As for the prophet who prophesies peace, when the word of that prophet comes to pass, then it will be known that the Lord has truly sent the prophet.”
Deuteronomy 18:21 - Revised Standard Version And if you say in your heart, ‘How may we know the word which the Lord has not spoken?’ — Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And if you say in your [minds and] hearts, How shall we know which words the Lord has not spoken? American Standard Version (1901) And if thou say in thy heart, How shall we know the word which Jehovah hath not spoken? Common English Bible Now, you might be wondering, How will we know which word God hasn’t spoken? Catholic Public Domain Version But if, in silent thought, you respond: "How will I be able to recognize a word which the Lord has not spoken?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And if in silent thought thou answer: How shall I know the word that the Lord hath not spoken? |
As for the prophet who prophesies peace, when the word of that prophet comes to pass, then it will be known that the Lord has truly sent the prophet.”
Be silent, all flesh, before the Lord; for he has roused himself from his holy dwelling.
But the prophet who presumes to speak a word in my name which I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods, that same prophet shall die.’
when a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord, if the word does not come to pass or come true, that is a word which the Lord has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously, you need not be afraid of him.
“ ‘I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear evil men but have tested those who call themselves apostles but are not, and found them to be false;
And all Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was established as a prophet of the Lord.