1 "Every command that I enjoin on you, you shall be careful to observe, neither adding to it nor subtracting from it.
2 "If there arises among you a prophet or a dreamer who promises you a sign or wonder,
3 urging you to follow other gods, whom you have not known, and to serve them: even though the sign or wonder he has foretold you comes to pass,
4 pay no attention to the words of that prophet or that dreamer; for the LORD, your God, is testing you to learn whether you really love him with all your heart and with all your soul.
5 The LORD, your God, shall you follow, and him shall you fear; his commandment shall you observe, and his voice shall you heed, serving him and holding fast to him alone.
6 But that prophet or that dreamer shall be put to death, because, in order to lead you astray from the way which the LORD, your God, has directed you to take, he has preached apostasy from the LORD, your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and ransomed you from that place of slavery. Thus shall you purge the evil from your midst.
7 "If your own full brother, or your son or daughter, or your beloved wife, or your intimate friend, entices you secretly to serve other gods, whom you and your fathers have not known,
8 gods of any other nations, near at hand or far away, from one end of the earth to the other:
9 do not yield to him or listen to him, nor look with pity upon him, to spare or shield him,
10 but kill him. Your hand shall be the first raised to slay him; the rest of the people shall join in with you.
11 You shall stone him to death, because he sought to lead you astray from the LORD, your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that place of slavery.
12 And all Israel, hearing of it, shall fear and never again do such evil as this in your midst.
13 "If, in any of the cities which the LORD, your God, gives you to dwell in, you hear it said
14 that certain scoundrels have sprung up among you and have led astray the inhabitants of their city to serve other gods whom you have not known,
15 you must inquire carefully into the matter and investigate it thoroughly. If you find that it is true and an established fact that this abomination has been committed in your midst,
16 you shall put the inhabitants of that city to the sword, dooming the city and all life that is in it, even its cattle, to the sword.
17 Having heaped up all its spoils in the middle of its square, you shall burn the city with all its spoils as a whole burnt offering to the LORD, your God. Let it be a heap of ruins forever, never to be rebuilt.
18 You shall not retain anything that is doomed, that the blazing wrath of the LORD may die down and he may show you mercy and in his mercy for you may multiply you as he promised your fathers on oath;
19 because you have heeded the voice of the LORD, your God, keeping all his commandments which I enjoin on you today, doing what is right in his sight.
Versículos relacionados com Deuteronomy, 13:
Deuteronomy 13 deals with the importance of staying true to the Lord and punishment to those who try to bring the Israelites to worship other gods. The chapter warns of the presence of false prophets who can try to seduce the people with signs and wonders to turn against the Lord. Below are five verses related to the topics addressed in Deuteronomy 13:
Deuteronomy 4:35 - "It was shown to you, so that you knew that the Lord is God; no other there is not Him." This verse emphasizes the exclusivity of the Lord as God and the importance of not deviating to other gods.
Deuteronomy 6:14-15 - "Do not follow other gods, of the gods of the peoples who are around you; for the Lord thy God is a zealous God in the midst of you, that the wrath of the Lord thy God may not light up against You and destroy you from the earth. " This verse reinforces the prohibition of worshiping other gods and the serious consequences that may occur if one dodges from the Lord.
Jeremiah 23:16 - "Thus saith the Lord of hosts," You do not hear the words of the prophets who prophesy among you, make you fade; they speak of the vision of your heart, not from the mouth of the Lord. " This verse warns of the false prophets who can try to deceive the people with words that do not come from the Lord.
2 Corinthians 11:13-15-"For such false apostles are fraudulent workers, transfiguring himself into apostles of Christ. And it is not wonder, because Satan himself transfigures himself into the angel of light. ministers transfigure themselves into ministers of justice, the end of which will be according to their works. " This verse highlights the presence of false prophets and teaches the importance of discerning the true message of the Lord.
John 10:27-28-"My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me; and I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one shall snatch them from my hand." This verse talks about the importance of listening to the voice of the Lord and following his ways to avoid being deceived by false prophets or misleading teachings.
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