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<a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/13.htm">New King James Version</a> “If your brother, the son of your mother, your son or your daughter, the wife of your bosom, or your friend who is as your own soul, secretly entices you, saying, ‘Let us go and serve other gods,’ which you have not known, neither you nor your fathers, <a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “If your brother, your mother’s son, or your son or daughter, or the wife you cherish, or your friend who is like your own soul, entices you secretly, saying, ‘Let’s go and serve other gods’ (whom neither you nor your fathers have known, <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/13.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220If your brother, your mother&#8217s son, or your son or daughter, or the wife you cherish, or your friend who is as your own soul, entice you secretly, saying, &#8216Let us go and serve other gods &#8216 (whom neither you nor your fathers have known, <a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “If your brother, your mother’s son, or your son or daughter, or the wife you cherish, or your friend who is as your own soul, entice you secretly, saying, ‘Let us go and serve other gods’ (whom neither you nor your fathers have known, <a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “If your brother, your mother’s son, or your son or daughter, or the wife you cherish, or your friend who is as your own soul, entices you secretly, saying, ‘Let us go and serve other gods’ (whom neither you nor your fathers have known, <a href="/amp/deuteronomy/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you cherish, or your friend who is as [precious to you as] your own life (soul), entices you secretly, saying, ‘Let us go and serve other gods’ (gods whom neither you nor your fathers have known, <a href="/csb/deuteronomy/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, ‘Let’s go and worship other gods’—which neither you nor your ancestors have known, <a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, &#8216Let us go and worship other gods—which neither you nor your fathers have known, <a href="/asv/deuteronomy/13.htm">American Standard Version</a> If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, that is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers; <a href="/erv/deuteronomy/13.htm">English Revised Version</a> If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers; <a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Your own brother, son, or daughter, the wife you love, or your best friend may secretly tempt you, saying, "Let's go worship other gods." (Those gods may be gods that you and your ancestors never knew. <a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/13.htm">Good News Translation</a> "Even your brother or your son or your daughter or the wife you love or your closest friend may secretly encourage you to worship other gods, gods that you and your ancestors have never worshiped. <a href="/isv/deuteronomy/13.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Your own blood brother, your son, your daughter, your beloved wife, or your friend who is like your soul mate may entice you quietly. He may tell you, 'Let's go and serve other gods,' (whom neither you nor your ancestors have known <a href="/msb/deuteronomy/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, ?Let us go and worship other gods? (which neither you nor your fathers have known, <a href="/net/deuteronomy/13.htm">NET Bible</a> Suppose your own full brother, your son, your daughter, your beloved wife, or your closest friend should seduce you secretly and encourage you to go and serve other gods that neither you nor your ancestors have previously known, <a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> If your brother, the son of your father, or the son of your mother, or your son, or your daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your friend who is closest to you, entice you secretly, saying, "Let us go and serve other gods," which you have not known, you, nor your fathers; <a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, who is as thy own soul, shall entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers; <a href="/web/deuteronomy/13.htm">World English Bible</a> If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son, or your daughter, or the wife of your bosom, or your friend who is as your own soul, entices you secretly, saying, “Let’s go and serve other gods”—which you have not known, you, nor your fathers; <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> When your brother, son of your mother, or your son, or your daughter, or the wife of your bosom, or your friend who [is] as your own soul, moves you in secret, saying, Let us go and serve other gods (which you have not known, you and your fathers, <a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> When thy brother -- son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend who is as thine own soul -- doth move thee, in secret, saying, Let us go and serve other gods -- (which thou hast not known, thou and thy fathers, <a href="/slt/deuteronomy/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> When thy brother, the son of thy mother, shall entice thee, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend who is as thy soul, in secret, saying, We will go and serve other gods which thou knewest not, thou, and thy fathers;<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> If thy brother the son of thy mother, or thy son, or daughter, or thy wife that is in thy bosom, or thy friend, whom thou lovest as thy own soul, would persuade thee secretly, saying: Let us go, and serve strange gods, which thou knowest not, nor thy fathers, <a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> If your brother, the son of your mother, or your own son or daughter, or your wife who is in your bosom, or your friend, whom you love like your own soul, were willing to persuade you secretly, saying: ‘Let us go, and serve foreign gods,’ which neither you nor your fathers have known, <a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/13.htm">New American Bible</a> If your brother, your father’s child or your mother’s child, your son or daughter, your beloved spouse, or your intimate friend entices you secretly, saying, “Come, let us serve other gods,” whom you and your ancestors have not known, <a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> If anyone secretly entices you—even if it is your brother, your father’s son or your mother’s son, or your own son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your most intimate friend—saying, “Let us go worship other gods,” whom neither you nor your ancestors have known,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son, or your daughter, or your lawful wife, or your friend, who is as your own soul, entices you secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which you have not known, you nor your fathers; <a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And if your brother, son of your mother, or your son, or your daughter, or the wife of your covenant, or your friend who is like your soul, will provoke you in secret and will say to you: “Come, let us go, let us serve other gods that you have not known, you and your fathers;<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, that is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying: 'Let us go and serve other gods,' which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers; <a href="/sep/deuteronomy/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And if thy brother by thy father or mother, or thy son, or daughter, or thy wife in thy bosom, or friend who is equal to thine own soul, entreat thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, <a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/13-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=3954" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/13.htm">Idolaters to Be Put to Death</a> …5Such a prophet or dreamer must be put to death, because he has advocated rebellion against the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery; he has tried to turn you from the way in which the LORD your God has commanded you to walk. So you must purge the evil from among you. 6<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">If</a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: ’ā·ḥî·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">your very own brother,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇen- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="517: ’im·me·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- A mother. A primitive word; a mother; in a wide sense (like 'ab)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/176.htm" title="176: ’ōw- (Conj) -- Or. Presumed to be the constructive or genitival form of -av; short for 'avvah; desire; hence or, also if.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇin·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">your son</a> <a href="/hebrew/176.htm" title="176: ’ōw- (Conj) -- Or. Presumed to be the constructive or genitival form of -av; short for 'avvah; desire; hence or, also if.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: ḇit·tə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">daughter,</a> <a href="/hebrew/176.htm" title="176: ’ōw (Conj) -- Or. Presumed to be the constructive or genitival form of -av; short for 'avvah; desire; hence or, also if.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: ’ê·šeṯ (N-fsc) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">the wife</a> <a href="/hebrew/2436.htm" title="2436: ḥê·qe·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Bosom. Or cheq; and chowq; from an unused root, apparently meaning to inclose; the bosom.">you embrace,</a> <a href="/hebrew/176.htm" title="176: ’ōw (Conj) -- Or. Presumed to be the constructive or genitival form of -av; short for 'avvah; desire; hence or, also if.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/7453.htm" title="7453: rê·‘ă·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Friend, companion, fellow. Or reya2; from ra'ah; an associate.">your closest friend</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: kə·nap̄·šə·ḵā (Prep-k:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5643.htm" title="5643: bas·sê·ṯer (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A covering, hiding place, secrecy. Or cithrah,; from cathar; a cover.">secretly</a> <a href="/hebrew/5496.htm" title="5496: yə·sî·ṯə·ḵā (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms:: 2ms) -- To incite, allure, instigate. Perhaps denominative from shayith; properly, to prick, i.e. stimulate; by implication, to seduce.">entices you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">saying,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: nê·lə·ḵāh (V-Qal-Imperf.Cohort-1cp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">“Let us go</a> <a href="/hebrew/5647.htm" title="5647: wə·na·‘aḇ·ḏāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.Cohort-1cp) -- To work, serve. A primitive root; to work; by implication, to serve, till, enslave, etc.">and worship</a> <a href="/hebrew/312.htm" title="312: ’ă·ḥê·rîm (Adj-mp) -- Another. From 'achar; properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.">other</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">gods”</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">(which</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">neither you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">nor</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: wa·’ă·ḇō·ṯe·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">your fathers</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yā·ḏa‘·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">have known,</a> 7the gods of the peoples around you, whether near or far, whether from one end of the earth or the other),…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/10-37.htm">Matthew 10:37</a> Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me; <a href="/luke/14-26.htm">Luke 14:26</a> “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple. <a href="/matthew/10-34.htm">Matthew 10:34-36</a> Do not assume that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. / For I have come to turn ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. / A man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’ <a href="/luke/12-51.htm">Luke 12:51-53</a> Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division. / From now on, five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three. / They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.” <a href="/exodus/32-27.htm">Exodus 32:27-28</a> He told them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Each of you men is to fasten his sword to his side, go back and forth through the camp from gate to gate, and slay his brother, his friend, and his neighbor.’” / The Levites did as Moses commanded, and that day about three thousand of the people fell dead. <a href="/1_kings/11-2.htm">1 Kings 11:2-4</a> These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love. / He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines—and his wives turned his heart away. / For when Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his father David had been. <a href="/1_corinthians/5-11.htm">1 Corinthians 5:11</a> But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat. <a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">2 Corinthians 6:14-17</a> Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? / What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? / What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” ... <a href="/1_john/2-15.htm">1 John 2:15-17</a> Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. / For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world. / The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever. <a href="/1_john/4-1.htm">1 John 4:1</a> Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world. <a href="/2_peter/2-1.htm">2 Peter 2:1-3</a> Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. / Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed. / In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep. <a href="/galatians/1-8.htm">Galatians 1:8-9</a> But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse! / As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be under a curse! <a href="/2_john/1-10.htm">2 John 1:10-11</a> If anyone comes to you but does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home or even greet him. / Whoever greets such a person shares in his evil deeds. <a href="/jeremiah/23-16.htm">Jeremiah 23:16</a> This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They are filling you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD. <a href="/micah/7-5.htm">Micah 7:5-6</a> Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms. / For a son dishonors his father, a daughter rises against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. A man’s enemies are the members of his own household.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son, or your daughter, or the wife of your bosom, or your friend, which is as your own soul, entice you secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which you have not known, you, nor your fathers;thy brother<a href="/deuteronomy/17-2.htm">Deuteronomy 17:2,3</a> If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the LORD thy God, in transgressing his covenant, … <a href="/deuteronomy/28-54.htm">Deuteronomy 28:54</a> So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave:<a href="/genesis/16-5.htm">Genesis 16:5</a> And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.which is<a href="/1_samuel/18-1.htm">1 Samuel 18:1,3</a> And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul… <a href="/1_samuel/20-17.htm">1 Samuel 20:17</a> And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul.<a href="/2_samuel/1-26.htm">2 Samuel 1:26</a> I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.entice<a href="/job/31-27.htm">Job 31:27</a> And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:<a href="/galatians/2-4.htm">Galatians 2:4</a> And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:<a href="/ephesians/4-14.htm">Ephesians 4:14</a> That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;which thou<a href="/deuteronomy/32-16.htm">Deuteronomy 32:16-18</a> They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger… <a href="/judges/2-13.htm">Judges 2:13</a> And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.<a href="/judges/5-8.htm">Judges 5:8</a> They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/11-12.htm">Bosom</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-18.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/exodus/22-16.htm">Entice</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-16.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/numbers/12-12.htm">Mother's</a> <a href="/numbers/35-20.htm">Secretly</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-4.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-3.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-21.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/28-54.htm">Bosom</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-11.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/judges/14-15.htm">Entice</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-13.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-21.htm">Mother's</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-11.htm">Secretly</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-13.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-26.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-7.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 13</div>1. <a href="/deuteronomy/13-1.htm">Enticers to idolatry</a> 6. <a href="/deuteronomy/13-6.htm">however near to oneself</a> 9. <a href="/deuteronomy/13-9.htm">are to be stoned to death</a> 12. <a href="/deuteronomy/13-12.htm">Idolatrous cities are not to be spared</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In ancient Israel, family bonds were strong and central to social structure. The command underscores the seriousness of idolatry, even when proposed by those closest to us. This reflects the biblical principle that allegiance to God must supersede all other relationships (<a href="/matthew/10-37.htm">Matthew 10:37</a>).or your son or daughter, Children were considered blessings and integral to the family unit. The inclusion of "son or daughter" emphasizes that no familial relationship should lead one away from faithfulness to God. This echoes the commandment to teach children the ways of the Lord (<a href="/deuteronomy/6-7.htm">Deuteronomy 6:7</a>).or the wife you embrace, The phrase "wife you embrace" suggests a deep, affectionate relationship. In biblical times, marriage was a covenant reflecting God's relationship with His people. The warning here is that even the closest human relationship should not compromise one's devotion to God, paralleling the New Testament teaching on marriage and faith (<a href="/ephesians/5-22.htm">Ephesians 5:22-33</a>).or your closest friend Friendship in ancient Israel was a bond of loyalty and trust. The term "closest friend" indicates someone with whom one shares a deep connection. The warning against being led astray by a friend highlights the importance of choosing companions who encourage faithfulness to God (<a href="/proverbs/13-20.htm">Proverbs 13:20</a>).secretly entices you, The word "secretly" suggests deception and the subtlety of temptation. This reflects the nature of sin, which often begins in hidden or private ways. The Bible frequently warns against deceit and the need for vigilance (<a href="/1_peter/5-8.htm">1 Peter 5:8</a>).saying, “Let us go and worship other gods” The call to worship other gods directly violates the first commandment (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3</a>). This phrase underscores the temptation to idolatry, a recurring issue for Israel. It serves as a reminder of the exclusive worship due to the one true God, a theme reiterated throughout Scripture (<a href="/isaiah/45-5.htm">Isaiah 45:5</a>).(which neither you nor your fathers have known, This phrase emphasizes the foreign nature of the gods being proposed for worship. It highlights the historical faithfulness of the Israelites' ancestors to the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The call to worship unknown gods contrasts with the covenant relationship established by God with Israel, reminding believers of the importance of maintaining the faith passed down through generations (<a href="/joshua/24-14.htm">Joshua 24:14-15</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/b/brother,_son,_daughter,_wife,_closest_friend.htm">Brother, Son, Daughter, Wife, Closest Friend</a> These individuals represent the closest and most intimate relationships in one's life, highlighting the potential for personal influence and temptation. 2. <a href="/topical/e/enticement_to_idolatry.htm">Enticement to Idolatry</a> The act of being secretly persuaded to worship other gods, which is a direct violation of the first commandment and a serious threat to the covenant relationship with God. 3. <a href="/topical/w/worship_of_other_gods.htm">Worship of Other Gods</a> This refers to the practice of idolatry, which was prevalent among the surrounding nations and strictly forbidden for the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/guarding_against_idolatry.htm">Guarding Against Idolatry</a> Idolatry can come from unexpected sources, even those closest to us. We must remain vigilant and discerning in our relationships. <a href="/topical/t/the_primacy_of_god's_commandments.htm">The Primacy of God’s Commandments</a> Our allegiance to God and His commandments must take precedence over any human relationship or influence. <a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_discipleship.htm">The Cost of Discipleship</a> Following God may require difficult choices, including standing firm against loved ones who lead us away from Him. <a href="/topical/t/the_influence_of_relationships.htm">The Influence of Relationships</a> Evaluate the influence of your closest relationships. Are they drawing you closer to God or leading you away from Him? <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_the_face_of_temptation.htm">Faithfulness in the Face of Temptation</a> Strengthen your resolve to remain faithful to God, even when faced with subtle or direct temptations to stray.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 13</a> <a href="/q/does_deut._13_clash_with_free_will.htm">Does the harsh response prescribed in Deuteronomy 13 conflict with the concept of free will versus strict divine command?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_of_severe_punishments_in_deut_13.htm">Are there historical or archeological findings that confirm such severe punishments in ancient Israel as described in Deuteronomy 13? </a> <a href="/q/how_does_deut._13_align_with_later_tolerance.htm">How does Deuteronomy 13’s stance toward destroying other religious practices reconcile with later biblical calls for tolerance and love? </a> <a href="/q/is_there_historical_proof_of_zech._13_3.htm">Zechariah 13:3 – How reliable is the claim of parents putting their prophesying child to death, and is there any parallel historical account confirming such a practice? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) If thy brother.--The substance of this law is that individual idolaters might be executed in Israel. It justifies Jehu and Jehoiada in destroying Baal out of Israel and Judah (<a href="/context/2_kings/10-19.htm" title="Now therefore call to me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests; let none be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal; whoever shall be wanting, he shall not live. But Jehu did it in subtlety, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal.">2Kings 10:19-27</a>; <a href="/2_kings/11-18.htm" title="And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and broke it down; his altars and his images broke they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the LORD.">2Kings 11:18</a>). It also accounts for the covenant made in the time of Asa (<a href="/2_chronicles/15-13.htm" title="That whoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.">2Chronicles 15:13</a>), that whosoever would not serve the Lord God of Israel should be put to death whether man or woman.The law may seem harsh, but its principle is reproduced in the Gospel: "He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me" (<a href="/matthew/10-37.htm" title="He that loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.">Matthew 10:37</a>). "If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple" (<a href="/luke/14-26.htm" title="If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.">Luke 14:26</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 6-11. - A second case supposed is that of temptation to apostasy proceeding from some near relative or intimate friend. Not only was this to be resisted, but no consideration of affection or bend of friendship was to be allowed to interfere with the stern sentence which doomed the tempter to death; on the contrary, the person tempted was to be the first to lay hands on the tempter and put him to death. This was to be done by stoning, and the person he had tried to seduce was to cast the first stone. Verse 6. - Thy brother, the son of thy mother; thy full brother, allied to thee by the closest fraternal tie. The wife of thy Bosom; the object of thy tenderest affection, Whom it is thine to protect and cherish (cf. <a href="/deuteronomy/28-54.htm">Deuteronomy 28:54, 56</a>; <a href="/micah/7-5.htm">Micah 7:5</a>). Thy friend, which is as thine own soul; i.e. whom thou lovest as thyself. The word translated "friend" (רֵעַ, for רֵעֶהֹ) is from a verb which signifies to delight in, and conveys primarily the idea not merely of a companion, but of a friend in whom one delights; and the definition of true friendship is the loving another as one's self (Aristot., 'Eth. Nic.,' 9:5). As commonly used, however, the word designates any one with whom one has any dealing or intercourse; and so our Lord expounds it (<a href="/luke/10-29.htm">Luke 10:29</a>, etc.). Secretly. If the temptation was in private, and so known only to thyself. <a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/13-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>If כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction your very own brother, אָחִ֣יךָ (’ā·ḥî·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> A brother, ) or אֽוֹ־ (’ōw-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_176.htm">Strong's 176: </a> Desire, if your son בִנְךָ֨ (ḇin·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son or אֽוֹ־ (’ōw-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_176.htm">Strong's 176: </a> Desire, if daughter, בִתְּךָ֜ (ḇit·tə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> A daughter or א֣וֹ ׀ (’ōw) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_176.htm">Strong's 176: </a> Desire, if the wife אֵ֣שֶׁת (’ê·šeṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> Woman, wife, female you embrace, חֵיקֶ֗ךָ (ḥê·qe·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2436.htm">Strong's 2436: </a> The bosom or א֧וֹ (’ōw) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_176.htm">Strong's 176: </a> Desire, if your closest friend רֵֽעֲךָ֛ (rê·‘ă·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7453.htm">Strong's 7453: </a> Friend, companion, fellow secretly בַּסֵּ֣תֶר (bas·sê·ṯer) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5643.htm">Strong's 5643: </a> A covering, hiding place, secrecy entices you, יְסִֽיתְךָ֡ (yə·sî·ṯə·ḵā) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5496.htm">Strong's 5496: </a> To prick, stimulate, to seduce saying, לֵאמֹ֑ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “Let us go נֵֽלְכָ֗ה (nê·lə·ḵāh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk and worship וְנַֽעַבְדָה֙ (wə·na·‘aḇ·ḏāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5647.htm">Strong's 5647: </a> To work, to serve, till, enslave other אֲחֵרִ֔ים (’ă·ḥê·rîm) Adjective - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_312.htm">Strong's 312: </a> Hinder, next, other gods” אֱלֹהִ֣ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative (which אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that neither you אַתָּ֖ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you nor לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no your fathers וַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃ (wa·’ă·ḇō·ṯe·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father have known, יָדַ֔עְתָּ (yā·ḏa‘·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> To know <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/13-6.htm">Deuteronomy 13:6 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/13-6.htm">Deuteronomy 13:6 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/13-6.htm">Deuteronomy 13:6 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/13-6.htm">Deuteronomy 13:6 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/13-6.htm">Deuteronomy 13:6 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/13-6.htm">Deuteronomy 13:6 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/13-6.htm">Deuteronomy 13:6 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/13-6.htm">Deuteronomy 13:6 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/13-6.htm">Deuteronomy 13:6 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/13-6.htm">Deuteronomy 13:6 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-6.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 13:6 If your brother the son of your (Deut. 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