Deuteronomy 18:21
And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the Lord hath not spoken?
Deuteronomy 18:21 in other translations
| BSB | You may ask in your heart, “How can we recognize a message that the LORD has not spoken?” |
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| WEB | You may say in your heart, “How shall we know the word which the LORD has not spoken?” |
| ASV | And if thou say in thy heart, How shall we know the word which Jehovah hath not spoken? |
| YLT | ‘And when thou sayest in thy heart, How do we know the word which Jehovah hath not spoken? -- |
| DARBY | And if thou say in thy heart, How shall we know the word that Jehovah hath not spoken? |
| BBE | And if you say in your hearts, How are we to be certain that the word does not come from the Lord? |
| Webster | And if thou shalt say in thy heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken? |
What does Deuteronomy 18:21 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 18:15-22
It is here promised concerning Christ, that there should come a Prophet, great above all the prophets; by whom God would make known himself and his will to the children of men, more fully and clearly than he had ever done before. He is the Light of the world, Joh 8:12. He is the World by whom God speaks to us, Joh 1:1; He 1:2. In his birth he should be one of their nation. In his resurrection he should be raised up…
Deuteronomy 18:21 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Deuteronomy 18:21
- 1 John 4:1-3
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:24
Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.
- Revelation 2:2
I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:
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Context
- Deuteronomy 18:20
But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.
- Deuteronomy 18:21
And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the Lord hath not spoken?
- Deuteronomy 18:22
When a prophet speaketh in the name of the Lord, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the Lord hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.
Deuteronomy 18:21 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y si dijeres en tu corazón: ¿Cómo conoceremos la palabra que Jehová no hubiere hablado? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et si tu dis dans ton cœur: Comment connaîtrons-nous la parole que l’ Éternel n’a pas dite? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und wenn du in deinem Herzen sprichst: Wie sollen wir das Wort erkennen, das Jehova nicht geredet hat? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quod si tacita cogitatione responderis: Quomodo possum intelligere verbum, quod Dominus non est locutus? |