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Deuteronomy 28:1Deut.28.1

And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe [and] to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:

KJV

Hebrew original

Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Si tu obéis à la voix de l'Eternel, ton Dieu, en observant et en mettant en pratique tous ses commandements que je te prescris aujourd'hui, l'Eternel, ton Dieu, te donnera la supériorité sur toutes les nations de la terre.

KJV

And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe [and] to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:

Patristic reading

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  • Philo Judaeus

    De Virtutibus

    : om. ceteri εὐσεβείας SCG2: εὐσεβεία ceteri συγγενέτην S, συγγενέτιν CG2 (Turn.) 20 ὡς om. S 2 sqq. Deut. 28,1. 2.7. ἕτερος ὁ προφήτης τῶν νόμων — ὁδὸν γὰρ οἷα λεωφόρον ἄγουσαν ἐφ’ ὁσιότητα ταύτην ἠπίστατο — τοὺς ὑπ’ αὐτὸν ἅπαντας ἤλειφε καὶ συνεκρότει πρὸς κοινωνίαν, παράδειγμα…

  • Thomas Aquinas

    Summa Theologica

    the Old Testament observance of the Law was followed by temporal prosperity, as may be gathered from Dt. 28:1-14 ; whereas many kinds of trouble ensue to those who observe the New Law, as stated in 2 Cor. 6:4-10 : "Let us exhibit ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patienc…

  • Thomas Aquinas

    Summa Theologica

    ut it did promise exalted honors and abundant riches; for it is written in reference to the former ( Dt. 28:1 ): "If thou wilt hear the voice of the Lord thy God . . . He will make thee higher than all the nations"; and in reference to the latter, we read a little further on ( Dt…

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