Deuteronomy 13:12

If thou shalt heare say (concerning any of thy cities which the Lord thy God hath giuen thee to dwell in)

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

If thou shalt hear say in one of thy cities, which the LORD thy God hath given thee to dwell there, saying,

In Context

11That all Israel may heare and feare, and doe no more any such wickednesse as this among you.

13Wicked men are gone out from among you, and haue drawen away the inhabitants of their citie, saying, Let vs go and serue other gods, which ye haue not knowen,

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 19:20And the rest shall heare this, and feare, and shall henceforth commit no more any such wickednes among you.

Joshua 22:11When the children of Israel heard say, Beholde, the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the halfe tribe of Manasseh haue built an altar in the forefront of the lande of Canaan vpon the borders of Iorden at the passage of the children of Israel:

Ezekiel 23:48Thus will I cause wickednesse to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to doe after your wickednesse.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 13:7-12

6 If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers; 7 Namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth; 8 Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither… Read the whole commentary →

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