2 Thessalonians 2:11
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11 For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion, leading them to believe what is false,(A)
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Romans 1:28
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28 And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them over to an unfit mind and to do things that should not be done.(A)
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John 12:39-43
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39 And so they could not believe, because Isaiah also said,
40 “He has blinded their eyes
and hardened their heart,
so that they might not look with their eyes
and understand with their heart and turn—
and I would heal them.”(A)
41 Isaiah said this because[a] he saw his glory and spoke about him.(B) 42 Nevertheless many, even of the authorities, believed in him. But because of the Pharisees they did not confess it, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue,(C) 43 for they loved human glory more than the glory that comes from God.
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- 12.41 Other ancient witnesses read when
1 Timothy 4:1
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False Asceticism
4 Now the Spirit expressly says that in later[a] times some will renounce[b] the faith by paying attention to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons,(A)
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Matthew 24:11
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11 And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray.(A)
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Ezekiel 21:29
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29 Offering false visions for you,
divining lies for you,
they place you over the necks
of the vile, wicked ones—
those whose day has come,
the time of final punishment.(A)
Psalm 81:11-12
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11 “But my people did not listen to my voice;
Israel would not submit to me.(A)
12 So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts,
to follow their own counsels.(B)
Romans 1:21-25
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21 for though they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their senseless hearts were darkened.(A) 22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools, 23 and they exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling a mortal human or birds or four-footed animals or reptiles.(B)
24 Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves.(C) 25 They exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.(D)
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1 Thessalonians 2:3
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3 For our appeal does not spring from deceit or impure motives or trickery,
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Psalm 109:17
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17 He loved to curse; let curses come on him.
He did not like blessing; may it be far from him.(A)
Matthew 24:5
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5 For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Messiah!’[a] and they will lead many astray.
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- 24.5 Or the Christ
Ezekiel 14:9
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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)
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Isaiah 66:4
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4 so I will choose their punishments
and bring upon them what they fear,
because, when I called, no one answered,
when I spoke, they did not listen,
but they did what was evil in my sight
and chose what did not please me.(A)
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