25 who destroys the omens of the false prophets
and makes fools of diviners;
who confounds the wise
and makes their knowledge foolishness;(A)

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25 who foils(A) the signs of false prophets
    and makes fools of diviners,(B)
who overthrows the learning of the wise(C)
    and turns it into nonsense,(D)

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15 “Be on your guard against false prophets(A) who come to you in sheep’s(B) clothing(C) but inwardly are ravaging wolves.(D)

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True and False Prophets

15 “Watch out for false prophets.(A) They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.(B)

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24 For false messiahs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders to lead astray,(A) if possible, even the elect.

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24 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders(A) to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

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22 For false messiahs and false prophets will arise and will perform signs and wonders(A) to lead astray, if possible, the elect.

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22 For false messiahs and false prophets(A) will appear and perform signs and wonders(B) to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

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26 Woe to you[a]
when all people speak well of you,
for this is the way their ancestors
used to treat the false prophets.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 6:26 Other mss omit to you

26 Woe to you when everyone speaks well of you,
    for that is how their ancestors treated the false prophets.(A)

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When they had traveled the whole island as far as Paphos, they came across a sorcerer, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus.(A)

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They traveled through the whole island until they came to Paphos. There they met a Jewish sorcerer(A) and false prophet(B) named Bar-Jesus,

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The Judgment of False Teachers

There were indeed false prophets(A) among the people, just as there will be false teachers(B) among you. They will bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought(C) them, and will bring swift destruction on themselves.

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False Teachers and Their Destruction

But there were also false prophets(A) among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you.(B) They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord(C) who bought them(D)—bringing swift destruction on themselves.

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The Spirit of Truth and the Spirit of Error

Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits(A) to see if they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

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On Denying the Incarnation

Dear friends,(A) do not believe every spirit,(B) but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.(C)

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