“Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you.”
You shall not add to the word which I command you, nor shall you take away from it, that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you -- the prohibition against adding to or subtracting from the law (a principle known as sola scriptura avant la lettre) preserves the integrity of the revelation. The law is complete and sufficient; human supplementation or reduction is forbidden. This verse establishes the doctrine of the canon: the written law is inviolable.
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