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Selected Verse: Deuteronomy 6:5 - King James

Verse	Translation	Text
De 6:5	King James	And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
Since there is but One God, and that God is Israel's God, so Israel must love God unreservedly and entirely. The "heart" is mentioned as the seat of the understanding; the "soul" as the center of will and personality; the "might" as representing the outgoings and energies of all the vital powers. The New Testament itself requires no more than this total self-surrender of man's being to his maker Mat 22:37. The Gospel differs from the Law not so much in replacing an external and carnal service of God by an inward and spiritual one, as in supplying new motives and special assistances for the attainment of that divine love which was, from the first and all along, enjoined as "the first and great commandment."

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

Since there is but One God, and that God is Israel's God, so Israel must love God unreservedly and entirely. The "heart" is mentioned as the seat of the understanding; the "soul" as the center of will and personality; the "might" as representing the outgoings and energies of all the vital powers.

The New Testament itself requires no more than this total self-surrender of man's being to his maker Mat 22:37. The Gospel differs from the Law not so much in replacing an external and carnal service of God by an inward and spiritual one, as in supplying new motives and special assistances for the attainment of that divine love which was, from the first and all along, enjoined as "the first and great commandment."

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart - And is this only an external commandment? Can any then say, that the Sinai - covenant was merely external? With all thy heart - With an entire love. He is One; therefore our hearts must be united in his love. And the whole stream of our affections must run toward Him. O that this love of God may be shed abroad in our hearts.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]

And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart - And is this only an external commandment? Can any then say, that the Sinai - covenant was merely external? With all thy heart - With an entire love. He is One; therefore our hearts must be united in his love. And the whole stream of our affections must run toward Him. O that this love of God may be shed abroad in our hearts.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
Thou shalt love the Lord, etc. - Here we see the truth of that word of the apostle, Ti1 1:5 : Now the End of the Commandment is Love out of a pure heart, etc. See the whole of the doctrine contained in this verse explained on Mat 22:36-40 (note).

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

Thou shalt love the Lord, etc. - Here we see the truth of that word of the apostle, Ti1 1:5 : Now the End of the Commandment is Love out of a pure heart, etc. See the whole of the doctrine contained in this verse explained on Mat 22:36-40 (note).

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