Deuteronomy 18

1The priests and the Levites—all the tribe of Levi—shall have no portion nor inheritance with Israel. They shall eat the offerings of Yahweh made by fire and his portion.Cross-references: Num 18:8 · Num 18:20 · Num 26:62 · Deut 10:9 · Deut 12:19 · Josh 13:14 · +4 more

2They shall have no inheritance among their brothers. Yahweh is their inheritance, as he has spoken to them.Cross-references: Gen 15:1 · Ps 16:5 · Ps 73:24 · Ps 84:11 · Ps 119:57 · Isa 61:6 · +4 more

3This shall be the priests’ due from the people, from those who offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep, that they shall give to the priest: the shoulder, the two cheeks, and the inner parts.Cross-references: Lev 7:30 · Deut 12:27

4You shall give him the first fruits of your grain, of your new wine, and of your oil, and the first of the fleece of your sheep.Cross-references: Ex 22:29 · Ex 23:19 · Lev 23:10 · Lev 23:17 · Num 18:12 · Deut 26:9 · +3 more

5For Yahweh your God has chosen him out of all your tribes to stand to minister in Yahweh’s name, him and his sons forever.Cross-references: Ex 28:1 · Num 3:10 · Num 16:5 · Num 16:9 · Num 17:5 · Num 25:13 · +2 more

6If a Levite comes from any of your gates out of all Israel where he lives, and comes with all the desire of his soul to the place which Yahweh shall choose,Cross-references: Num 35:2 · Deut 12:5 · Deut 16:2 · Ps 26:8 · Ps 27:4 · Ps 63:1 · +4 more

7then he shall minister in the name of Yahweh his God, as all his brothers the Levites do, who stand there before Yahweh.Cross-references: 2Chr 31:2

8They shall have like portions to eat, in addition to that which comes from the sale of his family possessions.Cross-references: Lev 7:8 · Lev 7:14 · 2Chr 31:4 · Neh 12:44 · Neh 12:47 · Luke 10:7 · +2 more

9When you have come into the land which Yahweh your God gives you, you shall not learn to imitate the abominations of those nations.Cross-references: Lev 18:26 · Lev 18:30 · Deut 12:29

10There shall not be found with you anyone who makes his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, one who uses divination, one who tells fortunes, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer,Cross-references: Ex 22:18 · Lev 18:21 · Lev 19:26 · Lev 19:31 · Lev 20:2 · Lev 20:26 · +17 more

11or a charmer, or someone who consults with a familiar spirit, or a wizard, or a necromancer.Cross-references: Lev 19:31 · 1Sam 28:11

12For whoever does these things is an abomination to Yahweh. Because of these abominations, Yahweh your God drives them out from before you.Cross-references: Lev 18:24 · Lev 18:27 · Deut 9:4

13You shall be blameless with Yahweh your God.Cross-references: Gen 6:9 · Gen 17:1 · Job 1:1 · Job 1:8 · Ps 37:37 · Matt 5:48 · +3 more

14For these nations that you shall dispossess listen to those who practice sorcery and to diviners; but as for you, Yahweh your God has not allowed you so to do.Cross-references: Gen 20:6 · Deut 18:10 · Ps 147:19 · Acts 14:16

15Yahweh your God will raise up to you a prophet from among you, of your brothers, like me. You shall listen to him.Cross-references: Deut 5:5 · Deut 18:18 · Deut 34:10 · Matt 17:5 · Luke 2:32 · Luke 9:35 · +13 moreExamined: The Prophecy Loom →

16This is according to all that you desired of Yahweh your God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, “Let me not hear again Yahweh my God’s voice, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I not die.”Cross-references: Ex 20:19 · Deut 5:23 · Deut 9:10 · Heb 12:19

17Yahweh said to me, “They have well said that which they have spoken.Cross-references: Deut 5:28

18I will raise them up a prophet from among their brothers, like you. I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I shall command him.Cross-references: Ex 40:26 · Num 12:6 · Num 12:13 · Deut 5:5 · Deut 18:15 · Deut 33:5 · +20 moreExamined: The Prophecy Loom →

19It shall happen, that whoever will not listen to my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.Cross-references: Mark 16:16 · Acts 3:22 · Heb 2:3 · Heb 3:7 · Heb 10:26 · Heb 12:25

20But the prophet who speaks a word presumptuously in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods, that same prophet shall die.”Cross-references: Deut 13:1 · 1Ki 18:19 · 1Ki 18:27 · 1Ki 18:40 · Jer 2:8 · Jer 14:14 · +9 moreExamined: Quran & the Bible →

21You may say in your heart, “How shall we know the word which Yahweh has not spoken?”Cross-references: 1Thess 5:24 · 1John 4:1 · Rev 2:2Examined: Mormonism →

22When a prophet speaks in Yahweh’s name, if the thing doesn’t follow, nor happen, that is the thing which Yahweh has not spoken. The prophet has spoken it presumptuously. You shall not be afraid of him.Cross-references: Deut 13:1 · Deut 18:20 · 2Ki 20:1 · Prov 26:2 · Isa 41:22 · Jer 28:1 · +3 moreExamined: Jehovah's Witnesses →