Deuteronomy 12:32
What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.
Study Note
Study Note
The canonical close of the law-giving section prohibits any addition to or subtraction from what God commands — a formula expressing the completeness and sufficiency of the revealed covenant requirements. This 'canon formula' recurs in Proverbs 30:6 and Revelation 22:18-19, forming a hermeneutical principle across the canonical tradition. It was invoked in later Judaism against Hellenistic innovations and in early Christianity against Gnostic additions to the apostolic deposit. The prohibition cuts in both directions — neither rigorism (adding burdens God did not impose) nor antinomianism (removing obligations he did) is faithful to the covenant.
Other Translations
What thing soever I command you, that shall ye observe to do: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.
The whole thing which I am commanding you--it ye observe to do; thou dost not add unto it, nor diminish from it.
You are to keep with care all the words I give you, making no addition to them and taking nothing from them.
Cross References
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