Rom 16:18, 2Cor 11:13, Eph 4:14, 5:6, Col 2:8, 18 | ISV | STEP | For such people are not serving Christ our Lord but their own desires. By their smooth talk and flattering words they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.

Romans 16:18

18 For such people are not serving Christ our Lord but their own desires. By their smooth talk and flattering words they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.Phil 3:19; Col 2:4; 1Tim 6:5; 2Tim 3:6; Titus 1:10; 2Pet 2:3

2 Corinthians 11:13

13 Such people are false apostles, dishonest workers who are masquerading as apostles of Christ.Acts 15:24; Rom 16:18; 2Cor 2:17; Gal 1:7; 6:12; Phil 1:15; 3:2; Titus 1:10-11; 2Pet 2:1; 1John 4:1; Rev 2:2

Ephesians 4:14

14 Then we will no longer be little children, tossed like waves and blown about by every wind of doctrine, by people's trickery, or by clever strategies that would lead us astray.Isa 28:9; Matt 11:7; Rom 16:18; 1Cor 14:20; 2Cor 2:17; Heb 13:9

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