Deuteronomy 13:14

New International Reader's Version

So you must ask people some questions. You must check out the matter carefully. If it’s true, an evil thing has really happened among you. It’s something the Lord hates.

Cross References

Numbers 35:30

“ ‘Suppose a person kills someone. Then that person must be put to death as a murderer. But do it only when there are witnesses who can tell what happened. Do not put anyone to death if only one witness tells what happened.

John 7:24

Stop judging only by what you see. Judge in the right way.”

Deuteronomy 10:18

He stands up for widows and for children whose fathers have died. He loves outsiders living among you. He gives them food and clothes.

Deuteronomy 13:13

You hear that people who cause trouble have appeared among you. They’ve tried to get the people of their town to do something wrong. They’ve said, “Let’s go and worship other gods.” But you haven’t known anything about those gods before.

Deuteronomy 13:15

Then you must certainly kill with your swords everyone who lives in that town. You must destroy it completely. You must wipe out its people and livestock.

Deuteronomy 17:4

When you hear that people have done something like that, check the matter out carefully. If it’s true, an evil thing has been done in Israel. The Lord hates that.

1 Timothy 5:19

Don’t believe a charge against an elder unless two or three witnesses bring it.

1 Samuel 1:16

Don’t think of me as an evil woman. I’ve been praying here because I’m very sad. My pain is so great.”

1 Samuel 2:12

Eli’s sons were good for nothing. They didn’t honor the Lord.