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19 Anyone who does not heed the words that the prophet[a] shall speak in my name, I myself will hold accountable.(A) 20 But any prophet who presumes to speak in my name a word that I have not commanded the prophet to speak or who speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet shall die.’(B) 21 You may say to yourself, ‘How can we recognize a word that the Lord has not spoken?’

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  1. 18.19 Heb he

19 I myself will call to account(A) anyone who does not listen(B) to my words that the prophet speaks in my name.(C) 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,(D) is to be put to death.”(E)

21 You may say to yourselves, “How can we know when a message has not been spoken by the Lord?”

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