Numbers 31:15-16

15Moses said to them, “Have you alet all the women live? 16Behold, bthese, con Balaam’s advice, caused the people of Israel to act treacherously against the Lord in the incident of dPeor, and so ethe plague came among the congregation of the Lord.

1 Samuel 26:19

19Now therefore let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If it is the Lord who has stirred you up against me, may he accept an offering, but if it is men, may they be cursed before the Lord, ffor they have driven me out this day that I should have no share in gthe heritage of the Lord, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods.’

Acts 13:8-10

8But Elymas the hmagician (for that is the meaning of his name) iopposed them, seeking to turn jthe proconsul away from the faith. 9But Saul, who was also called Paul, kfilled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him 10and said, “You lson of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, full of all deceit and mvillainy, will you not stop nmaking crooked othe straight paths of the Lord?

Romans 16:17-18

Final Instructions and Greetings

17I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles pcontrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; qavoid them. 18For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but rtheir own appetites,
Greek  their own belly
and tby smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.

2 Corinthians 11:3-4

3But I am afraid that uas the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts vwill be led astray from a wsincere and xpure devotion to Christ. 4For if someone comes and yproclaims another Jesus than the one we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or if you accept za different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it readily enough.

2 Corinthians 11:13-15

13For such men are aafalse apostles, abdeceitful workmen, acdisguising themselves as apostles of Christ. 14And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as adan angel of light. 15So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as aeservants of righteousness. afTheir end will correspond to their deeds.

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