Romans 16:18
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18 For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but (A)their own appetites,[a] and (B)by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
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- Romans 16:18 Greek their own belly
Colossians 2:4
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4 I say this in order (A)that no one may delude you with plausible arguments.
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Philippians 3:19
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19 (A)Their end is destruction, (B)their god is their belly, and (C)they glory in their shame, with (D)minds set on earthly things.
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Matthew 7:15
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A Tree and Its Fruit
15 (A)“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are (B)ravenous wolves.
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1 Timothy 6:5
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5 and constant friction among people (A)who are depraved in mind and deprived of the truth, (B)imagining that godliness is a means of gain.
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Micah 3:5
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5 Thus says the Lord concerning (A)the prophets
who lead my people astray,
(B)who cry “Peace”
when they have something to eat,
but declare war against him
who puts nothing into their mouths.
2 Peter 2:3
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3 And (A)in their greed they will exploit you (B)with false words. (C)Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.
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2 Timothy 3:2-6
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2 For people will be (A)lovers of self, (B)lovers of money, (C)proud, (D)arrogant, abusive, (E)disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 (F)heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, (G)not loving good, 4 treacherous, reckless, (H)swollen with conceit, (I)lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 having the appearance of godliness, but (J)denying its power. (K)Avoid such people. 6 For among them are (L)those who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions,
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Jude 16
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16 These are grumblers, malcontents, (A)following their own sinful desires; (B)they are loud-mouthed boasters, (C)showing favoritism to gain advantage.
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2 Peter 2:18-20
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18 For, (A)speaking loud boasts of folly, they entice by sensual passions of the flesh those who are barely (B)escaping from those who live in error. 19 They promise them (C)freedom, (D)but they themselves are slaves[a] of corruption. For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved. 20 For if, (E)after they have escaped the defilements of the world (F)through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, (G)the last state has become worse for them than the first.
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- 2 Peter 2:19 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
Titus 1:10-12
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10 For there are many who are insubordinate, (A)empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of (B)the circumcision party.[a] 11 They must be silenced, since (C)they are upsetting whole families by teaching (D)for shameful gain what they ought not to teach. 12 (E)One of the Cretans,[b] a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”[c]
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- Titus 1:10 Or especially those of the circumcision
- Titus 1:12 Greek One of them
- Titus 1:12 Probably from Epimenides of Crete
2 Thessalonians 2:10
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10 and with all wicked deception for (A)those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.
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2 Corinthians 11:13-15
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13 For such men are (A)false apostles, (B)deceitful workmen, (C)disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. 14 And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as (D)an angel of light. 15 So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as (E)servants of righteousness. (F)Their end will correspond to their deeds.
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Hosea 4:8-11
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8 (A)They feed on the sin[a] of my people;
they are greedy for their iniquity.
9 (B)And it shall be like people, like priest;
I will punish them for their ways
and repay them for their deeds.
10 (C)They shall eat, but not be satisfied;
they shall play the whore, but not multiply,
because they have forsaken the Lord
to cherish 11 whoredom, wine, and new wine,
which (D)take away the understanding.
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- Hosea 4:8 Or sin offering
Jude 12
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2 Peter 2:10-15
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10 and especially (A)those who indulge[a] in the lust of defiling passion and (B)despise authority.
Bold and willful, they do not tremble (C)as they blaspheme the glorious ones, 11 (D)whereas angels, though greater in might and power, do not pronounce a blasphemous judgment against them before the Lord. 12 (E)But these, like irrational animals, (F)creatures of instinct, born to be caught and destroyed, blaspheming about matters of which they are ignorant, will also be destroyed in their destruction, 13 suffering wrong as (G)the wage for their wrongdoing. They count it pleasure (H)to revel in the daytime. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deceptions,[b] while (I)they feast with you. 14 They have eyes full of adultery,[c] (J)insatiable for sin. They entice unsteady souls. They have hearts (K)trained in greed. (L)Accursed children! 15 Forsaking the right way, (M)they have gone astray. They have followed (N)the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved (O)gain from wrongdoing,
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- 2 Peter 2:10 Greek who go after the flesh
- 2 Peter 2:13 Some manuscripts love feasts
- 2 Peter 2:14 Or eyes full of an adulteress
2 Timothy 2:16-18
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16 But (A)avoid (B)irreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness, 17 and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are (C)Hymenaeus and Philetus, 18 who have swerved from the truth, (D)saying that the resurrection has already happened. They are upsetting the faith of some.
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Philippians 2:21
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21 For they all (A)seek their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.
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Galatians 1:10
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10 For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying (A)to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a (B)servant[a] of Christ.
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- Galatians 1:10 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
Matthew 24:24
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24 For (A)false christs and (B)false prophets will arise and (C)perform great signs and wonders, (D)so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.
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Jeremiah 8:10-11
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10 (A)Therefore I will give their wives to others
and their fields to conquerors,
because from the least to the greatest
everyone (B)is greedy for unjust gain;
from prophet to priest,
everyone deals falsely.
11 They have healed (C)the wound of my people lightly,
saying, ‘Peace, peace,’
when there is no peace.
Isaiah 56:10-12
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10 (A)His watchmen are blind;
they are all without knowledge;
they are all silent (B)dogs;
they cannot bark,
dreaming, lying down,
loving to slumber.
11 (C)The dogs have a mighty appetite;
they never have enough.
But (D)they are shepherds who have no understanding;
they have all turned to their own way,
(E)each to his own gain, one and all.
12 (F)“Come,” they say, “let me get wine;
let us fill ourselves with strong drink;
(G)and tomorrow will be like this day,
great beyond measure.”
Proverbs 22:3
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3 (A)The prudent sees danger and hides himself,
but the simple go on and suffer for it.
1 John 4:1-3
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Test the Spirits
4 Beloved, (A)do not believe every spirit, but (B)test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for (C)many (D)false prophets (E)have gone out into the world. 2 By this you know the Spirit of God: (F)every spirit that confesses that (G)Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, 3 and every spirit (H)that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you heard was coming and (I)now is in the world already.
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Colossians 3:24
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24 knowing that from the Lord (A)you will receive the inheritance as your reward. (B)You are serving the Lord Christ.
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