As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, (A)let him be accursed.

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As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted,(A) let them be under God’s curse!

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(A)Do not add to his words,
    lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar.

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Do not add(A) to his words,
    or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.

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Final Instructions and Greetings

17 I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles (A)contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; (B)avoid them.

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17 I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned.(A) Keep away from them.(B)

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18 I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: (A)if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book, 19 and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in (B)the tree of life and in (C)the holy city, which are described in this book.

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18 I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this scroll:(A) If anyone adds anything to them,(B) God will add to that person the plagues described in this scroll.(C) 19 And if anyone takes words away(D) from this scroll of prophecy,(E) God will take away from that person any share in the tree of life(F) and in the Holy City, which are described in this scroll.

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(A)You shall not add to the word that I command you, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God that I command you.

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Do not add(A) to what I command you and do not subtract(B) from it, but keep(C) the commands(D) of the Lord your God that I give you.

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Final Warnings

13 (A)This is the third time I am coming to you. Every charge must be established (B)by the evidence of two or three witnesses. (C)I warned (D)those who sinned before and all the others, and I warn them now while absent, as I did when present on my second visit, that (E)if I come again I will not spare them—

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Final Warnings

13 This will be my third visit to you.(A) “Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.”[a](B) I already gave you a warning when I was with you the second time. I now repeat it while absent:(C) On my return I will not spare(D) those who sinned earlier(E) or any of the others,

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 13:1 Deut. 19:15

17 Was I vacillating when I wanted to do this? Do I make my plans (A)according to the flesh, ready to say “Yes, yes” and “No, no” at the same time?

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17 Was I fickle when I intended to do this? Or do I make my plans in a worldly manner(A) so that in the same breath I say both “Yes, yes” and “No, no”?

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32 [a] “Everything that I command you, you shall be careful to do. (A)You shall not add to it or take from it.

13 “If a prophet or (B)a dreamer of dreams arises among you and gives you a sign or a wonder, and (C)the sign or wonder that he tells you comes to pass, and if he says, ‘Let us go after other gods,’ which you have not known, ‘and let us serve them,’ you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams. For the Lord your God (D)is testing you, to know whether you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. You shall (E)walk after the Lord your God and fear him and keep his commandments and obey his voice, and you shall serve him and (F)hold fast to him. But (G)that prophet or that dreamer of dreams shall be put to death, because he has taught rebellion against the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you out of the house of slavery, to make you leave the way in which the Lord your God commanded you to walk. (H)So you shall purge the evil[b] from your midst.

(I)“If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son or your daughter or (J)the wife you embrace[c] or your friend (K)who is as your own soul entices you secretly, saying, ‘Let us go and serve other gods,’ (L)which neither you nor your fathers have known, some (M)of the gods of the peoples who are around you, whether near you or far off from you, from the one end of the earth to the other, you shall (N)not yield to him or listen to him, nor (O)shall your eye pity him, nor shall you spare him, nor shall you conceal him. But you shall kill him. (P)Your hand shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. 10 (Q)You shall stone him to death with stones, because he sought to draw you away from the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. 11 And (R)all Israel shall hear and fear and never again do any such wickedness as this among you.

Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 12:32 Ch 13:1 in Hebrew
  2. Deuteronomy 13:5 Or evil person
  3. Deuteronomy 13:6 Hebrew the wife of your bosom

32 See that you do all I command you; do not add(A) to it or take away from it.[a]

Worshiping Other Gods

13 [b]If a prophet,(B) or one who foretells by dreams,(C) appears among you and announces to you a sign or wonder, and if the sign(D) or wonder spoken of takes place, and the prophet says, “Let us follow other gods”(E) (gods you have not known) “and let us worship them,” you must not listen to the words of that prophet(F) or dreamer.(G) The Lord your God is testing(H) you to find out whether you love(I) him with all your heart and with all your soul. It is the Lord your God you must follow,(J) and him you must revere.(K) Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast(L) to him. That prophet or dreamer must be put to death(M) for inciting rebellion against the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt and redeemed you from the land of slavery. That prophet or dreamer tried to turn(N) you from the way the Lord your God commanded you to follow. You must purge the evil(O) from among you.

If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you love, or your closest friend secretly entices(P) you, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods”(Q) (gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known, gods of the peoples around you, whether near or far, from one end of the land to the other), do not yield(R) to them or listen to them. Show them no pity.(S) Do not spare them or shield them. You must certainly put them to death.(T) Your hand(U) must be the first in putting them to death, and then the hands of all the people. 10 Stone them to death, because they tried to turn you away(V) from the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. 11 Then all Israel will hear and be afraid,(W) and no one among you will do such an evil thing again.

Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 12:32 In Hebrew texts this verse (12:32) is numbered 13:1.
  2. Deuteronomy 13:1 In Hebrew texts 13:1-18 is numbered 13:2-19.

Righteousness Through Faith in Christ

Finally, my brothers,[a] (A)rejoice in the Lord. (B)To write the same things to you is no trouble to me and is safe for you.

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Footnotes

  1. Philippians 3:1 Or brothers and sisters; also verses 13, 17

No Confidence in the Flesh

Further, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord! It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again,(A) and it is a safeguard for you.

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(A)Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.

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Final Exhortations

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!(A)

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