Deuteronomy 18:20

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

But the prophet who presumes to speak a message in my name that I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods #– #that prophet must die.”

Cross References

Jeremiah 27:15

“I have not sent them” #– #this is the Lord’s declaration #– #“and they are prophesying falsely in my name; therefore, I will banish you, and you will perish #– #you and the prophets who are prophesying to you.” ’

Matthew 7:15

‘Be on your guard against false prophets   who come to you in sheep’s   clothing   but inwardly are ravaging wolves.

Zechariah 13:3

If a man still prophesies, his father and his mother who bore him will say to him, “You cannot remain alive because you have spoken a lie in the name of the Lord.” When he prophesies, his father and his mother who bore him will pierce him through.

Ezekiel 13:6

They saw false visions and their divinations were a lie.  They claimed, ‘This is the Lord’s declaration,’ when the Lord did not send them,  yet they wait for the fulfilment of their message.

Jeremiah 23:31

I am against the prophets’ #– #the Lord’s declaration #– #‘who use their own tongues to make a declaration.

Jeremiah 2:8

The priests stopped asking, ‘Where is the  Lord? ’ The experts in the law no longer knew me, and the rulers  rebelled against me. The prophets prophesied by   Baal and followed useless idols.

1 Kings 18:27

At noon Elijah mocked them. He said, ‘Shout loudly, for he’s a god! Maybe he’s thinking it over; maybe he has wandered away;  or maybe he’s on the road. Perhaps he’s sleeping and will wake up! ’

2 Peter 2:12

But these people, like irrational animals #– #creatures of instinct born to be caught and destroyed #– #slander what they do not understand, and in their destruction they too will be destroyed.

1 Kings 18:40

Then Elijah ordered them, ‘Seize the prophets of Baal!  Do not let even one of them escape.’ So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Wadi Kishon  and slaughtered them there.

Revelation 19:20

But the beast was taken prisoner, and along with it the false prophet, who had performed the signs in its presence. He deceived those who accepted the mark of the beast and those who worshipped its image with these signs.  Both of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulphur.

1 Kings 18:19

Now summon all Israel to meet me at Mount Carmel,  along with the 450 prophets of Baal and the 400 prophets of Asherah  who eat at Jezebel’s table.’

Deuteronomy 17:12

The person who acts arrogantly, refusing to listen either to the priest who stands there serving the Lord your God or to the judge, must die. You must purge the evil from Israel.

Deuteronomy 18:21

You may say to yourself, “How can we recognise a message the Lord has not spoken? ”

Deuteronomy 18:22

When a prophet speaks in the Lord’s name, and the message does not come true or is not fulfilled, that is a message the Lord has not spoken. The prophet has spoken it presumptuously. Do not be afraid of him.

Jeremiah 23:30

Therefore, take note! I am against the prophets’   #– #the Lord’s declaration #– #‘who steal my words from each other.

Jeremiah 26:11

Then the priests and prophets said to the officials and all the people, ‘This man deserves the death sentence because he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your own ears.’

Deuteronomy 13:6

‘If your brother, the son of your mother,  or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let’s go and worship other gods” #– #which neither you nor your ancestors have known,

Judges 2:15

Whenever the Israelites went out, the Lord was against them  and brought disaster on them, just as he had promised and sworn to them.  So they suffered greatly.

1 Kings 13:19

and the man of God went back with him, ate food in his house, and drank water.

Zechariah 13:2

On that day’ #– #this is the declaration of the Lord of Armies #– #‘I will remove the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered.  I will banish the prophets  and the unclean spirit from the land.