Christianity
New Testament · Mark 12:29
ἀπεκρίθη ὁ Ἰησοῦς ὅτι Πρώτη ἐστίν· Ἄκουε, Ἰσραήλ, κύριος ὁ θεὸς ἡμῶν κύριος εἷς ἐστιν,
Jesus answered, “The greatest is: ‘Hear, Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one.
View on its own pageTanakh · Deuteronomy 6:4–5
- Tradition
- Judaism
- Scripture
- Tanakh
- Theme
- The One God
- Source
- Deuteronomy 6:4–5
Original
שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ יְהוָה אֶחָד׃ וְאָהַבְתָּ אֵת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּכָל־לְבָבְךָ וּבְכָל־נַפְשְׁךָ וּבְכָל־מְאֹדֶךָ׃
Westminster Leningrad Codex
Translation
HEAR, O ISRAEL: THE LORD OUR GOD, THE LORD IS ONE. And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
JPS Tanakh 1917
Context: Moses addresses the people of Israel before they enter the land; recited daily as the Shema.
Sources and licenses
- Westminster Leningrad Codex, from tanach.us via Sefaria ("Tanach with Nikkud", public domain).
- The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917 (public domain).
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Qur'an · 112:1–4 (Al-Ikhlas)
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ﴿١﴾ ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ ﴿٢﴾ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ ﴿٣﴾ وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌۢ ﴿٤﴾
Say: He is the One God. The Absolute God. He does not beget, nor is He begotten. And none equals Him.
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Guru Granth Sahib · Ang 1 (Mul Mantar)
ੴ ਸਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਨਿਰਵੈਰੁ ਅਕਾਲ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਅਜੂਨੀ ਸੈਭੰ ਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
There is but one God whose name is true, the Creator, devoid of fear and enmity, immortal, unborn, self-existent; by the favour of the Guru.
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