Zechariah 13:3

Good News Translation

Then if anyone still insists on prophesying, his own father and mother will tell him that he must be put to death, because he claimed to speak the Lord's word, but spoke lies instead. When he prophesies, his own father and mother will stab him to death.

Cross References

Jeremiah 23:25

I know what those prophets have said who speak lies in my name and claim that I have given them my messages in their dreams.

Jeremiah 23:34

If any of my people or a prophet or a priest even uses the words ‘the Lord's burden,’ I will punish them and their families.

Jeremiah 28:15

Then I told Hananiah this, and added, “Listen, Hananiah! The Lord did not send you, and you are making these people believe a lie.

Ezekiel 13:23

So now your false visions and misleading predictions are over. I am rescuing my people from your power, so that you will know that I am the Lord.”

Ezekiel 14:9

“If any prophets are deceived into giving a false answer, it is because I, the Lord, have deceived them. I will remove them from the people of Israel.

Ezekiel 43:7

“Mortal man, here is my throne. I will live here among the people of Israel and rule them forever. Neither the people of Israel nor their kings will ever again disgrace my holy name by worshiping other gods or by burying the corpses of their dead kings.

Matthew 10:37

“Those who love their father or mother more than me are not fit to be my disciples; those who love their son or daughter more than me are not fit to be my disciples.

Luke 14:26

“Those who come to me cannot be my disciples unless they love me more than they love father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and themselves as well.

2 Corinthians 5:16

No longer, then, do we judge anyone by human standards. Even if at one time we judged Christ according to human standards, we no longer do so.

Deuteronomy 18:20

But if any prophet dares to speak a message in my name when I did not command him to do so, he must die for it, and so must any prophet who speaks in the name of other gods.’

Deuteronomy 33:9

They showed greater loyalty to you Than to parents, brothers, or children. They obeyed your commands And were faithful to your covenant.