For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
I say this so that no one will deceive you by smooth rhetoric.
Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
This is what the LORD says: “As for the prophets who lead My people astray, who proclaim peace while they chew with thei
and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of
In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remain
For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrat
Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly th
These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others
and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth tha
With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from
For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ.
They feed on the sins of My people and set their hearts on iniquity.
Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I
For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision,
Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold
They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasan
The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.
For all the others look after their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.
You have profaned Me among My people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to My people who would listen,
Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying a
But avoid irreverent, empty chatter, which will only lead to more ungodliness,
Therefore I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. For from the least of them to the greates
For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that
These men are hidden reefs in your love feasts, shamelessly feasting with you but shepherding only themselves. They are
They keep saying to those who despise Me, ‘The LORD says that you will have peace,’ and to everyone who walks in the stu
So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, four hundred men, and asked them, “Should we go to war against Ramoth-gile
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets hav
O simple ones, learn to be shrewd; O fools, gain understanding.
Why then do you kick at My sacrifice and offering that I have prescribed for My dwelling place? You have honored your so
The unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple.
Now the sons of Eli were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD
Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah instructed him, “Behold, with one accord the words of the prophets are f
those prophets of Israel who prophesied to Jerusalem and saw a vision of peace for her when there was no peace, declares
Everyone has heard about your obedience, so I rejoice over you. But I want you to be wise about what is good and innocen
If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will
Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah! The LORD did not send you, but you have persu
But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, ‘My master will be away a long time.’
because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Christ you are servin
and many false prophets will arise and deceive many.
No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despi
In the fifth month of that same year, the fourth year, near the beginning of the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah, the pr
For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before Go
The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.
Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On th
Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those who are called, loved by God the Father, and kept in Je
“Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no longer kindle useless fires on My altar! I take n
This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it
The simple man believes every word, but the prudent man watches his steps.
I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your sim
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion: Greetings.