Deuteronomy 6:9-11
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
9 And you shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.[a]
Caution against Disobedience
10 “And when the Lord your God brings you into the land which he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give you, with great and goodly cities, which you did not build, 11 and houses full of all good things, which you did not fill, and cisterns hewn out, which you did not hew, and vineyards and olive trees, which you did not plant, and when you eat and are full,
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- 6.4-9 The recital thrice daily of this text, plus two others, is the principal practice of piety of the religious Jew; it is called the Shema (“Hear”). It contains the greatest commandment of the Law, that is, the love of the covenant-God (cf. Mt 22.37), and a clear statement of monotheism.
Deuteronomy 6:9-11
New International Version
9 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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