Deuteronomy 18:20 BSB

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 to death.”

BSB

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ASV

But the prophet, that shall speak a word presumptuously in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, that same prophet shall die.

KJV

But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.

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Commentary

1 voice

Origen of Alexandria

EXHORTATION TO MARTYRDOM 8 (253)

We can be prepared to find some prophet even of impiety—and perhaps not just one but several—who will tell us of a word of the Lord, which the Lord has not at all commanded, or a "word of wisdom" which has nothing whatever to do with wisdom. His purpose is to slay us by the word of his mouth.

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אַ֣ךְ	'akh	nevertheless	H389 →
הַנָּבִ֡יא	ha.na.Vi'	the prophet	H5030 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	'a.Sher	who	H834 →
יָזִיד֩	ya.Zid	he will act presumptuously	H2102 →
לְדַבֵּ֨ר	le.da.Ber	by speaking	H1696 →
דָּבָ֜ר	da.Var	a word	H1697 →
בִּשְׁמִ֗י	bish.Mi	in name my	H8034 →
אֵ֣ת	'et	<obj.>	H853 →
אֲשֶׁ֤ר	'a.Sher	[that] which	H834 →
לֹֽא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
צִוִּיתִיו֙	tzi.vi.Tiv	I commanded him	H6680 →
לְדַבֵּ֔ר	le.da.Ber	to speak	H1696 →
וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר	va.'a.Sher	and who	H834 →
יְדַבֵּ֔ר	ye.da.Ber	he will speak	H1696 →
בְּשֵׁ֖ם	be.Shem	in [the] name of	H8034 →
אֱלֹהִ֣ים	'E.lo.Him	gods	H430 →
אֲחֵרִ֑ים	'a.che.Rim	other	H312 →
וּמֵ֖ת	u.Met	and he will die	H4191 →
הַנָּבִ֥יא	ha.na.Vi'	the prophet	H5030 →
הַהֽוּא׃	ha.Hu'	<the> him	H1931 →

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

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

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 7:15
Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
leads to
- 1 John 4:1
  Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.
- 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…
- Mark 13:22–23
  For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders that would deceive even the elect, if that were possible.
- Acts 20:29–31
  I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.
Through
Ezekiel 13:6
They see false visions and speak lying divinations. They claim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ when the LORD did not send them; yet they wait for the fulfillment of their message.
leads to
- Jeremiah 28:15
  Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah! The LORD did not send you, but you have persuaded this people to trust in a lie.
- Ezekiel 22:28
  Her prophets whitewash these deeds by false visions and lying divinations, saying, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says,’ when the LORD has not spoken.
- Jeremiah 29:8
  For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Do not be deceived by the prophets and diviners among you, and do not listen to the dreams you elicit from…

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