Deuteronomy 13:3

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Summary

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.

Hearken

Proveth

Ye love the lord your god

Deuteronomy 6:5

2 Corinthians 8:8

General references

Bible References

Hearken

To the law and to the testimony! If not, let them say after this manner, 'That there is no dawn to it.'

and these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, they received the word with all readiness of mind, every day examining the Writings whether those things were so;

that we may no more be babes, tossed and borne about by every wind of the teaching, in the sleight of men, in craftiness, unto the artifice of leading astray,

Beloved, every spirit believe not, but prove the spirits, if of God they are, because many false prophets have gone forth to the world;

Proveth

and thou hast remembered all the way which Jehovah thy God hath caused thee to go these forty years in the wilderness, in order to humble thee to try thee, to know that which is in thy heart, whether thou dost keep His commands or not.

For Thou hast tried us, O God, Thou hast refined us as the refining of silver.

In distress thou hast called and I deliver thee, I answer thee in the secret place of thunder, I try thee by the waters of Meribah. Selah.

for there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and they shall give great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, also the chosen.

for it behoveth sects also to be among you, that those approved may become manifest among you;

and because of this shall God send to them a working of delusion, for their believing the lie,

out of us they went forth, but they were not of us, for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but -- that they might be manifested that they are not all of us.

Ye -- of God ye are, little children, and ye have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you, than he who is in the world.

and it leadeth astray those dwelling on the land, because of the signs that were given it to do before the beast, saying to those dwelling upon the land to make an image to the beast that hath the stroke of the sword and did live,

Ye love the lord your god

and thou hast loved Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might,

not according to command do I speak, but because of the diligence of others, and of your love proving the genuineness,

General references

and my cup, the silver cup, thou dost put in the mouth of the bag of the young one, and his corn-money;' and he doth according to the word of Joseph which he hath spoken.

and the scribes do so with their flashings, and cause the frogs to come up against the land of Egypt.

And he hath given on that day a sign, saying, 'This is the sign that Jehovah hath spoken, Lo, the altar is rent, and the ashes poured forth that are on it.'

Cease, my son, to hear instruction -- To err from sayings of knowledge.

Then if any one may say to you, Lo, here is the Christ! or here! ye may not believe;

And then, if any may say to you, Lo, here is the Christ, or, Lo, there, ye may not believe;