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Matthew 7:15
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Matthew 7:15
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You Will Know Them by Their Fruits(A)
15 (B)“Beware of false prophets, (C)who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
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Matthew 7:15
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Matthew 7:15
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True and False Prophets
15 “Watch out for false prophets.(A) They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.(B)
1 John 4:1
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1 John 4:1
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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.
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1 John 4:1
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1 John 4:1
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On Denying the Incarnation
4 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)
2 Peter 2:1-3
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2 Peter 2:1-3
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Destructive Doctrines
2 But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be (A)false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction. 2 And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed. 3 By covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words; for a long time their judgment has not been idle, and their destruction [a]does not slumber.
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- 2 Peter 2:3 M will not
2 Peter 2:1-3
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2 Peter 2:1-3
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False Teachers and Their Destruction
2 But there were also false prophets(A) among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you.(B) They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord(C) who bought them(D)—bringing swift destruction on themselves. 2 Many will follow their depraved conduct(E) and will bring the way of truth into disrepute. 3 In their greed(F) these teachers will exploit you(G) with fabricated stories. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.
Matthew 24:11
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Matthew 24:11
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11 Then (A)many false prophets will rise up and (B)deceive many.
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Matthew 24:11
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Matthew 24:11
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Colossians 2:8
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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
Colossians 2:8
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Colossians 2:8
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8 See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy,(A) which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces[a] of this world(B) rather than on Christ.
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- Colossians 2:8 Or the basic principles; also in verse 20
Acts 20:29-31
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Acts 20:29-31
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29 For I know this, that after my departure (A)savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock. 30 Also (B)from among yourselves men will rise up, speaking [a]perverse things, to draw away the disciples after themselves. 31 Therefore watch, and remember that (C)for three years I did not cease to warn everyone night and day with tears.
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- Acts 20:30 misleading
Acts 20:29-31
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Acts 20:29-31
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29 I know that after I leave, savage wolves(A) will come in among you and will not spare the flock.(B) 30 Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples(C) after them. 31 So be on your guard! Remember that for three years(D) I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.(E)
Deuteronomy 13:1-3
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Deuteronomy 13:1-3
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Punishment of Apostates
13 “If there arises among you a prophet or a (A)dreamer of dreams, (B)and he gives you a sign or a wonder, 2 and (C)the sign or the wonder comes to pass, of which he spoke to you, saying, ‘Let us go after other gods’—which you have not known—‘and let us serve them,’ 3 you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams, for the Lord your God (D)is testing you to know whether you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
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Deuteronomy 13:1-3
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Deuteronomy 13:1-3
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Worshiping Other Gods
13 [a]If a prophet,(A) or one who foretells by dreams,(B) appears among you and announces to you a sign or wonder, 2 and if the sign(C) or wonder spoken of takes place, and the prophet says, “Let us follow other gods”(D) (gods you have not known) “and let us worship them,” 3 you must not listen to the words of that prophet(E) or dreamer.(F) The Lord your God is testing(G) you to find out whether you love(H) him with all your heart and with all your soul.
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- Deuteronomy 13:1 In Hebrew texts 13:1-18 is numbered 13:2-19.
Mark 13:22-23
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Mark 13:22-23
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22 For false christs and false prophets will rise and show signs and (A)wonders to deceive, if possible, even the [a]elect. 23 But (B)take heed; see, I have told you all things beforehand.
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- Mark 13:22 chosen ones
Mark 13:22-23
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Mark 13:22-23
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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. 23 So be on your guard;(C) I have told you everything ahead of time.
Revelation 19:20
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Revelation 19:20
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20 (A)Then the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and (B)those who worshiped his image. (C)These two were cast alive into the lake of fire (D)burning with brimstone.
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Revelation 19:20
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Revelation 19:20
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20 But the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet(A) who had performed the signs(B) on its behalf.(C) With these signs he had deluded(D) those who had received the mark of the beast(E) and worshiped its image.(F) The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake(G) of burning sulfur.(H)
2 Corinthians 11:13-15
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2 Corinthians 11:13-15
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13 For such (A)are false apostles, (B)deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. 14 And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into (C)an angel of light. 15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness, (D)whose end will be according to their works.
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2 Corinthians 11:13-15
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2 Corinthians 11:13-15
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13 For such people are false apostles,(A) deceitful(B) workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ.(C) 14 And no wonder, for Satan(D) himself masquerades as an angel of light. 15 It is not surprising, then, if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be what their actions deserve.(E)
Jude 4
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Jude 4
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4 For certain men have crept in unnoticed, who long ago were marked out for this condemnation, ungodly men, who turn the grace of our God into lewdness and deny the only Lord [a]God and our Lord Jesus Christ.
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- Jude 1:4 NU omits God
Jude 4
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Jude 4
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4 For certain individuals whose condemnation was written about[a] long ago have secretly slipped in among you.(A) They are ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord.(B)
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- Jude 1:4 Or individuals who were marked out for condemnation
Micah 3:11
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Micah 3:11
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11 (A)Her heads judge for a bribe,
(B)Her priests teach for pay,
And her prophets divine for [a]money.
(C)Yet they lean on the Lord, and say,
“Is not the Lord among us?
No harm can come upon us.”
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- Micah 3:11 Lit. silver
Micah 3:5-7
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Micah 3:5-7
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5 Thus says the Lord (A)concerning the prophets
Who make my people stray;
Who chant [a]“Peace”
[b]While they (B)chew with their teeth,
But who prepare war against him
(C)Who puts nothing into their mouths:
6 “Therefore(D) you shall have night without [c]vision,
And you shall have darkness without divination;
The sun shall go down on the prophets,
And the day shall be dark for (E)them.
7 So the seers shall be ashamed,
And the diviners abashed;
Indeed they shall all cover their lips;
(F)For there is no answer from God.”
Micah 3:5-7
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Micah 3:5-7
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5 This is what the Lord says:
“As for the prophets
who lead my people astray,(A)
they proclaim ‘peace’(B)
if they have something to eat,
but prepare to wage war against anyone
who refuses to feed them.
6 Therefore night will come over you, without visions,
and darkness, without divination.(C)
The sun will set for the prophets,(D)
and the day will go dark for them.(E)
7 The seers will be ashamed(F)
and the diviners disgraced.(G)
They will all cover(H) their faces(I)
because there is no answer from God.(J)”
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