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Romans 16:18
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Romans 16:18
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18 For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but (A)their own appetites,[a] and (B)by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
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- Romans 16:18 Greek their own belly
Romans 16:18
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Romans 16:18
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18 For such people are not serving our Lord Christ,(A) but their own appetites.(B) By smooth talk and flattery they deceive(C) the minds of naive people.
Colossians 2:4
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Colossians 2:4
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4 I say this in order (A)that no one may delude you with plausible arguments.
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Colossians 2:4
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Colossians 2:4
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4 I tell you this so that no one may deceive you by fine-sounding arguments.(A)
Philippians 3:19
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Philippians 3:19
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19 (A)Their end is destruction, (B)their god is their belly, and (C)they glory in their shame, with (D)minds set on earthly things.
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Philippians 3:19
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Philippians 3:19
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19 Their destiny(A) is destruction, their god is their stomach,(B) and their glory is in their shame.(C) Their mind is set on earthly things.(D)
Matthew 7:15
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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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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 Timothy 6:5
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1 Timothy 6:5
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5 and constant friction among people (A)who are depraved in mind and deprived of the truth, (B)imagining that godliness is a means of gain.
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1 Timothy 6:5
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1 Timothy 6:5
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5 and constant friction between people of corrupt mind, who have been robbed of the truth(A) and who think that godliness is a means to financial gain.
Micah 3:5
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Micah 3:5
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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.
Micah 3:5
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Micah 3:5
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5 This is what the Lord says:
2 Peter 2:3
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2 Peter 2:3
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3 And (A)in their greed they will exploit you (B)with false words. (C)Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.
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2 Peter 2:3
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2 Peter 2:3
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3 In their greed(A) these teachers will exploit you(B) with fabricated stories. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.
2 Timothy 3:2-6
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2 Timothy 3:2-6
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2 For people will be (A)lovers of self, (B)lovers of money, (C)proud, (D)arrogant, abusive, (E)disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 (F)heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, (G)not loving good, 4 treacherous, reckless, (H)swollen with conceit, (I)lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 having the appearance of godliness, but (J)denying its power. (K)Avoid such people. 6 For among them are (L)those who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions,
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2 Timothy 3:2-6
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2 Timothy 3:2-6
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2 People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money,(A) boastful, proud,(B) abusive,(C) disobedient to their parents,(D) ungrateful, unholy, 3 without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, 4 treacherous,(E) rash, conceited,(F) lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— 5 having a form of godliness(G) but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.(H)
6 They are the kind who worm their way(I) into homes and gain control over gullible women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires,
Jude 16
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Jude 16
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16 These are grumblers, malcontents, (A)following their own sinful desires; (B)they are loud-mouthed boasters, (C)showing favoritism to gain advantage.
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Jude 16
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Jude 16
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16 These people are grumblers(A) and faultfinders; they follow their own evil desires;(B) they boast(C) about themselves and flatter others for their own advantage.
2 Peter 2:18-20
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2 Peter 2:18-20
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18 For, (A)speaking loud boasts of folly, they entice by sensual passions of the flesh those who are barely (B)escaping from those who live in error. 19 They promise them (C)freedom, (D)but they themselves are slaves[a] of corruption. For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved. 20 For if, (E)after they have escaped the defilements of the world (F)through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, (G)the last state has become worse for them than the first.
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- 2 Peter 2:19 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
2 Peter 2:18-20
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2 Peter 2:18-20
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18 For they mouth empty, boastful words(A) and, by appealing to the lustful desires of the flesh, they entice people who are just escaping(B) from those who live in error. 19 They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity—for “people are slaves to whatever has mastered them.”(C) 20 If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing(D) our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ(E) and are again entangled in it and are overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning.(F)
Titus 1:10-12
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Titus 1:10-12
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10 For there are many who are insubordinate, (A)empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of (B)the circumcision party.[a] 11 They must be silenced, since (C)they are upsetting whole families by teaching (D)for shameful gain what they ought not to teach. 12 (E)One of the Cretans,[b] a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”[c]
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- Titus 1:10 Or especially those of the circumcision
- Titus 1:12 Greek One of them
- Titus 1:12 Probably from Epimenides of Crete
Titus 1:10-12
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Titus 1:10-12
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Rebuking Those Who Fail to Do Good
10 For there are many rebellious people, full of meaningless talk(A) and deception, especially those of the circumcision group.(B) 11 They must be silenced, because they are disrupting whole households(C) by teaching things they ought not to teach—and that for the sake of dishonest gain. 12 One of Crete’s own prophets(D) has said it: “Cretans(E) are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons.”[a]
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- Titus 1:12 From the Cretan philosopher Epimenides
2 Thessalonians 2:10
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2 Thessalonians 2:10
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10 and with all wicked deception for (A)those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.
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2 Thessalonians 2:10
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2 Thessalonians 2:10
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10 and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing.(A) They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.(B)
2 Corinthians 11:13-15
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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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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)
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