Deuteronomy 6:13

New American Bible - revised edition

The Lord, your God, shall you fear; him shall you serve, and by his name shall you swear.

Cross References

Genesis 24:3

and I will make you swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I live,

2 Kings 17:36

but only to the Lord, who brought you up from the land of Egypt with great power and outstretched arm. Him shall you venerate, to him shall you bow down, and to him shall you offer sacrifice.

Psalm 15:4

Who disdains the wicked, but honors those who fear the Lord; Who keeps an oath despite the cost,

Psalm 63:11

Those who would hand over my life to the sword shall become the prey of jackals!

Exodus 20:7

You shall not invoke the name of the Lord, your God, in vain. For the Lord will not leave unpunished anyone who invokes his name in vain.

Exodus 23:25

You shall serve the Lord, your God; then he will bless your food and drink, and I will remove sickness from your midst;

Isaiah 45:23

By myself I swear, uttering my just decree, a word that will not return: To me every knee shall bend; by me every tongue shall swear,

Isaiah 48:1

Hear this, house of Jacob called by the name Israel, sprung from the stock of Judah, You who swear by the name of the Lord and invoke the God of Israel without sincerity, without justice,

Isaiah 65:16

Whoever invokes a blessing in the land shall bless by the God of truth; Whoever takes an oath in the land shall swear by the God of truth; For the hardships of the past shall be forgotten and hidden from my eyes.

Jeremiah 12:16

And if they truly learn my people’s custom of swearing by my name, “As the Lord lives,” just as they taught my people to swear by Baal, then they shall be built up in the midst of my people.

Jeremiah 4:2

And swear, “As the Lord lives,” in truth, in judgment, and in justice, Then the nations shall bless themselves in him and in him glory.

Jeremiah 5:2

They say, “As the Lord lives,” but in fact they swear falsely.

Jeremiah 5:7

Why should I pardon you? Your children have forsaken me, they swear by gods that are no gods. I fed them, but they commit adultery; to the prostitute’s house they throng.

Leviticus 19:12

You shall not swear falsely by my name, thus profaning the name of your God. I am the Lord.

Matthew 4:10

At this, Jesus said to him, “Get away, Satan! It is written: ‘The Lord, your God, shall you worship and him alone shall you serve.’”

Matthew 5:33

“Again you have heard that it was said to your ancestors, ‘Do not take a false oath, but make good to the Lord all that you vow.’

Luke 4:8

Jesus said to him in reply, “It is written: ‘You shall worship the Lord, your God, and him alone shall you serve.’”

Deuteronomy 10:12

Now, therefore, Israel, what does the Lord, your God, ask of you but to fear the Lord, your God, to follow in all his ways, to love and serve the Lord, your God, with your whole heart and with your whole being,

Deuteronomy 10:20

The Lord, your God, shall you fear, and him shall you serve; to him hold fast and by his name shall you swear.

Deuteronomy 13:4

do not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer; for the Lord, your God, is testing you to know whether you really love the Lord, your God, with all your heart and soul.

Deuteronomy 13:5

The Lord, your God, shall you follow, and him shall you fear; his commandments shall you observe, and to his voice shall you listen; him you shall serve, and to him you shall hold fast.

Deuteronomy 5:11

You shall not invoke the name of the Lord, your God, in vain. For the Lord will not leave unpunished anyone who invokes his name in vain.

Deuteronomy 5:29

Would that they might always be of such a mind, to fear me and to keep all my commandments! Then they and their descendants would prosper forever.

Deuteronomy 6:2

so that you, that is, you, your child, and your grandchild, may fear the Lord, your God, by keeping, as long as you live, all his statutes and commandments which I enjoin on you, and thus have long life.

Joshua 2:12

Now then, swear to me by the Lord that, since I am showing kindness to you, you in turn will show kindness to my family. Give me a reliable sign

Joshua 23:7

or mingling with these nations that survive among you. You must not invoke their gods by name, or swear by them, or serve them, or bow down to them,

Joshua 24:14

“Now, therefore, fear the Lord and serve him completely and sincerely. Cast out the gods your ancestors served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord.

1 Samuel 20:3

But David replied: “Your father is well aware that I am favored with your friendship, so he has decided, ‘Jonathan must not know about this or he will be grieved.’ Nevertheless, as the Lord lives and as you live, there is only a step between me and death.”

1 Samuel 7:3

Then Samuel addressed the whole house of Israel: “If you would return to the Lord with your whole heart, remove your foreign gods and your Astartes, fix your hearts on the Lord, and serve him alone, then the Lord will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”