Deuteronomy 13:1

Punishment of Apostates

1 “If there arises among you a prophet or a ^adreamer of dreams, ^band he gives you a sign or a wonder,

2 and ^athe sign or the wonder comes to pass, of which he spoke to you, saying, ‘Let us go after other gods’—which you have not known—‘and let us serve them,’

3 you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams, for the Lord your God ^ais testing you to know whether you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

4 You shall ^awalk after the Lord your God and fear Him, and keep His commandments and obey His voice; you shall serve Him and ^bhold fast to Him.

5 But ^athat prophet or that dreamer of dreams shall be put to death, because he has spoken in order to turn you away from the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of bondage, to entice you from the way in which the Lord your God commanded you to walk. ^bSo you shall put away the evil from your midst.

6 ^a“If your brother, the son of your mother, your son or your daughter, ^bthe wife of your bosom, or your friend ^cwho is as your own soul, secretly entices you, saying, ‘Let us go and serve other gods,’ which you have not known, neither you nor your fathers,

7 of the gods of the people which are all around you, near to you or far off from you, from one end of the earth to the other end of the earth,

8 you shall ^anot consent to him or listen to him, nor shall your eye pity him, nor shall you spare him or conceal him;

9 but you shall surely kill him; your hand shall be first against him to put him to ^adeath, and afterward the hand of all the people.

10 And you shall stone him with stones until he dies, because he sought to entice you away from the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

11 So all Israel shall hear and ^afear, and not again do such wickedness as this among you.

12 ^a“If you hear someone in one of your cities, which the Lord your God gives you to dwell in, saying,

13 ¹‘Corrupt men have gone out from among you and enticed the inhabitants of their city, saying, “Let us go and serve other gods” ’—which you have not known—

14 then you shall inquire, search out, and ask diligently. And if it is indeed true and certain that such an¹ abomination was committed among you,

15 you shall surely strike the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying it, all that is in it and its livestock—with the edge of the sword.

16 And you shall gather all its plunder into the middle of the street, and¹ completely ^aburn with fire the city and all its plunder, for the Lord your God. It shall be ^ba heap forever; it shall not be built again.

17 ^aSo none of the accursed things shall remain in your hand, that the Lord may ^bturn from the fierceness of His anger and show you mercy, have compassion on you and¹ multiply you, just as He swore to your fathers,

Verse Comparison: Deuteronomy 13:1

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American Standard Version
If there arise in the midst of thee a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and he give thee a sign or a wonder,

Amplified® Bible
IF A prophet arises among you, or a dreamer of dreams, and gives you a sign or a wonder,

Contemporary English Version
Someday a prophet may come along who is able to perform miracles or tell what will happen in the future. Then the prophet may say, "Let's start worshiping some new gods--some gods that we know nothing about."

Darby English Version
If there arise among you a prophet, or one that dreameth dreams, and he give thee a sign or a wonder,

Good News Bible
"Prophets or interpreters of dreams may promise a miracle or a wonder,

King James Version
If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,

New American Standard Bible
"If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you and gives you a sign or a wonder,

New International Version
If a prophet, or one who foretells by dreams, appears among you and announces to you a miraculous sign or wonder,

New King James Version
"If there arises among you a prophet or a dreamer of dreams, and he gives you a sign or a wonder,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
" If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you and gives you a sign or a wonder,

Revised Standard Version
"If a prophet arises among you, or a dreamer of dreams, and gives you a sign or a wonder,

Young's Literal Translation
`When there ariseth in your midst a prophet, or a dreamer of a dream, and he hath given unto thee a sign or wonder,

New English Translation
Suppose a prophet or one who foretells by dreams¹ should appear among you and show you a sign or wonder,²

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