Deuteronomy 18:22

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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.

Cross References

1 Kings 22:28

Micaiah said, “If you do come back, I was wrong about what the LORD wanted me to say.” Then he told the crowd, “Don't forget what I said!”

2 Kings 20:1

About this time, Hezekiah got sick and was almost dead. Isaiah the prophet went in and told him, “The LORD says you won't ever get well. You are going to die, so you had better start doing what needs to be done.”

Proverbs 26:2

A curse you don't deserve will take wings and fly away like a sparrow or a swallow.

Isaiah 41:22

Come near me, you idols. Tell us about the past, and we will think about it. Tell us about the future, so we will know what is going to happen.

Jonah 3:4

After walking for a day, Jonah warned the people, “Forty days from now, Nineveh will be destroyed!”

Jonah 4:2

So he prayed: Our LORD, I knew from the very beginning that you wouldn't destroy Nineveh. That's why I left my own country and headed for Spain. You are a kind and merciful God, and you are very patient. You always show love, and you don't like to punish anyone, not even foreigners.

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 18:21

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

1 Samuel 3:19

As Samuel grew up, the LORD helped him and made everything Samuel said come true.