Deuteronomy 6:5 (GNV)

Passage

And thou shalt loue the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soule, and with all thy might.

Nearby Context

Deuteronomy 6:3 Heare therefore, O Israel, and take heede to doe it, that it may go well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily in the land that floweth with milke and hony, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath promised thee.

Deuteronomy 6:4 Heare, O Israel, The Lord our God is Lord onely,

Deuteronomy 6:5 And thou shalt loue the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soule, and with all thy might.

Deuteronomy 6:6 And these wordes which I commaund thee this day, shalbe in thine heart.

Deuteronomy 6:7 And thou shalt rehearse them continually vnto thy children, and shalt talke of them when thou tariest in thine house, and as thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest downe, and when thou risest vp:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thou", "shalt", "loue", "lord", "thine", "heart", "soule", and "might". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thou" and "shalt", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "Heare O Israel The Lord our God..." into verse 6's "And these wordes which I commaund thee...", so "thou" and "shalt" belong inside that flow. In Deuteronomy context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "thou" and "shalt" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.