Shun Idolatry

13 “^[a](A)If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you and gives you a sign or a wonder, ² and the sign or the wonder comes true, concerning which he spoke to you, saying, ‘^(B)Let us go after other gods (whom you have not known) and let us serve them,’ ³ you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams; for the Lord your God is ^(C)testing you to find out if ^(D)you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. ^4 (E)You shall follow the Lord your God and fear Him; and you shall keep His commandments, listen to His voice, serve Him, and ^(F)cling to Him. ⁵ But that prophet or that dreamer of dreams shall be ^(G)put to death, because he has ^[b]counseled ^[c]rebellion against the Lord your God who brought you from the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of ^[d]slavery, ^(H)to seduce you from the way in which the Lord your God commanded you to walk. ^(I)So you shall purge the evil from among you.

²¹ For even though they knew God, they did not ^[a]honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became ^(A)futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

^22 (A)Professing to be wise, they became fools,

²⁵ For they exchanged the truth of God for ^[a]a ^(A)lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, ^(B)who is blessed ^[b]forever. Amen.

⁴ they worshiped the ^(A)dragon because he ^(B)gave his authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, “^(C)Who is like the beast, and who is able to wage war with him?”