Mat 7:15, 24:5, 24, Mar 13:22, Act 20:30, 1Ti 4:1, 2Pe 2:1, 1Jo 2:18, 26, 4:1 | ESV | STEP | Beware of false prophets , who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves .

a ch. 24:11, 24; Deut. 13:1-3; Jer. 14:14; 23:16; Mark 13:22; Luke 6:26; Acts 13:6; 2 Pet. 2:1; 1 John 4:1

b Ezek. 22:27; Acts 20:29; [Mic. 3:5; John 10:12]

c ver. 11, 24; Jer. 14:14; 1 John 2:18

g Deut. 13:1-3; 2 Thess. 2:9-11; Rev. 13:13, 14; 16:14; 19:20; [Acts 8:9]

j Deut. 13:1-3; 2 Thess. 2:9-11; Rev. 13:13, 14; 16:14; 19:20; [Acts 8:9]

m[1 Cor. 11:19; 2 Cor. 11:13; 1 Tim. 1:19, 20; 1 John 2:18, 19]

nSee John 14:17

o[2 Thess. 2:3-9; 2 Tim. 3:1]; See 1 Cor. 11:19

p 1 John 4:6 (Gk.); See Matt. 7:15

q Deut. 13:1; See Matt. 7:15

r Acts 20:30; 2 Cor. 11:13; 1 Tim. 4:1; [Matt. 24:11]

s Jude 4; [Matt. 10:33; Gal. 2:4]

t 1 Cor. 6:20; 7:23; Gal. 3:13; 4:5; Rev. 5:9; [Ex. 15:16; 1 Pet. 1:18; Rev. 14:3, 4]

u[2 Tim. 3:1; James 5:3; 2 Pet. 3:3; Jude 18]

v ver. 22; ch. 4:3; 2 John 7; [Matt. 24:5, 24]

w[ch. 4:1; Matt. 24:5]

y ch. 3:7; 2 John 7

aa 1 Thess. 5:21; [1 Cor. 12:10; 14:29; Rev. 2:2]

Matthew 7:15

A Tree and Its Fruit

15 ^a“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ^bravenous wolves.

Matthew 24:5

5 For ^cmany will come in my name, saying, ‘I am ^dthe Christ,’ and they will lead many astray.

Matthew 24:24

24 For ^efalse christs and ^ffalse prophets will arise and ^gperform great signs and wonders, ^hso as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.

Mark 13:22

22 ⁱFor false christs and false prophets will arise and ^jperform signs and wonders, ^kto lead astray, if possible, ^lthe elect.

Acts 20:30

30 and ^mfrom among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples after them.

1 Timothy 4:1

Some Will Depart from the Faith

1 Now ⁿthe Spirit expressly says that ^oin later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to ^pdeceitful spirits and teachings of demons,

2 Peter 2:1

False Prophets and Teachers

1 But ^qfalse prophets also arose among the people, ^rjust as there will be false teachers among you, who will ^ssecretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master ^twho bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.

1 John 2:18

Warning Concerning Antichrists

18 Children, ^uit is the last hour, and as you have heard that ^vantichrist is coming, so now ^wmany antichrists have come. ^xTherefore we know that it is the last hour.

1 John 2:26

26 I write these things to you about ^ythose who are trying to deceive you.

1 John 4:1

Test the Spirits

1 Beloved, ^zdo not believe every spirit, but ^aatest the spirits to see whether they are from God, for ^abmany ^acfalse prophets ^adhave gone out into the world.

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