¹¹ Many ^(A)false prophets will arise and will deceive many.

²⁴ For false christs and ^(A)false prophets will arise and will ^[a]show great ^[b](B)signs and wonders, so as to deceive, if possible, even ^(C)the ^[c]elect.

²² for false christs and ^(A)false prophets will arise, and will show ^[a](B)signs and ^(C)wonders, in order to lead astray, if possible, the elect.

⁶ And when they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a ^(A)magician, a Jewish ^(B)false prophet whose name was Bar-Jesus,

The Rise of False Prophets

2 But ^(A)false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will also be ^(B)false teachers ^(C)among you, who will ^(D)secretly introduce ^(E)destructive heresies, even ^(F)denying the ^(G)Master who ^(H)bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves.

Test the Spirits

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

¹³ Then I saw coming out of the mouth of the ^(A)dragon and out of the mouth of the ^(B)beast and out of the mouth of the ^(C)false prophet, three ^(D)unclean spirits like ^(E)frogs;

The Beast and False Prophet Are Seized

²⁰ And the beast was seized, and with him the ^(A)false prophet who ^(B)did the signs ^[a](C)in his presence, by which he ^(D)deceived those who had received the ^(E)mark of the beast and those who ^(F)worshiped his image. These two were thrown alive into the ^(G)lake of ^(H)fire which burns with ^[b]brimstone.