Deuteronomy 18:20 - Compare All Versions
Deuteronomy 18:20 MSG (The Message)
“But any prophet who fakes it, who claims to speak in my name something I haven’t commanded him to say, or speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet must die.”
Deuteronomy 18:20 KJV (King James Version)
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 18:20 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
But the prophet who speaks a word presumptuously in My name which I have not commanded him to speak, or which he speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet shall die.’
Deuteronomy 18:20 NCV (New Century Version)
But if a prophet says something I did not tell him to say as though he were speaking for me, or if a prophet speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet must be killed.”
Deuteronomy 18:20 ASV (American Standard Version)
But the prophet, that shall speak a word presumptuously in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, that same prophet shall die.
Deuteronomy 18:20 NIV (New International Version)
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, is to be put to death.”
Deuteronomy 18:20 NKJV (New King James Version)
But the prophet who presumes to speak a word in My name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet shall die.’
Deuteronomy 18:20 AMP (Amplified Bible)
But the prophet who presumes to speak a word in My name which I have not commanded him to speak, or which he speaks in the name of other gods—that prophet shall die.’
Deuteronomy 18:20 NLT (New Living Translation)
But any prophet who falsely claims to speak in my name or who speaks in the name of another god must die.’
Deuteronomy 18:20 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
But the prophet who presumes to speak a word in my name that I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods, that same prophet shall die.’