Deuteronomy 13:3

New Century Version

But you must not listen to those prophets or dreamers. The Lord your God is testing you, to find out if you love him with your whole being.

Cross References

1 Kings 13:19

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

Psalm 119:2

Happy are those who keep his rules, who try to obey him with their whole heart.

Psalm 66:10

God, you have tested us; you have purified us like silver.

Psalm 81:7

When you were in trouble, you called, and I saved you. I answered you with thunder. I tested you at the waters of Meribah.Selah

Exodus 20:20

Then Moses said to the people, “Don’t be afraid, because God has come to test you. He wants you to respect him so you will not sin.”

Isaiah 8:20

You should follow the teachings and the agreement with the Lord. The mediums and fortune-tellers do not speak the word of the Lord, so their words are worth nothing.

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.

Acts 17:11

These people were more willing to listen than the people in Thessalonica. The Bereans were eager to hear what Paul and Silas said and studied the Scriptures every day to find out if these things were true.

1 Corinthians 11:19

(It is necessary to have differences among you so that it may be clear which of you really have God’s approval.)

2 Corinthians 8:8

I am not commanding you to give. But I want to see if your love is true by comparing you with others that really want to help.

Ephesians 4:14

Then we will no longer be babies. We will not be tossed about like a ship that the waves carry one way and then another. We will not be influenced by every new teaching we hear from people who are trying to fool us. They make plans and try any kind of trick to fool people into following the wrong path.

Deuteronomy 6:5

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength.

Deuteronomy 8:16

and manna to eat in the desert. Manna was something your ancestors had never seen. He did this to take away your pride and to test you, so things would go well for you in the end.

Deuteronomy 8:2

Remember how the Lord your God has led you in the desert for these forty years, taking away your pride and testing you, because he wanted to know what was in your heart. He wanted to know if you would obey his commands.

2 Thessalonians 2:11

For this reason God sends them something powerful that leads them away from the truth so they will believe a lie.

1 John 2:19

These enemies of Christ were in our fellowship, but they left us. They never really belonged to us; if they had been a part of us, they would have stayed with us. But they left, and this shows that none of them really belonged to us.

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.

1 John 4:4

My dear children, you belong to God and have defeated them; because God’s Spirit, who is in you, is greater than the devil, who is in the world.

Revelation 13:14

It fools those who live on earth by the miracles it has been given the power to do. It does these miracles to serve the first beast. The second beast orders people to make an idol to honor the first beast, the one that was wounded by the deadly sword but sprang to life again.

Judges 2:22

I will use them to test Israel, to see if Israel will keep the Lord’s commands as their ancestors did.”

1 Samuel 26:19

My master and king, listen to me. If the Lord made you angry with me, let him accept an offering. But if people did it, may the Lord curse them! They have made me leave the land the Lord gave me. They have told me, ‘Go and serve other gods.’