2 Timothy 3:13
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13 But wicked people and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving others and being deceived.(A)
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1 Timothy 4:1
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4 The Spirit(A) clearly says that in later times(B) some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits(C) and things taught by demons.
2 Peter 2:20
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20 For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of the[a] Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overpowered, the last state has become worse for them than the first.(A)
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2 Peter 2:20
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20 If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing(A) our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ(B) and are again entangled in it and are overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning.(C)
Titus 3:3
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3 For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, despicable, hating one another.(A)
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Titus 3:3
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3 At one time(A) we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.
2 Timothy 3:8
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8 As Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these people, of corrupt mind and counterfeit faith, also oppose the truth.(A)
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8 Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses,(A) so also these teachers oppose(B) the truth. They are men of depraved minds,(C) who, as far as the faith is concerned, are rejected.
2 Thessalonians 2:6-11
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6 And you know what is now restraining him, so that he may be revealed when his time comes. 7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work, but only until the one who now restrains it is removed.(A) 8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus[a] will destroy[b] with the breath of his mouth, annihilating him by the manifestation of his coming.(B) 9 The coming of the lawless one is apparent in the working of Satan, who uses all power, signs, lying wonders,(C) 10 and every kind of wicked deception for those who are perishing because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.(D) 11 For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion, leading them to believe what is false,(E)
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2 Thessalonians 2:6-11
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6 And now you know what is holding him back,(A) so that he may be revealed at the proper time. 7 For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back(B) will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way. 8 And then the lawless one will be revealed,(C) whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth(D) and destroy by the splendor of his coming.(E) 9 The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan(F) works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders(G) that serve the lie, 10 and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing.(H) They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.(I) 11 For this reason God sends them(J) a powerful delusion(K) so that they will believe the lie(L)
Ezekiel 14:9-10
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9 If a prophet is deceived and speaks a word, I, the Lord, have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand against him and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.(A) 10 And they shall bear their punishment—the punishment of the inquirer and the punishment of the prophet shall be the same—
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Ezekiel 14:9-10
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9 “‘And if the prophet(A) is enticed(B) to utter a prophecy, I the Lord have enticed that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand against him and destroy him from among my people Israel.(C) 10 They will bear their guilt—the prophet will be as guilty as the one who consults him.
2 Peter 3:3
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3 First of all you must understand this, that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and indulging their own lusts(A)
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2 Peter 3:3
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3 Above all, you must understand that in the last days(A) scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires.(B)
Job 12:16
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16 With him are strength and wisdom;
the deceived and the deceiver are his.(A)
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Revelation 13:14
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14 and by the signs that it is allowed to perform on behalf of the beast it deceives the inhabitants of earth, telling them to make an image for the beast that had been wounded by the sword[a] and yet lived,(A)
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Revelation 13:14
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14 Because of the signs(A) it was given power to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived(B) the inhabitants of the earth.(C) It ordered them to set up an image in honor of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived.(D)
Revelation 12:9
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9 The great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.(A)
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Isaiah 44:20
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20 He feeds on ashes; a deluded mind has led him astray, and he cannot save himself or say, “Is not this thing in my right hand a fraud?”(A)
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Revelation 18:23
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23 and the light of a lamp
will shine in you no more,
and the voice of bridegroom and bride
will be heard in you no more,
for your merchants were the magnates of the earth,
and all nations were deceived by your sorcery.(A)
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