Deuteronomy 13:1

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Some day a prophet may come along who is able to perform miracles or tell what will happen in the future. Then the prophet may say, “Let's start worshipping some new gods—some gods that we know nothing about.”

Cross References

1 Kings 13:18

The old prophet said, “I'm a prophet too. One of the LORD's angels told me to take you to my house and give you something to eat and drink.” The prophet from Judah did not know that the old prophet was lying,

1 Kings 13:19

so he went home with him and ate and drank.

Proverbs 30:6

Don't change what God has said! He will correct you and show that you are a liar.

Isaiah 9:15

Their rulers and leaders were the head, and the lying prophets were the tail.

Jeremiah 23:11

The LORD told me to say: You prophets and priests think so little of me, the LORD, that you even sin in my own temple!

Jeremiah 27:9

You might have people in your kingdom who claim they can tell the future by magic or by talking with the dead or by dreams or messages from a god. But don't pay attention if any of them tell you not to obey Nebuchadnezzar.

Jeremiah 29:24

The LORD All-Powerful, the God of Israel, told me what would happen to Shemaiah, who was one of our people in Babylonia. After my letter reached Babylonia, Shemaiah wrote letters to the people of Jerusalem, including the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah, and the other priests. The letter to Zephaniah said:

Jeremiah 29:26

After the death of Jehoiada the priest, the LORD chose you to be the priest in charge of the temple security force. You know that anyone who acts mad and pretends to be a prophet should be arrested and put in chains and iron collars.

Jeremiah 29:8

Some of your people there in Babylonia are fortune-tellers, and you have asked them to tell you what will happen in the future. But they will only lead you astray. And don't let the prophets fool you, either. They speak in my name, but they are liars. I have not spoken to them.

Jeremiah 6:13

Everyone is greedy and dishonest, whether poor or rich. Even the prophets and priests cannot be trusted.

Ezekiel 13:23

I will no longer let these women give false messages and use magic, and I will free my people from their control. Then they will know that I, the LORD, have done these things.

Zechariah 10:2

You can't believe idols and fortune-tellers, or depend on the hope you receive from witchcraft and interpreters of dreams. But you have tried all of these, and now you are like sheep without a shepherd.

Zechariah 13:4

Those prophets will be ashamed of their so called visions, and they won't deceive anyone by dressing like a true prophet.

Matthew 24:11

Many false prophets will come and fool a lot of people.

Matthew 24:24

False messiahs and false prophets will come and perform great miracles and signs. They will even try to fool God's chosen ones.

Matthew 7:15

Watch out for false prophets! They dress up like sheep, but inside they are wolves who have come to attack you.

Mark 13:22

False messiahs and false prophets will come and perform miracles and signs. They will even try to fool God's chosen ones.

Luke 6:26

You are in for trouble when everyone says good things about you. That is what your own people said about those prophets who told lies.

Deuteronomy 18:20

But if I haven't spoken, and a prophet claims to have a message from me, you must kill that prophet, and you must also kill any prophet who claims to have a message from another god.

Deuteronomy 4:1

Israel, listen to these laws and teachings! If you obey them, you will live, and you will go in and take the land that the LORD is giving you. He is the God your ancestors worshipped,

Deuteronomy 4:2

and now he is your God. I am telling you everything he has commanded, so don't add anything or take anything away.

2 Thessalonians 2:9

When the wicked one appears, Satan will pretend to perform all kinds of miracles, wonders, and signs.

2 Peter 2:1

Sometimes false prophets spoke to the people of Israel. False teachers will also sneak in and speak harmful lies to you. But these teachers don't really belong to the Master who paid a great price for them, and they will quickly destroy themselves.

1 John 4:1

Dear friends, don't believe everyone who claims to have the Spirit of God. Test them all to find out if they really do come from God. Many false prophets have already gone out into the world,