Deuteronomy 18:20 — Bible Verse (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.”
Deuteronomy 18:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Deuteronomy 18:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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Deuteronomy 18:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But the prophet who speaks a word presumptuously in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods, that same prophet shall die.””
Deuteronomy 18:20 — World English Bible
Deuteronomy 18:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Deuteronomy 18:20 — American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 18:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`Only, the prophet who presumeth to speak a word in My name--that which I have not commanded him to speak--and who speaketh in the name of other gods--even that prophet hath died.”
Deuteronomy 18:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 18:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But the prophet who shall presume to speak a word in my name that I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of othergods, that prophet shall die. ”
Deuteronomy 18:20 — Darby Translation
Deuteronomy 18:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But the prophet that shall presume to speake a worde in my name, which I haue not commanded him to speake, or that speaketh in the name of other gods, euen the same prophet shall die.”
Deuteronomy 18:20 — Geneva Bible
Deuteronomy 18:20 in Context — Deuteronomy 18
18 I 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.
19 And 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.
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.
21 And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the Lord hath not spoken?
22 When 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.
What Does Deuteronomy 18:20 Mean?
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