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NASB | Luke 4:8 Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD AND SERVE HIM ONLY.'" |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 4:8 Jesus replied to him, "It is written and forever remains written, 'YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD AND SERVE ONLY HIM.'" [Deut 6:13; 10:20] |
Subject: What is the relevance of OT practices? |
Bible Note: As I've said earlier, Jesus's standard of the law was a much higher standard than the Jewish Law as outlined in the Torah. For instance, Jesus now outlawed divorce. As we see in Matthew 22, Jesus's teaching on divorce superceded that of the Torah. 7"Then why did Moses say a man could merely write an official letter of divorce and send her away?"[c] they asked. 8Jesus replied, "Moses permitted divorce as a concession to your hard-hearted wickedness, but it was not what God had originally intended. 9And I tell you this, a man who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery--unless his wife has been unfaithful.[d]" Similarly in verse 21, Jesus tells someone who has followed all of the "law" of God that that isn't enough in order to receive eternal life. He says: 21Jesus told him, "If you want to be perfect, go and sell all you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me." 22But when the young man heard this, he went sadly away because he had many possessions. There are many more examples where Jesus's teaching went far beyond the law, and deep into the heart of the individual. What he taught the people is that God demands love, first and foremost. The Jews at that time were following only the letter of the law, and not the spirit of the law. And that wasn't good enough for God. |