Deuteronomy 4:2
Deuteronomy · Old Testament · Chapter 4
“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.”Deuteronomy 4:2
What Does Deuteronomy 4:2 Mean?
Deuteronomy 4:2 is found in the book of Deuteronomy, chapter 4, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Deuteronomy 4:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Revelation 22:18“For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:”Proverbs 30:6“Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.”Deuteronomy 12:32“What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.”Ecclesiastes 12:13“Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.”Joshua 1:7“Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.”Matthew 5:18“For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.”Revelation 22:19“And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.”Galatians 3:15“Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man’s covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto.”Galatians 1:9“As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.”Mark 7:1“Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.”Matthew 15:2“Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.”Jeremiah 26:2“Thus saith the LORD; Stand in the court of the LORD’s house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD’s house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word:”Exodus 35:29“The children of Israel brought a willing offering unto the LORD, every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all manner of work, which the LORD had commanded to be made by the hand of Moses.”Joshua 11:15“As the LORD commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua, and so did Joshua; he left nothing undone of all that the LORD commanded Moses.”Exodus 7:2“Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land.”Leviticus 8:36“So Aaron and his sons did all things which the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.”Leviticus 10:1“And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.”Deuteronomy 17:20“That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel.”2 Chronicles 30:12“Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of the LORD.”Matthew 5:43“Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.”
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