Deuteronomy 18:13
What does Deuteronomy 18:13 mean?
A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 18:13 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Thou shalt be perfect with Jehovah thy God.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Thou shalt be perfect with the Lord thy God.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Thou shalt be perfect with Jehovah thy God.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949You are to be upright in heart before the Lord your God.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Perfect thou art with Jehovah thy God,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Thou shalt be perfect, and without spot before the Lord thy God.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Thou shalt be perfect with Jehovah thyGod.
Context
v.12For whosoever doeth these things is an abomination unto Jehovah: and because of these abominations Jehovah thy God doth drive them out from before thee.
v.13This passage
v.14For these nations, that thou shalt dispossess, hearken unto them that practise augury, and unto diviners; but as for thee, Jehovah thy God hath not suffered thee so to do.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 1:8
And Jehovah said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job? for there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and turneth away from evil.
- Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and turned away from evil.
- Philippians 3:15
Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, be thus minded: and if in anything ye are otherwise minded, this also shall God reveal unto you:
- Revelation 3:2
Be thou watchful, and establish the things that remain, which were ready to die: for I have found no works of thine perfected before my God.
- Genesis 6:9
These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, andperfect in his generations: Noah walked with God.
- Philippians 3:12
Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect: but I press on, if so be that I may lay hold on that for which also I was laid hold on by Christ Jesus.
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