Deuteronomy 13:5
And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the Lord thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee.
Cross-reference
In Deuteronomy 13:10, the same purge command applies to family members who entice, reinforcing the principle of removing evil without partiality.
In Deuteronomy 17:7, the identical phrase 'put away evil' is used for false witnesses, showing a recurring judicial formula for purging sin.
Deuteronomy 18:20 repeats the same death penalty for false prophets who speak in God's name without authorization.
Deuteronomy 19:19 uses the same 'purge the evil' formula for false witnesses, extending the principle of removing offenders from Israel.
Deuteronomy 22:21 applies the same 'purge the evil' command to sexual sin, reinforcing the communal holiness standard.
Deuteronomy 22:24 repeats the 'purge the evil' formula for adultery in a city, showing consistent application.
Deuteronomy 17:12 repeats the 'purge the evil' formula for defiant disobedience, consistent with this law.
In Deuteronomy 21:21, the same 'purge the evil from Israel' formula applies to a rebellious son, extending the principle of removing sin from the community.
In Deuteronomy 7:4, intermarriage leads to turning away from God—a similar danger of being led into idolatry, expanding the context.
In Revelation 19:20, the false prophet joins the beast in eternal judgment, echoing the OT command to purge evil at the eschatological level.
1 Corinthians 5:13 directly quotes this OT command to purge evil, applying it to church discipline.
In Acts 13:8, Elymas the false prophet opposes Paul and faces immediate judgment, mirroring the OT response to those who lead astray.
In Zechariah 13:3, the death penalty for false prophets is enforced even by parents, emphasizing the seriousness of purging false prophecy.
Jeremiah 29:21 recounts false prophets Ahab and Zedekiah being struck down by Nebuchadnezzar, fulfilling the judgment prescribed here.
Jeremiah 28:15-17 records the death of Hananiah the false prophet, a specific fulfillment of this command.
Jeremiah 14:15 explicitly declares that false prophets who speak in God's name will die by sword and famine, directly matching this death penalty.
1 Kings 18:40 shows Elijah executing the prophets of Baal, directly applying this command to put false prophets to death.
2 Chronicles 23:17 repeats the killing of Mattan the Baal priest from 2 Kings, applying the Deuteronomic purge command.
Jeremiah 28:16 pronounces death on the false prophet Hananiah—a specific instance of the penalty mandated in 13:5 for those who lead astray.
2 Chronicles 15:13 records Asa's covenant: anyone not seeking the LORD would be put to death—mirroring the same purging principle as 13:5.
2 Kings 23:20 shows Josiah slaughtering idolatrous priests on their altars—fulfilling the purge of those who led Israel astray.
2 Kings 11:18 records Jehoiada's reform: killing Mattan the Baal priest—a direct application of the purge command in 13:5.
Judges 2:12 describes Israel abandoning the LORD for other gods—exactly the sin that the command in 13:5 was designed to prevent.
In Jeremiah 50:6, shepherds lead sheep astray, paralleling the false prophet's role as a misleading leader who entices God's people.
Isaiah 9:15 identifies false prophets as the tail who teach lies, echoing the reason for their execution in this verse.