“And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.”
Jesus answered, it is written: worship the Lord your God and serve him only — Deuteronomy 6:13 addresses the Shema's practical implication: the exclusive worship and service of the Lord. The response does not argue with the devil's claim to authority — it asserts the absolute priority of the divine claim regardless of what the devil can offer. Worship and serve only: the exclusive devotion that the Shema requires is the counter to the offer of kingdoms through false worship.
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