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Deuteronomy 13:3

Trials and adversityLove for othersFaithObedience

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

2 And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them;

Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

4 Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.

5 And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee.

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BSB
you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. For the LORD your God is testing you to find out whether you love Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
KJV
Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
WEB
you shall not listen to the words of that prophet, or to that dreamer of dreams; for the LORD your God is testing you, to know whether you love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
ASV
thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or unto that dreamer of dreams: for Jehovah your God proveth you, to know whether ye love Jehovah your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
DARBY
thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams; for Jehovah your God proveth you, to know whether ye love Jehovah your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
BLB
you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or to that dreamer of the dream. For YHWH your⁺ God is testing you⁺, to know whether you⁺ love YHWH your⁺ God with all your⁺ heart and with all your⁺ soul.
ÅB
da skal du ikke høre på denne profets ord eller på ham som hadde drømmen; for Herren deres Gud vil bare prøve dere for å kjenne om dere elsker Herren deres Gud av alt deres hjerte og av all deres sjel.
OTB
skal du ikke høre på ordene til den profeten eller drømmeren. Herren deres Gud tester dere for å se om dere virkelig elsker Ham av hele deres hjerte og sjel.
B1930
da skal du ikke høre på denne profets ord eller på ham som hadde drømmen; for Herren eders Gud vil bare prøve eder for å kjenne om I elsker Herren eders Gud av alt eders hjerte og av all eders sjel.

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Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 8:2

    And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.

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  • Psalms 66:10

    For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.

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  • 1 Corinthians 11:19

    For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.

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  • Deuteronomy 6:5

    And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

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  • 1 John 4:1

    Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

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  • Revelation 13:14

    And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.

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  • 2 Thessalonians 2:11

    And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

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  • Isaiah 8:20

    To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.

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