¹⁵ ‘I have not sent^(A) them,’ declares the Lord. ‘They are prophesying lies in my name.^(B) Therefore, I will banish you and you will perish,^(C) both you and the prophets who prophesy to you.’”

²⁰ But a prophet who presumes to speak in my name anything I have not commanded, or a prophet who speaks in the name of other gods,^(A) is to be put to death.”^(B)

True and False Prophets

¹⁵ “Watch out for false prophets.^(A) They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.^(B)

²² For false messiahs and false prophets^(A) will appear and perform signs and wonders^(B) to deceive, if possible, even the elect.