2 Thessalonians 2:10-12

10and with all wicked deception for athose who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11Therefore bGod sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe cwhat is false, 12in order that all may be condemned dwho did not believe the truth but ehad pleasure in unrighteousness.

Revelation of John 2:14

14But I have a few things against you: you have some there who hold the teaching of fBalaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, so that they might geat food sacrificed to idols and hpractice sexual immorality.

Revelation of John 2:20

20But I have this against you, that you tolerate that woman iJezebel, who calls herself a prophetess and is teaching and seducing my servants
Greek bondservants
kto practice sexual immorality and lto eat food sacrificed to idols.

Revelation of John 13:14-18

14and by the signs that it is allowed to work in the presence of
Or on behalf of
the beast nit deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast othat was wounded by the sword and yet lived.
15And it was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast might even speak and might cause those who would not pworship the image of the beast qto be slain. 16Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave,
Greek bondservant
sto be marked on the right hand or the forehead,
17so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, tthe name of the beast or uthe number of its name. 18 vThis calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number wof a man, and his number is 666.
Some manuscripts 616


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