²² Now therefore behold, the Lord has put a lying spirit in the mouth of these your prophets. The Lord has declared disaster concerning you.”

⁹ And if the prophet is deceived and speaks a word, ^(A)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.

Some Will Depart from the Faith

4 Now ^(A)the Spirit expressly says that ^(B)in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to ^(C)deceitful spirits and teachings of demons, ² through the insincerity of ^(D)liars whose consciences are seared,

⁹ The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan ^(A)with all power and false signs and wonders, ¹⁰ and with all wicked deception for ^(B)those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. ¹¹ Therefore ^(C)God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe ^(D)what is false,

¹¹ And why? ^(A)Because I do not love you? ^(B)God knows I do!

¹² And what I am doing I will continue to do, ^(C)in order to undermine the claim of those who would like to claim that in their boasted mission they work on the same terms as we do. ¹³ For such men are ^(D)false apostles, ^(E)deceitful workmen, ^(F)disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.

²⁰ He said to them, “It is ^(A)one of the twelve, ^(B)one who is dipping bread into the dish with me. ²¹ For the Son of Man goes ^(C)as it is written of him, but ^(D)woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! ^(E)It would have been better for that man if he had not been born.”

²⁴ The Son of Man goes ^(A)as it is written of him, but ^(B)woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! ^(C)It would have been better for that man if he had not been born.” ²⁵ Judas, who would betray him, answered, “Is it I, ^(D)Rabbi?” He said to him, ^(E)“You have said so.”