
    they are still telling lies!”

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