Deuteronomy 6:4

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Hear, O Israel: Jehovah our God is one Jehovah:

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Referenced Verses

1 Tim 2:5 : 5 For there is one God, {G2532} one mediator also between God and men, [himself] man, Christ Jesus,
Mark 12:29-32 : 29 Jesus answered, The first is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God, the Lord is one: 30 and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength. 31 The second is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. 32 And the scribe said unto him, Of a truth, Teacher, thou hast well said that he is one; and there is none other but he:
John 10:30 : 30 I and the Father are one.
Isa 44:6 : 6 Thus saith Jehovah, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, Jehovah of hosts: I am the first, and I am the last; and besides me there is no God.
Isa 45:5-6 : 5 I am Jehovah, and there is none else; besides me there is no God. I will gird thee, though thou hast not known me; 6 that they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none besides me: I am Jehovah, and there is none else.
Jer 10:10-11 : 10 But Jehovah is the true God; he is the living God, and an everlasting King: at his wrath the earth trembleth, and the nations are not able to abide his indignation. 11 Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, these shall perish from the earth, and from under the heavens.
Isa 44:8 : 8 Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have I not declared unto thee of old, and showed it? and ye are my witnesses. Is there a God besides me? yea, there is no Rock; I know not any.
John 17:3 : 3 And this is life eternal, that they should know thee the only true God, and him whom thou didst send, [even] Jesus Christ.
Isa 42:8 : 8 I am Jehovah, that is my name; and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise unto graven images.
1 Cor 8:4-6 : 4 Concerning therefore the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that no idol is [anything] in the world, and that there is no {G2087} God but {G3361} one. 5 For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or on earth; as there are gods many, and lords many; 6 yet to us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we unto him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we through him.
Deut 4:35-36 : 35 Unto thee it was showed, that thou mightest know that Jehovah he is God; there is none else besides him. 36 Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct thee: and upon earth he made thee to see his great fire; and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire.
Deut 5:6 : 6 I am Jehovah thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
1 Kgs 18:21 : 21 And Elijah came near unto all the people, and said, How long go ye limping between the two sides? if Jehovah be God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
1 Chr 29:10 : 10 Wherefore David blessed Jehovah before all the assembly; and David said, Blessed be thou, O Jehovah, the God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Mark 12:28-30
3 verses
84%
28And one of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together, and knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, What commandment is the first of all?
29Jesus answered, The first is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God, the Lord is one:
30and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength.
Deut 6:5-6
2 verses
82%
5and thou shalt love Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
6And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be upon thy heart;
Deut 4:39
78%
39Know therefore this day, and lay it to thy heart, that Jehovah he is God in heaven above and upon the earth beneath; there is none else.
Deut 6:3
77%
3Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as Jehovah, the God of thy fathers, hath promised unto thee, in a land flowing with milk and honey.
Deut 4:35
75%
35Unto thee it was showed, that thou mightest know that Jehovah he is God; there is none else besides him.
1 Kgs 8:60-61
2 verses
75%
60that all the peoples of the earth may know that Jehovah, he is God; there is none else.
61Let your heart therefore be perfect with Jehovah our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.
Deut 5:6-7
2 verses
74%
6I am Jehovah thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
7Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Exod 20:3
74%
3Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Mark 12:32
74%
32And the scribe said unto him, Of a truth, Teacher, thou hast well said that he is one; and there is none other but he:
Lev 18:2
73%
2Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am Jehovah your God.
Jer 10:1
73%
1Hear ye the word which Jehovah speaketh unto you, O house of Israel:
1 Chr 17:20
72%
20O Jehovah, there is none like thee, neither is there any God besides thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
Hos 13:4
72%
4Yet I am Jehovah thy God from the land of Egypt; and thou shalt know no god but me, and besides me there is no saviour.
Deut 6:1
72%
1Now this is the commandment, the statutes, and the ordinances, which Jehovah your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess it;
Josh 23:11
71%
11Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love Jehovah your God.
Eph 4:5
71%
5one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
Exod 6:2
71%
2And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am Jehovah:
Isa 44:6
71%
6Thus saith Jehovah, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, Jehovah of hosts: I am the first, and I am the last; and besides me there is no God.
Zech 14:9
71%
9And Jehovah shall be King over all the earth: in that day shall Jehovah be one, and his name one.
Lev 19:4
71%
4Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am Jehovah your God.
Deut 6:17
71%
17Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of Jehovah your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.
2 Sam 7:22
71%
22Wherefore thou art great, O Jehovah God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God besides thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
Deut 10:12
71%
12And now, Israel, what doth Jehovah thy God require of thee, but to fear Jehovah thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve Jehovah thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,
Lev 22:31
71%
31Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them: I am Jehovah.
2 Chr 6:14
71%
14and he said, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven, or on earth; who keepest covenant and lovingkindness with thy servants, that walk before thee with all their heart;
Deut 26:16
71%
16This day Jehovah thy God commandeth thee to do these statutes and ordinances: thou shalt therefore keep and do them with all thy heart, and with all thy soul.
Deut 27:9-10
2 verses
71%
9And Moses and the priests the Levites spake unto all Israel, saying, Keep silence, and hearken, O Israel: this day thou art become the people of Jehovah thy God.
10Thou shalt therefore obey the voice of Jehovah thy God, and do his commandments and his statutes, which I command thee this day.
Deut 6:13-15
3 verses
71%
13Thou shalt fear Jehovah thy God; and him shalt thou serve, and shalt swear by his name.
14Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the peoples that are round about you;
15for Jehovah thy God in the midst of thee is a jealous God; lest the anger of Jehovah thy God be kindled against thee, and he destroy thee from off the face of the earth.
1 Chr 16:14
71%
14He is Jehovah our God; His judgments are in all the earth.
Ps 81:9
70%
9There shall no strange god be in thee; Neither shalt thou worship any foreign god.
Deut 4:7
70%
7For what great nation is there, that hath a god so nigh unto them, as Jehovah our God is whensoever we call upon him?
Deut 11:1
70%
1Therefore thou shalt love Jehovah thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his ordinances, and his commandments, alway.
Deut 4:1
70%
1And now, O Israel, hearken unto the statutes and unto the ordinances, which I teach you, to do them; that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which Jehovah, the God of your fathers, giveth you.
Isa 45:6
70%
6that they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none besides me: I am Jehovah, and there is none else.
Deut 11:13
69%
13And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love Jehovah your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,
Josh 3:9
69%
9And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of Jehovah your God.
Jer 2:4
69%
4Hear ye the word of Jehovah, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:
Lev 22:33
69%
33who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am Jehovah.
Num 6:24
69%
24Jehovah bless thee, and keep thee:
1 Cor 8:6
69%
6yet to us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we unto him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we through him.
Deut 5:2
69%
2Jehovah our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.
Deut 10:17
69%
17For Jehovah your God, he is God of gods, and Lord of lords, the great God, the mighty, and the terrible, who regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward.