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Deuteronomy 18:21-22
New Catholic Bible
Deuteronomy 18:21-22
New Catholic Bible
21 You might say to yourself, “How can we know that the Lord did not speak the message?” 22 If what the prophet proclaims in the name of the Lord is not true and it does not happen, then the message was not proclaimed by the Lord. The prophet has spoken presumptuously, you should not fear him.[a]
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- Deuteronomy 18:22 Then, as now, discerning the true from the false prophet is necessary and simple. If what the prophet proclaims does not happen, they are not of the Lord, and these false prophets were subject to capital punishment.
