20 However, if any prophet claims to be delivering a message in my name that I have not ordered him to give, or speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet must be executed."
21 You may be wondering, "How can we be sure that a message hasn’t come from the Lord?" 22 When a prophet speaks in the Lord’s name and what he says doesn’t happen or come true, then that is a not a message from the Lord. The prophet has spoken with contempt for the Lord. Don’t be intimidated by him.