Isa 30:10, Amo 2:12, Mic 2:6, Act 4:17-21, 5:28 | ESV | STEP | who say to the seers , Do not see , and to the prophets , Do not prophesy to us what is right ; speak to us smooth things , prophesy illusions ,

Isaiah 30:10

10 ^awho say to ^bthe seers, “Do not see,”
and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us what is right;
speak to us ^csmooth things,
prophesy illusions,

Amos 2:12

12 “But you made the Nazirites ^ddrink wine,
and commanded the prophets,
saying, ^e‘You shall not prophesy.’

Micah 2:6

6 ^f“Do not preach”—thus they preach—
^g“one should not preach of such things;
^hdisgrace will not overtake us.”

Acts 4:17-21

17 But in order that it may spread no further among the people, let us warn them ⁱto speak no more to anyone in this name.” 18 So they called them and charged them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. 19 But Peter and John answered them, ^j“Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge, 20 for ^kwe cannot but speak of what ^lwe have seen and heard.” 21 And when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, ^mbecause of the people, for all were praising God ⁿfor what had happened.

Acts 5:28

28 saying, ^o“We strictly charged you not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you ^pintend to bring this man’s blood upon us.”