Deuteronomy 18:22
When a prophet speaketh in the name of the Lord, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the Lord hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.
Cross-reference
Deuteronomy 18:20 prescribes death for the false prophet identified by the test in verse 22, completing the same passage.
Deuteronomy 13:2 warns that even a fulfilled prophecy can be false if it leads to idolatry — adds a crucial nuance to the test.
2 Kings 20:1 shows Isaiah's prophecy of death reversed after Hezekiah's prayer — illustrates that conditional prophecies may not come to pass.
Isaiah 41:22 challenges idols to foretell the future — the same test of prophetic fulfillment applied to false gods.
Jeremiah 28:1-14 depicts Hananiah's false prophecy failing the test of coming true — a direct example of this principle.
Jeremiah 28:15-17 recounts Hananiah's false prophecy failing the test, resulting in his death — a direct illustration.
Jonah 3:4 prophesies Nineveh's overthrow, but repentance averts it — another example of a conditional prophecy not failing the test.
Numbers 16:28 shows Moses using a miraculous sign to validate his commission, paralleling the test criterion in Deuteronomy 18:22.
1 Kings 13:5 records the altar splitting as immediate fulfillment of a prophecy, confirming the prophet's authenticity per the test.
Jeremiah 28:9 explicitly states the same test: a prophet of peace is true only if his prediction comes true, echoing Deuteronomy 18:22.
Jonah 4:2 reveals God's mercy can change predicted outcomes, complicating the test for false prophets in Deuteronomy 18:22.
Zechariah 1:6 affirms that God's words through prophets indeed overtook the fathers, supporting the fulfillment test.