Deuteronomy 18:20
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Deuteronomy 18:20 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Doch der Prophet, der sich vermessen wird, in meinem Namen ein Wort zu reden, das ich ihm nicht geboten habe zu reden, oder der im Namen anderer Götter reden wird: Selbiger Prophet soll sterben.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Empero el profeta que presumiere hablar palabra en mi nombre, que yo no le haya mandado hablar, ó que hablare en nombre de dioses ajenos, el tal profeta morirá.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Porém o profeta que presumir falar palavra em meu nome, que eu não lhe tenha mandado falar, ou que falar em nome de deuses alheios, o tal profeta morrerá.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Mas o profeta que disser uma palavra com arrogância em Meu nome, uma palavra que Eu não ordenei que ele dissesse, ou que falar em nome de outros deuses, este profeta morrerá".
📖 Deuteronomy 18:20 in Context
18I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.
19And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.
20But 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.
21And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the Lord hath not spoken?
22When a prophet speaketh in the name of the Lord, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the Lord hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.
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