Amos 2:11

New Century Version

I made some of your children to be prophets and some of your young people to be Nazirites. People of Israel, isn’t this true?” says the Lord.

Cross References

1 Kings 17:1

Now Elijah the Tishbite was a prophet from the settlers in Gilead. “I serve the Lord, the God of Israel,” Elijah said to Ahab. “As surely as the Lord lives, no rain or dew will fall during the next few years unless I command it.”

1 Kings 18:4

When Jezebel was killing all the Lord’s prophets, Obadiah hid a hundred of them in two caves, fifty in one cave and fifty in another. He also brought them food and water.)

1 Kings 19:16

Then pour oil on Jehu son of Nimshi to make him king over Israel. Next, pour oil on Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel Meholah to make him a prophet in your place.

1 Kings 20:13

At the same time a prophet came to Ahab king of Israel. The prophet said, “Ahab, the Lord says to you, ‘Do you see that big army? I will hand it over to you today so you will know I am the Lord.’ ”

1 Kings 20:35

One prophet from one of the groups of prophets told another, “Hit me!” He said this because the Lord had commanded it, but the other man refused.

1 Kings 20:41

Then the prophet quickly took the cloth from his face. When the king of Israel saw him, he knew he was one of the prophets.

1 Kings 22:8

Then King Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “There is one other prophet. We could ask the Lord through him, but I hate him. He never prophesies anything good about me, but something bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” Jehoshaphat said, “King Ahab, you shouldn’t say that!”

2 Kings 17:13

The Lord used every prophet and seer to warn Israel and Judah. He said, “Stop your evil ways and obey my commands and laws. Follow all the teachings that I commanded your ancestors, the teachings that I gave you through my servants the prophets.”

2 Kings 6:1

The groups of prophets said to Elisha, “The place where we meet with you is too small for us.

2 Chronicles 36:15

The Lord, the God of their ancestors, sent prophets again and again to warn his people, because he had pity on them and on his Temple.

Jeremiah 11:21

So the Lord speaks about the people from Anathoth who plan to kill Jeremiah and say, “Don’t prophesy in the name of the Lord, or we will kill you!”

Jeremiah 2:31

“People of Judah, pay attention to the word of the Lord: Have I been like a desert to the people of Israel or like a dark and dangerous land? Why do my people say, ‘We are free to wander. We won’t come to you anymore’?

Jeremiah 2:5

This is what the Lord says: “I was fair to your ancestors, so why did they turn away from me? Your ancestors worshiped useless idols and became useless themselves.

Jeremiah 26:11

Then the priests and prophets said to the officers and all the other people, “Jeremiah should be killed. He prophesied against Jerusalem, and you heard him yourselves.”

Jeremiah 7:25

Since the day your ancestors left Egypt, I have sent my servants, the prophets, again and again to you.

Lamentations 4:7

Our princes were purer than snow, and whiter than milk. Their bodies were redder than rubies; they looked like sapphires.

Micah 2:6

The prophets say, “Don’t prophesy to us! Don’t prophesy about these things! Nothing to make us feel bad will happen!”

Acts 4:18

So they called Peter and John in again and told them not to speak or to teach at all in the name of Jesus.

Acts 5:28

saying, “We gave you strict orders not to continue teaching in that name. But look, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are trying to make us responsible for this man’s death.”

Acts 7:51

Stephen continued speaking: “You stubborn people! You have not given your hearts to God, nor will you listen to him! You are always against what the Holy Spirit is trying to tell you, just as your ancestors were.

Deuteronomy 18:18

So I will give them a prophet like you, who is one of their own people. I will tell him what to say, and he will tell them everything I command.

1 Samuel 19:20

So he sent messengers to capture him. But they met a group of prophets prophesying, with Samuel standing there leading them. So the Spirit of God entered Saul’s men, and they also prophesied.

1 Samuel 3:20

Then all Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, knew Samuel was a true prophet of the Lord.