Matthew 7:15
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A Tree and Its Fruit
15 (A)“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are (B)ravenous wolves.
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2 Peter 2:1-3
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False Prophets and Teachers
2 But (A)false prophets also arose among the people, (B)just as there will be false teachers among you, who will (C)secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master (D)who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. 2 And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth (E)will be blasphemed. 3 And (F)in their greed they will exploit you (G)with false words. (H)Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.
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Matthew 24:11
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11 And many (A)false prophets will arise (B)and lead many astray.
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Colossians 2:8
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8 See to it that no one takes you captive by (A)philosophy and (B)empty deceit, according to (C)human tradition, according to the (D)elemental spirits[a] of the world, and not according to Christ.
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- Colossians 2:8 Or elementary principles; also verse 20
Acts 20:29-31
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29 I (A)know that after my departure (B)fierce wolves will come in among you, (C)not sparing the flock; 30 and (D)from among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples after them. 31 Therefore (E)be alert, remembering that (F)for three years I did not cease night or day (G)to admonish every one (H)with tears.
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Deuteronomy 13:1-3
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13 “If a prophet or (A)a dreamer of dreams arises among you and gives you a sign or a wonder, 2 and (B)the sign or wonder that he tells you comes to pass, and if he says, ‘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 (C)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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2 Corinthians 11:13-15
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13 For such men are (A)false apostles, (B)deceitful workmen, (C)disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. 14 And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as (D)an angel of light. 15 So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as (E)servants of righteousness. (F)Their end will correspond to their deeds.
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Revelation 19:20
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20 And the beast was captured, and with it (A)the false prophet (B)who in its presence[a] had done the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who (C)worshiped its image. These two were (D)thrown alive into the lake of (E)fire that burns with sulfur.
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- Revelation 19:20 Or on its behalf
Micah 3:5-7
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5 Thus says the Lord concerning (A)the prophets
who lead my people astray,
(B)who cry “Peace”
when they have something to eat,
but declare war against him
who puts nothing into their mouths.
6 Therefore (C)it shall be night to you, without vision,
and darkness to you, without divination.
(D)The sun shall go down on the prophets,
and the day shall be black over them;
7 (E)the seers shall be disgraced,
and the diviners put to shame;
(F)they shall all cover their lips,
for (G)there is no answer from God.
2 Peter 3:17
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17 You therefore, beloved, (A)knowing this beforehand, (B)take care that you are not carried away with the error of lawless people and lose your own stability.
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Luke 6:26
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26 “Woe to you, (A)when all people speak well of you, for (B)so their fathers did to (C)the false prophets.
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Revelation 13:11-17
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The Second Beast
11 Then (A)I saw another beast rising out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon. 12 It exercises all the authority of the first beast in its presence,[a] and makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, (B)whose mortal wound was healed. 13 (C)It performs great signs, even (D)making fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people, 14 and by the signs that it is allowed to work in the presence of[b] the beast (E)it deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast (F)that was wounded by the sword and yet lived. 15 And it was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast might even speak and might cause those who would not (G)worship the image of the beast (H)to be slain. 16 Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave,[c] (I)to be marked on the right hand or the forehead, 17 so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, (J)the name of the beast or (K)the number of its name.
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- Revelation 13:12 Or on its behalf
- Revelation 13:14 Or on behalf of
- Revelation 13:16 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
Ezekiel 22:27
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27 (A)Her princes in her midst are like wolves (B)tearing the prey, (C)shedding blood, destroying lives to get dishonest gain.
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2 Timothy 4:3
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3 (A)For the time is coming when people will not endure (B)sound[a] teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions,
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- 2 Timothy 4:3 Or healthy
2 Timothy 3:5-9
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5 having the appearance of godliness, but (A)denying its power. (B)Avoid such people. 6 For among them are (C)those who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions, 7 always learning and never able to (D)arrive at a knowledge of the truth. 8 Just as (E)Jannes and Jambres (F)opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, (G)men corrupted in mind and (H)disqualified regarding the faith. 9 But they will not get very far, for their folly will be plain to all, (I)as was that of those two men.
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Romans 16:17-18
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Final Instructions and Greetings
17 I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles (A)contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; (B)avoid them. 18 For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but (C)their own appetites,[a] and (D)by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
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- Romans 16:18 Greek their own belly
Matthew 24:4-5
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4 And Jesus answered them, (A)“See that no one leads you astray. 5 For (B)many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am (C)the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray.
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Jeremiah 23:13-16
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13 In the prophets of (A)Samaria
(B)I saw an unsavory thing:
(C)they prophesied by Baal
(D)and led my people Israel astray.
14 But in the prophets of Jerusalem
I have seen a horrible thing:
(E)they commit adultery and walk in lies;
(F)they strengthen the hands of evildoers,
so that no one turns from his evil;
(G)all of them have become like Sodom to me,
(H)and its inhabitants like Gomorrah.”
15 Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts concerning the prophets:
(I)“Behold, I will feed them with bitter food
(J)and give them (K)poisoned water to drink,
for from the prophets of Jerusalem
ungodliness has gone out into all the land.”
16 Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you, (L)filling you with vain hopes. (M)They speak visions of their own minds, not from the mouth of the Lord.
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Jeremiah 14:14-16
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14 And the Lord said to me: “The (A)prophets are prophesying lies in my name. (B)I did not send them, nor did I command them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a lying vision, (C)worthless divination, and (D)the deceit of their own minds. 15 Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the prophets who prophesy in my name although (E)I did not send them, and who say, (F)‘Sword and famine shall not come upon this land’: (G)By sword and famine those prophets shall be consumed. 16 And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem, victims of famine and sword, (H)with none to bury them—them, their wives, their sons, and their daughters. For I will pour out their evil upon them.
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Revelation 17:6
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6 And I saw the woman, drunk (A)with the blood of the saints, the blood of (B)the martyrs of Jesus.[a]
When I saw her, I marveled greatly.
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- Revelation 17:6 Greek the witnesses to Jesus
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