Deuteronomy 13:1

New Century Version

Prophets or those who tell the future with dreams might come to you and say they will show you a miracle or a sign.

Cross References

1 Kings 13:18

Then the old prophet said, “But I also am a prophet like you.” Then he told a lie. He said, “An angel from the Lord came to me and told me to bring you to my home. He said you should eat and drink with me.”

1 Kings 13:19

So the man of God went to the old prophet’s house, and he ate and drank with him there.

Proverbs 30:6

Do not add to his words, or he will correct you and prove you are a liar.

Isaiah 9:15

The elders and important men were the head, and the prophets who speak lies were the tail.

Jeremiah 23:11

“Both the prophets and the priests live as if there were no God. I have found them doing evil things even in my own Temple,” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 23:32

I am against the prophets who prophesy false dreams,” says the Lord. “They mislead my people with their lies and false teachings! I did not send them or command them to do anything for me. They can’t help the people of Judah at all,” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 27:9

So don’t listen to your false prophets, those who use magic to tell the future, those who explain dreams, the mediums, or magicians. They all tell you, ‘You will not be slaves to the king of Babylon.’

Jeremiah 29:24

Also give a message to Shemaiah from the Nehelamite family.

Jeremiah 29:26

You said to Zephaniah, ‘The Lord has made you priest in place of Jehoiada. You are to be in charge of the Temple of the Lord. You should arrest any madman who acts like a prophet. Lock his hands and feet between wooden blocks, and put iron rings around his neck.

Jeremiah 29:8

The Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel, says: “Don’t let the prophets among you and the people who do magic fool you. Don’t listen to their dreams.

Jeremiah 6:13

“Everyone, from the least important to the greatest, is greedy for money. Even the prophets and priests all tell lies.

Ezekiel 13:23

So you will not see false visions or prophesy anymore, and I will save my people from your power so you will know that I am the Lord.’ ”

Zechariah 10:2

Idols tell lies; fortune-tellers see false visions and tell about false dreams. The comfort they give is worth nothing. So the people are like lost sheep. They are abused, because there is no shepherd.

Zechariah 13:4

“At that time the prophets will be ashamed of their visions and prophecies. They won’t wear the prophet’s clothes made of hair to trick people.

Matthew 24:11

Many false prophets will come and cause many people to believe lies.

Matthew 24:24

False Christs and false prophets will come and perform great wonders and miracles. They will try to fool even the people God has chosen, if that is possible.

Matthew 7:15

“Be careful of false prophets. They come to you looking gentle like sheep, but they are really dangerous like wolves.

Mark 13:22

False Christs and false prophets will come and perform great wonders and miracles. They will try to fool even the people God has chosen, if that is possible.

Luke 6:26

“How terrible when everyone says only good things about you, because their ancestors said the same things about the false prophets.

Deuteronomy 18:20

But if a prophet says something I did not tell him to say as though he were speaking for me, or if a prophet speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet must be killed.”

Deuteronomy 4:1

Now, Israel, listen to the laws and commands I will teach you. Obey them so that you will live and so that you will go over and take the land the Lord, the God of your ancestors, is giving to you.

Deuteronomy 4:2

Don’t add to these commands, and don’t leave anything out, but obey the commands of the Lord your God that I give you.

2 Thessalonians 2:9

The Man of Evil will come by the power of Satan. He will have great power, and he will do many different false miracles, signs, and wonders.

2 Peter 2:1

There used to be false prophets among God’s people, just as you will have some false teachers in your group. They will secretly teach things that are wrong—teachings that will cause people to be lost. They will even refuse to accept the Master, Jesus, who bought their freedom. So they will bring quick ruin on themselves.

1 John 4:1

My dear friends, many false prophets have gone out into the world. So do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see if they are from God.