Deuteronomy 18:21

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Deuteronomy 18:21

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Berean Standard Bible

You may ask in your heart, “How can we recognize a message that the LORD has not spoken?”

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KJV

King James Version

And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken?

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WEB

World English Bible

You may say in your heart, “How shall we know the word which the LORD has not spoken?”

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ASV

American Standard Version

And if thou say in thy heart, How shall we know the word which Jehovah hath not spoken?

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Deuteronomy 18

¹⁹ And I will hold accountable anyone who does not listen to My words that the prophet speaks in My name.

²⁰ But if any prophet dares to speak a message in My name that I have not commanded him to speak, or to speak in the name of other gods, that prophet must be put to death.”

²¹ You may ask in your heart, “How can we recognize a message that the LORD has not spoken?”

²² When a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD and the message does not come to pass or come true, that is a message the LORD has not spoken. The prophet has spoken presumptuously. Do not be afraid of him.

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