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17 for it was said to me by the word of the Lord: You shall not eat food or drink water there, or return by the way that you came.’ 18 Then the other[a] said to him, ‘I also am a prophet as you are, and an angel spoke to me by the word of the Lord: Bring him back with you into your house so that he may eat food and drink water.’ But he was deceiving him. 19 Then the man of God[b] went back with him, and ate food and drank water in his house.

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  1. 1 Kings 13:18 Heb he
  2. 1 Kings 13:19 Heb he

17 I have been told by the word of the Lord: ‘You must not eat bread or drink water there or return by the way you came.’”

18 The old prophet answered, “I too am a prophet, as you are. And an angel said to me by the word of the Lord:(A) ‘Bring him back with you to your house so that he may eat bread and drink water.’” (But he was lying(B) to him.) 19 So the man of God returned with him and ate and drank in his house.

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