Deuteronomy 4:35
That thou mightest know that the Lord he is God, and there is no other besides him.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- ut scires quoniam Dominus ipse est Deus, et non est alius præter eum.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- ὥστε εἰδῆσαί σε ὅτι Κύριος ὁ θεός σου, οὗτος θεός ἐστιν, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἔτι πλὴν αὐτοῦ.
- Hebrew (WLC)
- אַתָּה֙ הָרְאֵ֣תָ לָדַ֔עַת כִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה ה֣וּא הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים אֵ֥ין ע֖וֹד מִלְבַדּֽוֹ
The Fathers on this verse
St Hippolytus The Refutation of All Heresies, Chapter XXVIII
As, therefore, the primary and greatest power of the animal essence came into existence, an image (of the only begotten Son); so also the devil, who is the ruler of this world, constitutes the power of the material essence, as Beelzebub is of the essence of demons which emanates from anxiety. (In consequence of this,) Sophia from above exerted her energy from the Ogdoad to the Hebdomad. For the Demiurge, they say, knows nothing at all, but is, according to them, devoid of understanding, and silly, and is not conscious of what he is doing or working at. But in him, while thus in a state of ignorance that even he is producing, Sophia wrought all sorts of energy, and infused vigour (into him). …