Eph 5:6, Col 2:8, 18, 2Th 2:3, 1Jo 4:1 | ISV | STEP | Living in the Light Do not let anyone deceive you with meaningless words, for it is because of these things that God's wrath comes on those who are disobedient.

Ephesians 5:6

6 Living in the LightDo not let anyone deceive you with meaningless words, for it is because of these things that God's wrath comes on those who are disobedient. ^{▼▼Lit. the sons of disobedience}Jer 29:8; Matt 24:4; Rom 1:18; Eph 2:2; Col 2:4, 8, 18; 2Thes 2:3

Colossians 2:8

8 See to it that no one enslaves you through philosophy and empty deceit according to human tradition, according to the basic principles of the world, ^{▼▼Or the elemental spirits of the universe} and not according to Christ.Jer 29:8; Matt 15:2; Rom 16:17; Gal 1:14; Eph 5:6; Col 1:22; 2:18; 20; Heb 13:9

Colossians 2:18

18 Let no one who delights in humility and the worship of angels cheat you out of the prize by boasting about what he has seen. ^{▼▼Other mss. read what he has not seen} Such a person is puffed up without cause by his carnal mind.Ezek 13:3; Col 2:4; 1Tim 1:7

2 Thessalonians 2:3

3 Do not let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day cannot come ^{▼▼The Gk. lacks that day cannot come} unless the rebellion ^{▼▼Or apostasy} takes place first and the man of sin, ^{▼▼Other mss. read man of lawlessness} who is destined for destruction, ^{▼▼Lit. the son of destruction} is revealed.Dan 7:25; Matt 24:4; John 17:12; Eph 5:6; 1Tim 4:1; 1John 2:18; Rev 13:11

1 John 4:1

1 Test What People Say

Dear friends, stop believing ^{▼▼Or do not believe} every spirit. Instead, test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.Jer 29:8; Matt 24:4-5, 24; Acts 20:30; 1Cor 14:29; 1Thes 5:21; 1Tim 4:1; 2Pet 2:1; 1John 2:18; 2John 1:7; Rev 2:2