A false witness will not go unpunished,
And he who speaks lies shall perish.

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A false witness will not go unpunished,
    and whoever pours out lies will perish.(A)

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15 [a]But (A)outside are (B)dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie.

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  1. Revelation 22:15 NU, M omit But

15 Outside(A) are the dogs,(B) those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

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A (A)false witness will not go unpunished,
And he who speaks lies will not escape.

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A false witness(A) will not go unpunished,(B)
    and whoever pours out lies will not go free.(C)

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(A)But the cowardly, [a]unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in (B)the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”

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  1. Revelation 21:8 M adds and sinners,

But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars(A)—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur.(B) This is the second death.”(C)

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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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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)

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Destructive Doctrines

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. And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed. 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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  1. 2 Peter 2:3 M will not

False Teachers and Their Destruction

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. Many will follow their depraved conduct(E) and will bring the way of truth into disrepute. 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.

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The Great Apostasy

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, (B)speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience (C)seared with a hot iron,

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  1. 1 Timothy 4:1 explicitly

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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And then the lawless one will be revealed, (A)whom the Lord will consume (B)with the breath of His mouth and destroy (C)with the brightness of His coming. The coming of the lawless one is (D)according to the working of Satan, with all power, (E)signs, and lying wonders, 10 and with all unrighteous deception among (F)those who perish, because they did not receive (G)the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

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And then the lawless one will be revealed,(A) whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth(B) and destroy by the splendor of his coming.(C) The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan(D) works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders(E) that serve the lie, 10 and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing.(F) They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.(G)

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22 “Because with (A)lies you have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and you have (B)strengthened the hands of the wicked, so that he does not turn from his wicked way to save his life.

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22 Because you disheartened the righteous with your lies,(A) when I had brought them no grief, and because you encouraged the wicked not to turn from their evil ways and so save their lives,(B)

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31 Send to all those in captivity, saying, Thus says the Lord concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you, (A)and I have not sent him, and he has caused you to trust in a (B)lie— 32 therefore thus says the Lord: Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his [a]family: he shall not have anyone to dwell among this people, nor shall he see the good that I will do for My people, says the Lord, (C)because he has taught rebellion against the Lord.

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  1. Jeremiah 29:32 descendants, lit. seed

31 “Send this message to all the exiles: ‘This is what the Lord says about Shemaiah(A) the Nehelamite: Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you, even though I did not send(B) him, and has persuaded you to trust in lies, 32 this is what the Lord says: I will surely punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his descendants.(C) He will have no one left among this people, nor will he see the good(D) things I will do for my people, declares the Lord, because he has preached rebellion(E) against me.’”

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15 Then the prophet Jeremiah said to Hananiah the prophet, “Hear now, Hananiah, the Lord has not sent you, but (A)you make this people trust in a (B)lie. 16 Therefore thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, I will cast you from the face of the earth. This year you shall (C)die, because you have taught (D)rebellion against the Lord.’ ”

17 So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.

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15 Then the prophet Jeremiah said to Hananiah the prophet, “Listen, Hananiah! The Lord has not sent(A) you, yet you have persuaded this nation to trust in lies.(B) 16 Therefore this is what the Lord says: ‘I am about to remove you from the face of the earth.(C) This very year you are going to die,(D) because you have preached rebellion(E) against the Lord.’”

17 In the seventh month of that same year, Hananiah the prophet died.(F)

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25 “I have heard what the prophets have said who prophesy lies in My name, saying, ‘I have dreamed, I have dreamed!’ 26 How long will this be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies? Indeed they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart, 27 who try to make My people forget My name by their dreams which everyone tells his neighbor, (A)as their fathers forgot My name for Baal.

28 “The prophet who has a dream, let him tell a dream;
And he who has My word, let him speak My word faithfully.
What is the chaff to the wheat?” says the Lord.
29 Is not My word like a (B)fire?” says the Lord,
“And like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?

30 “Therefore behold, (C)I am against the prophets,” says the Lord, “who steal My words every one from his neighbor. 31 Behold, I am (D)against the prophets,” says the Lord, “who use their tongues and say, ‘He says.’ 32 Behold, I am against those who prophesy false dreams,” says the Lord, “and tell them, and cause My people to err by their (E)lies and by (F)their recklessness. Yet I did not send them or command them; therefore they shall not (G)profit this people at all,” says the Lord.

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25 “I have heard what the prophets say who prophesy lies(A) in my name. They say, ‘I had a dream!(B) I had a dream!’ 26 How long will this continue in the hearts of these lying prophets, who prophesy the delusions(C) of their own minds?(D) 27 They think the dreams they tell one another will make my people forget(E) my name, just as their ancestors forgot(F) my name through Baal worship.(G) 28 Let the prophet who has a dream(H) recount the dream, but let the one who has my word(I) speak it faithfully. For what has straw to do with grain?” declares the Lord. 29 “Is not my word like fire,”(J) declares the Lord, “and like a hammer(K) that breaks a rock in pieces?

30 “Therefore,” declares the Lord, “I am against(L) the prophets(M) who steal from one another words supposedly from me. 31 Yes,” declares the Lord, “I am against the prophets who wag their own tongues and yet declare, ‘The Lord declares.’(N) 32 Indeed, I am against those who prophesy false dreams,(O)” declares the Lord. “They tell them and lead my people astray(P) with their reckless lies,(Q) yet I did not send(R) or appoint them. They do not benefit(S) these people in the least,” declares the Lord.

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15 The elder and honorable, he is the head;
The prophet who teaches lies, he is the tail.
16 For (A)the leaders of this people cause them to err,
And those who are led by them are destroyed.
17 Therefore the Lord (B)will have no joy in their young men,
Nor have mercy on their fatherless and widows;
For everyone is a hypocrite and an evildoer,
And every mouth speaks [a]folly.

(C)For all this His anger is not turned away,
But His hand is stretched out still.

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  1. Isaiah 9:17 foolishness

15 the elders(A) and dignitaries(B) are the head,
    the prophets(C) who teach lies(D) are the tail.
16 Those who guide(E) this people mislead them,
    and those who are guided are led astray.(F)
17 Therefore the Lord will take no pleasure in the young men,(G)
    nor will he pity(H) the fatherless and widows,
for everyone is ungodly(I) and wicked,(J)
    every mouth speaks folly.(K)

Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away,
    his hand is still upraised.(L)

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