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Write them on the doorframes of your houses and your gates.

Loyalty to the Lord.

10 [a]When the Lord, your God, will have brought you into the land that he promised to your forefathers, to Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, that he would give to you, a land with large and pleasant cities that you did not build 11 with houses filled with all kinds of good things that you did not provide, wells that you did not dig, and vineyards and olive trees that you did not plant. When you have eaten your fill of them,

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 6:10 We can see, from the end of this passage, the profound meaning of “righteousness” in the Bible: it is a religious uprightness that takes the form of doing God’s will in one’s life.

Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.(A)

10 When the Lord your God brings you into the land he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to give you—a land with large, flourishing cities you did not build,(B) 11 houses filled with all kinds of good things you did not provide, wells you did not dig,(C) and vineyards and olive groves you did not plant—then when you eat and are satisfied,(D)

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