Deuteronomy 13:2 BSB

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15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וּבָ֤א	u.Va'	and it will come	H935 →
הָאוֹת֙	ha.'Ot	the sign	H226 →
וְהַמּוֹפֵ֔ת	ve.ha.mo.Fet	and the wonder	H4159 →
אֲשֶׁר־	'a.Sher-	which	H834 →
דִּבֶּ֥ר	di.Ber	he spoke	H1696 →
אֵלֶ֖יךָ	'e.Lei.kha	to you	H413 →
לֵאמֹ֑ר	le.Mor	<to> saying	H559 →
נֵֽלְכָ֞ה	ne.le.Khah	let us walk	H1980 →
אַחֲרֵ֨י	'a.cha.Rei	after	H310 →
אֱלֹהִ֧ים	'E.lo.Him	gods	H430 →
אֲחֵרִ֛ים	'a.che.Rim	other	H312 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
לֹֽא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
יְדַעְתָּ֖ם	ye.da'.Tam	you have known them	H3045 →
וְנָֽעָבְדֵֽם׃	ve.Na.'a.ve.Dem	and let us be enticed to serve them	H5647 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 24:24
For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders that would deceive even the elect, if that were possible.
leads to
- 2 Thessalonians 2:9–11
  The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder,
- Mark 13:22
  For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders that would deceive even the elect, if that were possible.
- Revelation 13:13–14
  And the second beast performed great signs to cause even fire from heaven to come down to earth in the presence of the people.
- Matthew 24:11
  and many false prophets will arise and mislead many.
- 2 Peter 2:1–3
  Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on…
Through
Deuteronomy 18:22
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…
leads to
- Deuteronomy 18:20
  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…
- 2 Kings 20:1
  In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Put your house in order, for you are about to…
Through
Deuteronomy 13:6
If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods” (which neither you nor…
leads to
- Deuteronomy 17:2–7
  If a man or woman among you in one of the towns that the LORD your God gives you is found doing evil in the sight of the LORD your God by transgressing His…

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Deuteronomy 13:6If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods” (which neither you nor your fathers have known,2 Thessalonians 2:9–11The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder,Matthew 24:24For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders that would deceive even the elect, if that were possible.Deuteronomy 18:22When 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.2 Corinthians 11:13–15For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ.Revelation 13:13–14And the second beast performed great signs to cause even fire from heaven to come down to earth in the presence of the people.Matthew 7:22–23Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’Jeremiah 28:9As for the prophet who prophesies peace, only if the word of the prophet comes true will the prophet be recognized as one the LORD has truly sent.”Deuteronomy 13:13that wicked men have arisen from among you and have led the people of their city astray, saying, “Let us go and serve other gods” (which you have not known),1 Kings 13:3That day the man of God gave a sign, saying, “The LORD has spoken this sign: ‘Surely the altar will be split apart, and the ashes upon it will be poured out.’”Exodus 7:22But the magicians of Egypt did the same things by their magic arts. So Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said.Jeremiah 25:6Do not follow other gods to serve and worship them, and do not provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands. Then I will do you no harm.’

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