Deuteronomy 18:21

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

You may be asking yourselves, “How can we tell if a prophet's message really comes from the LORD?”

Cross References

Jeremiah 28:9

Now you are saying we will have peace. We will just have to wait and see if that is really what the LORD has said.

Zechariah 2:13

Everyone, be silent! The LORD is present and moving about in his holy place.

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 18:22

You will know, because if the LORD says something will happen, it will happen. And if it doesn't, you will know that the prophet was falsely claiming to speak for the LORD. Don't be afraid of any prophet whose message doesn't come from the LORD.

1 Thessalonians 5:24

The one who chose you can be trusted, and he will do this.

Revelation 2:2

I know everything you have done, including your hard work and how you have endured. I know you won't put up with anyone who is evil. When some people pretended to be apostles, you tested them and found out that they were liars.

1 Samuel 3:20

From the town of Dan in the north to the town of Beersheba in the south, everyone in the country knew that Samuel was truly the LORD's prophet.