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Deuteronomy 6:10 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" It shall be, 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, great and goodly cities which you didn’t build, "
Deuteronomy 6:10
Verse in Context
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8 You shall bind them for a sign on your hand, and they shall be for frontlets between your eyes.
9 You shall write them on the door posts of your house and on your gates.
10 It shall be, 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, great and goodly cities which you didn’t build,
11 and houses full of all good things which you didn’t fill, and cisterns dug out which you didn’t dig, vineyards and olive trees which you didn’t plant, and you shall eat and be full;
12 then beware lest you forget the LORD, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
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Deuteronomy 6:1
"Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the ordinances, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that you might do them in the land that you go over to possess;"
Deuteronomy 6:2
"that you might fear the LORD your God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command you—you, your son, and your son’s son, all the days of your life; and that your days may be prolonged."
Deuteronomy 6:3
"Hear therefore, Israel, and observe to do it, that it may be well with you, and that you may increase mightily, as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised to you, in a land flowing with milk and honey."
Deuteronomy 6:4
"Hear, Israel: The LORD is our God. The LORD is one."
Deuteronomy 6:5
"You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might."
Deuteronomy 6:6
"These words, which I command you today, shall be on your heart;"
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