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New Living Translation

Deuteronomy 13:2

and the predicted signs or miracles occur. If they then say, ‘Come, let us worship other gods'—gods you have not known before—

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Dream;   Minister, Christian;   Miracles;   Prophets;   Punishment;   Teachers;   Temptation;   The Topic Concordance - Execution;   Hearing;   Proof;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Dreams;   Miracles through Evil Agents;   Prophecy;   Prophets, False;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Dream;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Idol, idolatry;   Miracles;   Prophecy, prophet;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Discipline;   False Prophet;   Israel;   Kill, Killing;   Magic;   Prophet, Prophetess, Prophecy;   Punishment;   Urim and Thummim;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Dream;   Idol;   Jesus Christ;   Miracles;   Prophet;   Son of God;   Tradition;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Capital Punishment;   Crimes and Punishments;   Miracles, Signs, Wonders;   Prophecy, Prophets;   Sign;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Crimes and Punishments;   Deuteronomy;   Magic, Divination, and Sorcery;   Priests and Levites;   Prophecy, Prophets;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Dream (2);   Old Testament (Ii. Christ as Student and Interpreter of).;   Trial of Jesus;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Dreamer of Dreams;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Dream;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Dreams;   Prophets;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Peculiarities of the Law of Moses;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Wonder;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Bar Jesus;   Capital Punishment;   Dreams;   ḥanina (Hananiah;   Hatra'ah;   Miracle;   Prophet, False;   Revelation;   Sidra;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
and that sign or wonder he has promised you comes about, but he says, ‘Let us follow other gods,’ which you have not known, ‘and let us worship them,’
Hebrew Names Version
and the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spoke to you, saying, Let us go after other gods, which you have not known, and let us serve them;
King James Version
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;
Lexham English Bible
and the sign or the wonder comes about that he spoke to you, saying, ‘Let us go after other gods (those whom you have not known), and let us serve them,'
English Standard Version
and the sign or wonder that he tells you comes to pass, and if he says, ‘Let us go after other gods,' which you have not known, ‘and let us serve them,'
New Century Version
The miracle or sign might even happen, and then they might say, "Let's serve other gods" (gods you have not known) "and let's worship them."
New English Translation
and the sign or wonder should come to pass concerning what he said to you, namely, "Let us follow other gods"—gods whom you have not previously known—"and let us serve them."
Amplified Bible
and the sign or the wonder which he spoke (foretold) to you comes to pass, and if he says, 'Let us follow after other gods (whom you have not known) and let us serve and worship them,'
New American Standard Bible
and the sign or the wonder comes true, of which he spoke to you, saying, 'Let's follow other gods (whom you have not known) and let's serve them,'
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the signe and the wonder, which hee hath tolde thee, come to passe) saying, Let vs go after other gods, which thou hast not knowen, and let vs serue them,
Legacy Standard Bible
and the sign or the wonder comes true, concerning which he spoke to you, saying, ‘Let us walk after other gods (whom you have not known) and let us serve them,'
Complete Jewish Bible
"If a prophet or someone who gets messages while dreaming arises among you and he gives you a sign or wonder,
Darby Translation
and the sign or the wonder come to pass that he told unto thee, when he said, Let us go after other gods, whom thou hast not known, and let us serve them,
Easy-to-Read Version
And the sign or miracle they told you about might come true. Then they might ask you to follow other gods (gods you don't know) and say to you, ‘Let's serve these gods!'
George Lamsa Translation
And the sign or the wonder of which he speaks to you come to pass, and then he shall say to you, Come, let us go after other gods, which you have not known, and let us serve them;
Good News Translation
in order to lead you to worship and serve gods that you have not worshiped before. Even if what they promise comes true,
Literal Translation
and the sign or the wonder which he spoke to you occurs, saying, Let us go after other gods which you have not known, and let us serve them,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and that token or wonder which he spake of, come to passe, and then saye: Let vs go after other goddes (whom thou knowest not) and let vs serue the:
American Standard Version
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;
Bible in Basic English
And the sign or the wonder takes place, and he says to you, Let us go after other gods, which are strange to you, and give them worship;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And that signe or wonder whiche he hath sayde come to passe, and then say: Let vs go after straunge gods (which thou hast not knowen) and let vs serue them:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
If there arise in the midst of thee a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams--and he give thee a sign or a wonder,
King James Version (1611)
And the signe or the wonder come to passe, wherof he spake vnto thee, saying, Let vs go after other gods (which thou hast not knowen) and let vs serue them:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and the sign or the wonder come to pass which he spoke to thee, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye know not;
English Revised Version
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;
Berean Standard Bible
and if the sign or wonder he has spoken to you comes about, but he says, "Let us follow other gods (which you have not known) and let us worship them,"
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and this that he spak bifallith, and he seith to thee, Go we, and sue alien goddis, whiche thou knowist not, and serue we hem,
Young's Literal Translation
and the sign and the wonder hath come which he hath spoken of unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods (which thou hast not known), and serve them,
Update Bible Version
and the sign or the wonder comes to pass, whereof he spoke to you, saying, Let us go after other gods, which you haven't known, and let us serve them;
Webster's Bible Translation
And the sign or the wonder shall come to pass, of which he spoke to thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them;
World English Bible
and the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spoke to you, saying, Let us go after other gods, which you have not known, and let us serve them;
New King James Version
and the 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,'
New Life Bible
And what he tells you will happen might come true. But if he says to you, ‘Let us follow other gods (whom you have not known) and let us worship them,'
New Revised Standard
If prophets or those who divine by dreams appear among you and promise you omens or portents, and the omens or the portents declared by them take place, and they say, "Let us follow other gods" (whom you have not known) "and let us serve them,"
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and the sign or the wonder shall come in, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, - Let us go after other gods, which ye know not and let us serve them
Douay-Rheims Bible
And that come to pass which he spoke, and he say to thee: Let us go and follow strange gods, which thou knowest not, and let us serve them:
Revised Standard Version
and the sign or wonder which he tells you comes to pass, and if he says, 'Let us go after other gods,' which you have not known, 'and let us serve them,'
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and the sign or the wonder comes true, concerning which he spoke to you, saying, 'Let us go after other gods (whom you have not known) and let us serve them,'

Contextual Overview

1 "Suppose there are prophets among you or those who dream dreams about the future, and they promise you signs or miracles, 2 and the predicted signs or miracles occur. If they then say, ‘Come, let us worship other gods'—gods you have not known before— 3 do not listen to them. The Lord your God is testing you to see if you truly love him with all your heart and soul. 4 Serve only the Lord your God and fear him alone. Obey his commands, listen to his voice, and cling to him. 5 The false prophets or visionaries who try to lead you astray must be put to death, for they encourage rebellion against the Lord your God, who redeemed you from slavery and brought you out of the land of Egypt. Since they try to lead you astray from the way the Lord your God commanded you to live, you must put them to death. In this way you will purge the evil from among you.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Deuteronomy 18:22, Exodus 7:22, 1 Kings 13:3, Jeremiah 28:9, Matthew 7:22, Matthew 7:23, Matthew 24:24, 2 Corinthians 11:13-15, 2 Thessalonians 2:9-11, Revelation 13:13, Revelation 13:14

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 13:13 - Let us Deuteronomy 18:20 - in the name Jeremiah 25:6 - General Revelation 16:14 - working

Cross-References

Genesis 13:1
So Abram left Egypt and traveled north into the Negev, along with his wife and Lot and all that they owned.
Genesis 13:3
From the Negev, they continued traveling by stages toward Bethel, and they pitched their tents between Bethel and Ai, where they had camped before.
Genesis 13:9
The whole countryside is open to you. Take your choice of any section of the land you want, and we will separate. If you want the land to the left, then I'll take the land on the right. If you prefer the land on the right, then I'll go to the left."
Genesis 13:10
Lot took a long look at the fertile plains of the Jordan Valley in the direction of Zoar. The whole area was well watered everywhere, like the garden of the Lord or the beautiful land of Egypt. (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)
Genesis 13:12
So Abram settled in the land of Canaan, and Lot moved his tents to a place near Sodom and settled among the cities of the plain.
Genesis 13:13
But the people of this area were extremely wicked and constantly sinned against the Lord .
Genesis 24:35
"And the Lord has greatly blessed my master; he has become a wealthy man. The Lord has given him flocks of sheep and goats, herds of cattle, a fortune in silver and gold, and many male and female servants and camels and donkeys.
Deuteronomy 8:18
Remember the Lord your God. He is the one who gives you power to be successful, in order to fulfill the covenant he confirmed to your ancestors with an oath.
1 Samuel 2:7
The Lord makes some poor and others rich; he brings some down and lifts others up.
Job 1:3
He owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 teams of oxen, and 500 female donkeys. He also had many servants. He was, in fact, the richest person in that entire area.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the sign and wonder come to pass whereof he spake unto thee,.... The sign he promised to give, or the miracle he proposed to do, to show the reality of his mission, and the truth of his doctrine, which is performed, or seemingly performed, by legerdemain, by magic art, or by the help of the devil; which the Lord sometimes suffered for the trial of the faith and obedience of his people, and for the hardening of others in their unbelief, and which issues in their destruction; see 2 Thessalonians 2:9,

saying, let us go after other gods (which thou hast not known), and let us serve them; other gods besides the one living and true God, the Creator of all things; strange gods, the idols of the people, as the Targum of Jonathan; such as they had never heard of, nor had any knowledge of, nor any benefit from, as they had of the Lord their God. Now the doctrines of these, and of their worship, are what the false prophet or dreamer is supposed to come with, and inculcate into the minds of the people; and for the confirmation of which, and in order to draw them into the reception of them, and act according to them, he proposed to give a sign or wonder.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The Lord had said, “Thou shalt have none other gods but Me.” A prophet is here supposed who invites the people “to go after other gods.” To such a one no credit is under any circumstances to be given, even should he show signs and wonders to authenticate his doctrine. The standing rule of faith and practice had been laid down once for all - that the people were to hold fast. The prophet who propounded another rule could only be an impostor.

A different case is considered in Deuteronomy 18:18, etc.


 
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