Col 2:8, 1Ti 6:20-21, 1Jo 4:1-3, Rev 13:12-15 | ESV | STEP | See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit , according to human tradition , according to the elemental spirits of the world , and not according to Christ .

Colossians 2:8

8 See to it that no one takes you captive by ^aphilosophy and ^bempty deceit, according to ^chuman tradition, according to the ^delemental spirits ^{▼▼Or elementary principles; also verse 20} of the world, and not according to Christ.

1 Timothy 6:20-21

20 O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you. ^fAvoid the ^girreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called “knowledge,” 21 for by professing it some have swerved from the faith.

^hGrace be with you. ^{▼▼The Greek for you is plural}

1 John 4:1-3

Test the Spirits

1 Beloved, ^jdo not believe every spirit, but ^ktest the spirits to see whether they are from God, for ^lmany ^mfalse prophets ⁿhave gone out into the world. 2 By this you know the Spirit of God: ^oevery spirit that confesses that ^pJesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, 3 and every spirit ^qthat does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you heard was coming and ^rnow is in the world already.

Revelation of John 13:12-15

12 It exercises all the authority of the first beast in its presence, ^{▼▼Or on its behalf} and makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, ^twhose mortal wound was healed. 13 ^uIt performs great signs, even ^vmaking fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people, 14 and by the signs that it is allowed to work in the presence of ^{▼▼Or on behalf of} the beast ^xit deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast ^ythat was wounded by the sword and yet lived. 15 And 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 ^zworship the image of the beast ^aato be slain.