Colossians 2:18
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18 Let no one cheat you of your reward, taking delight in false humility and worship of angels, intruding into those things which he has [a]not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
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- Colossians 2:18 NU omits not
Colossians 2:8
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8 Beware lest anyone [a]cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to (A)the tradition of men, according to the (B)basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ.
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- Colossians 2:8 Lit. plunder you or take you captive
1 John 4:1-2
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Love for God and One Another
4 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but (A)test the spirits, whether they are of God; because (B)many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 By this you know the Spirit of God: (C)Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God,
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Colossians 2:23
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23 (A)These things indeed have an appearance of wisdom in self-imposed religion, false humility, and [a]neglect of the body, but are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh.
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- Colossians 2:23 severe treatment, asceticism
Revelation 22:8-9
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8 Now I, John, [a]saw and heard these things. And when I heard and saw, (A)I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who showed me these things.
9 Then he said to me, (B)“See that you do not do that. [b]For I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren the prophets, and of those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.”
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- Revelation 22:8 NU, M am the one who heard and saw
- Revelation 22:9 NU, M omit For
1 Timothy 1:7
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7 desiring to be teachers of the law, understanding neither what they say nor the things which they affirm.
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2 John 7-11
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Beware of Antichrist Deceivers
7 For (A)many deceivers have gone out into the world (B)who do not confess Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. (C)This is a deceiver and an antichrist. 8 (D)Look to yourselves, (E)that [a]we do not lose those things we worked for, but that we may receive a full reward.
9 (F)Whoever [b]transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God. He who abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the Father and the Son. 10 If anyone comes to you and (G)does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into your house nor greet him; 11 for he who greets him shares in his evil deeds.
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- 2 John 1:8 NU you
- 2 John 1:9 NU goes ahead
James 3:14-16
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14 But if you have (A)bitter envy and [a]self-seeking in your hearts, (B)do not boast and lie against the truth. 15 (C)This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic. 16 For (D)where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there.
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- James 3:14 selfish ambition
1 Timothy 4:1
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The Great Apostasy
4 Now the Spirit [a]expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed (A)to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons,
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- 1 Timothy 4:1 explicitly
Romans 1:25
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25 who exchanged (A)the truth of God (B)for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
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Matthew 24:24
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24 For (A)false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, (B)if possible, even the elect.
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1 John 2:26
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26 These things I have written to you concerning those who try to [a]deceive you.
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- 1 John 2:26 lead you astray
2 Corinthians 11:3
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3 But I fear, lest somehow, as (A)the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds (B)may be corrupted from the [a]simplicity that is in Christ.
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- 2 Corinthians 11:3 NU adds and purity
1 Corinthians 8:5-6
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5 For even if there are (A)so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many gods and many lords), 6 yet (B)for us there is one God, the Father, (C)of whom are all things, and we for Him; and (D)one Lord Jesus Christ, (E)through whom are all things, and (F)through whom we live.
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1 Corinthians 8:1
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Be Sensitive to Conscience
8 Now (A)concerning things offered to idols: We know that we all have (B)knowledge. (C)Knowledge [a]puffs up, but love [b]edifies.
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- 1 Corinthians 8:1 makes arrogant
- 1 Corinthians 8:1 builds up
Daniel 11:38
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38 But in their place he shall honor a god of fortresses; and a god which his fathers did not know he shall honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and pleasant things.
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Ezekiel 13:3
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3 Thus says the Lord God: “Woe to the foolish prophets, who follow their own spirit and have seen [a]nothing!
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- Ezekiel 13:3 No vision
Numbers 25:18
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18 for they harassed you with their (A)schemes[a] by which they seduced you in the matter of Peor and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a leader of Midian, their sister, who was killed in the day of the plague because of Peor.”
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- Numbers 25:18 tricks
Genesis 3:13
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13 And the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?”
The woman said, (A)“The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”
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Revelation 19:10
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Revelation 13:14
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14 (A)And he deceives [a]those who dwell on the earth (B)by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword (C)and lived.
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- Revelation 13:14 M my own people
Revelation 13:8
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8 All who dwell on the earth will worship him, (A)whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain (B)from the foundation of the world.
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Revelation 12:9
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9 So (A)the great dragon was cast out, (B)that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, (C)who deceives the whole world; (D)he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
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Revelation 3:11
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11 [a]Behold, (A)I am coming quickly! (B)Hold fast what you have, that no one may take (C)your crown.
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- Revelation 3:11 NU, M omit Behold
2 Peter 2:14
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14 having eyes full of [a]adultery and that cannot cease from sin, enticing unstable souls. (A)They have a heart trained in covetous practices, and are accursed children.
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- 2 Peter 2:14 Lit. an adulteress
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