¹⁶ “I can’t go home with you,” the man of God answered. “I can’t ·eat or drink [^Leat bread or drink water] with you in this place. ¹⁷ The Lord said to me, ‘Don’t ·eat or drink [^Leat bread or drink water] there or return on the same road by which you came.’”

¹⁸ Then the old prophet said, “But I also am a prophet, like you.” Then he lied. “An angel from the Lord came to me and told me to bring you to my home. He said you should ·eat and drink [^Leat bread and drink water] with me.”