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Ordinary Time · Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year B

Deuteronomy 6:2-6

The Shema: Hear, O Israel

October 31, 2027

Moses with the Ten Commandments, Philippe de Champaigne
Moses with the Ten Commandments, Philippe de Champaigne, 17th centuryWeb Gallery of Art
Champaigne's Moses, bearded and frontal, holding the stone where the viewer can read it, painted without drama.Hear, O Israel: The LORD is our God, the LORD alone. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.Philippe de ChampaigneA Brussels-born painter who became the portraitist of Richelieu and of Port-Royal, and whose style grew plainer as his Jansenism deepened.Web Gallery of ArtAn online archive rather than a building; the painting's present owner is not recorded with the image.Web Gallery of Art
Roman Lectionary
GospelMark 12:28b-34Mk 12:28b-34
Second ReadingHeb. 7:23-28Heb 7:23-28
First ReadingDeut. 6:2-6Dt 6:2-6
Responsorial PsalmPs. 18:2-3, 3-4, 47+51 (2)Ps 18:2-3, 3-4, 47+51 (2)

Overview & Insights

"Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might." (Deuteronomy 6:4-5)

Moses gives Israel the Shema, the confession that the Lord alone is God, commanding wholehearted love for him and charging parents to teach these words diligently to their children at home and away, day and night.

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Commentary

Commentary on Deuteronomy 6:1-9Commentary on Dt 6:1-9 Working Preacher

Luther Seminary exegesis of the Shema and the charge to love God wholeheartedly, covering the day's verses.

Deuteronomy 6: The Great CommandmentDt 6: The Great Commandment Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's verse by verse evangelical commentary on the chapter.

Deuteronomy 6 CommentaryDt 6 Commentary Precept Austin

A deep gathering of word studies and cross references worked verse by verse.

Deuteronomy 6:2 CommentariesDt 6:2 Commentaries BibleHub

Aggregates classic commentaries on the Shema in one place.

Deuteronomy 6, Expository NotesDt 6, Expository Notes StudyLight

Thomas Constable's expository notes on the call to hear and to love the one LORD.

Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) Agape Bible Study

A Catholic study of the day's readings, tying the Shema to the greatest commandment of the Gospel.

Background & Word Study

Deuteronomy 6 in HebrewDt 6 in Hebrew Sefaria

The Hebrew text with English alongside and traditional Jewish commentary links on the Shema.

Deuteronomy 6:2 Hebrew InterlinearDt 6:2 Hebrew Interlinear BibleHub

Hebrew word by word with parsing and Strong's numbers for close study.

Book of Deuteronomy OverviewBook of Dt Overview BibleProject

An animated overview of Deuteronomy and its call to love and obey the LORD.

The Church Fathers

Catena on Deuteronomy 6Catena on Dt 6 Catena

Patristic comments verse by verse on hearing that the LORD is one.

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