20 But (A)the prophet who presumes to speak a word in My name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or (B)who speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet shall die.’ 21 And if you say in your heart, ‘How shall we know the word which the Lord has not spoken?’— 22 (C)when a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord, (D)if the thing does not happen or come to pass, that is the thing which the Lord has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it (E)presumptuously; you shall not be afraid of him.

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20 But a prophet who presumes to speak in my name anything I have not commanded, or a prophet who speaks in the name of other gods,(A) is to be put to death.”(B)

21 You may say to yourselves, “How can we know when a message has not been spoken by the Lord?” 22 If what a prophet proclaims in the name of the Lord does not take place or come true,(C) that is a message the Lord has not spoken.(D) That prophet has spoken presumptuously,(E) so do not be alarmed.

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