Deuteronomy 13:5

These kinds of prophets or dreamers must be executed, because they have promoted rebellion against the Lord your God, who led you out of Egypt and rescued you from the prison-house of slavery. They have tried to lead you from the way that the Lord your God has ordered you to follow. You must eliminate the evil among you.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

4You are to follow the Lord your God and respect him. Keep his commandments and do what he says; worship him and hold onto him.

6Even if your own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you love, or your best friend secretly encourages you, saying, “Let's go and worship other gods” unfamiliar to you and your forefathers,

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 6:13Respect the Lord your God. Worship only him, and make promises only in his name.

Deuteronomy 13:10Stone the person to death for trying to lead you away from the Lord your God, who led you out of Egypt, out of the prison-house of slavery.

Deuteronomy 18:20However, if any prophet claims to be delivering a message in my name that I have not ordered him to give, or speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet must be executed.”

Deuteronomy 22:21she is to be taken to the door of her father's house, and there the men of her town are to stone her to death. She has done something disgraceful in Israel by acting immorally in her father's house. You must eliminate the evil from among you.

Deuteronomy 24:7Anyone caught kidnapping a fellow Israelite must be executed, whether the kidnapper makes him a slave or sells him. You must eliminate the evil from among you.

Joshua 23:8Stay close to the Lord your God, as you have done up to now.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 13:2-6

Cautions Against Idolatry. ( b. c. 1451.) 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; 3 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… Read the whole commentary →

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