I say this in order (A)that no one may delude you with plausible arguments.

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I tell you this so that no one may deceive you by fine-sounding arguments.(A)

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14 so that we may no longer be children, (A)tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in (B)deceitful schemes.

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14 Then we will no longer be infants,(A) tossed back and forth by the waves,(B) and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming.(C)

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For (A)many deceivers (B)have gone out into the world, (C)those who do not confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Such a one is the deceiver and the antichrist.

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I say this because many deceivers, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ(A) as coming in the flesh,(B) have gone out into the world.(C) Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist.(D)

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Test the Spirits

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.

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On Denying the Incarnation

Dear friends,(A) do not believe every spirit,(B) but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.(C)

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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. 19 For (C)your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you (D)to be wise as to what is good and innocent as to what is evil.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 16:18 Greek their own belly

18 For such people are not serving our Lord Christ,(A) but their own appetites.(B) By smooth talk and flattery they deceive(C) the minds of naive people. 19 Everyone has heard(D) about your obedience, so I rejoice because of you; but I want you to be wise about what is good, and innocent about what is evil.(E)

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22 (A)For false christs and false prophets will arise and (B)perform signs and wonders, (C)to lead astray, if possible, (D)the elect.

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22 For false messiahs and false prophets(A) will appear and perform signs and wonders(B) to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

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And Jesus answered them, (A)“See that no one leads you astray.

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Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you.(A)

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and will come out (A)to deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, (B)Gog and Magog, (C)to gather them for battle; their number is like the sand of the sea.

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and will go out to deceive the nations(A) in the four corners of the earth(B)—Gog and Magog(C)—and to gather them for battle.(D) In number they are like the sand on the seashore.(E)

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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.

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  1. Titus 1:10 Or especially those of the circumcision

Rebuking Those Who Fail to Do Good

10 For there are many rebellious people, full of meaningless talk(A) and deception, especially those of the circumcision group.(B) 11 They must be silenced, because they are disrupting whole households(C) by teaching things they ought not to teach—and that for the sake of dishonest gain.

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13 while (A)evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and (B)being deceived.

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13 while evildoers and impostors will go from bad to worse,(A) deceiving and being deceived.(B)

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16 But (A)avoid (B)irreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness,

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16 Avoid godless chatter,(A) because those who indulge in it will become more and more ungodly.

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Some Will Depart from the Faith

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, through the insincerity of (D)liars whose consciences are seared,

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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. Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron.(D)

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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,

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The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan(A) works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders(B) that serve the lie, 10 and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing.(C) They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.(D) 11 For this reason God sends them(E) a powerful delusion(F) so that they will believe the lie(G)

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