Matthew 7:15 Cross References

Matthew 7:15

15: "Beware of false prophets who come disguised as harmless sheep, but are really wolves that will tear you apart.

1 John 4:1

  1. Dear friends, do not believe everyone who claims to speak by the Spirit. You must test them to see if the spirit they have comes from God. For there are many false prophets in the world.

2 Peter 2:1

  1. But there were also false prophets in Israel, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will cleverly teach their destructive heresies about God and even turn against their Master who bought them. Theirs will be a swift and terrible end.
  2. Many will follow their evil teaching and shameful immorality. And because of them, Christ and his true way will be slandered.
  3. In their greed they will make up clever lies to get hold of your money. But God condemned them long ago, and their destruction is on the way.

Matthew 24:11

  1. And many false prophets will appear and will lead many people astray.

Colossians 2:8

  1. Don't let anyone lead you astray with empty philosophy and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the evil powers of this world, and not from Christ.

Mark 13:22

  1. For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and perform miraculous signs and wonders so as to deceive, if possible, even God's chosen ones.
  2. Watch out! I have warned you!

Acts 20:29

  1. I know full well that false teachers, like vicious wolves, will come in among you after I leave, not sparing the flock.
  2. Even some of you will distort the truth in order to draw a following.
  3. Watch out! Remember the three years I was with you--my constant watch and care over you night and day, and my many tears for you.

Deuteronomy 13:1

  1. "Suppose there are prophets among you, or those who have dreams about the future, and they promise you signs or miracles,
  2. and the predicted signs or miracles take place. If the prophets then say, `Come, let us worship the gods of foreign nations,'
  3. do not listen to them. The LORD your God is testing you to see if you love him with all your heart and soul.

Micah 3:11

  1. You rulers govern for the bribes you can get; you priests teach God's laws only for a price; you prophets won't prophesy unless you are paid. Yet all of you claim you are depending on the LORD. "No harm can come to us," you say, "for the LORD is here among us."

2 Corinthians 11:13

  1. These people are false apostles. They have fooled you by disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.
  2. But I am not surprised! Even Satan can disguise himself as an angel of light.
  3. So it is no wonder his servants can also do it by pretending to be godly ministers. In the end they will get every bit of punishment their wicked deeds deserve.

Jude 1:4

  1. I say this because some godless people have wormed their way in among you, saying that God's forgiveness allows us to live immoral lives. The fate of such people was determined long ago, for they have turned against our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

Revelation 19:20

  1. And the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who did mighty miracles on behalf of the beast--miracles that deceived all who had accepted the mark of the beast and who worshiped his statue. Both the beast and his false prophet were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.

Micah 3:5

  1. This is what the LORD says to you false prophets: "You are leading my people astray! You promise peace for those who give you food, but you declare war on anyone who refuses to pay you.
  2. Now the night will close around you, cutting off all your visions. Darkness will cover you, making it impossible for you to predict the future. The sun will set for you prophets, and your day will come to an end.
  3. Then you seers will cover your faces in shame, and you diviners will be disgraced. And you will admit that your messages were not from God."

2 Peter 3:17

  1. I am warning you ahead of time, dear friends, so that you can watch out and not be carried away by the errors of these wicked people. I don't want you to lose your own secure footing.

Luke 6:26

  1. What sorrows await you who are praised by the crowds, for their ancestors also praised false prophets.

Ezekiel 22:27

  1. Your leaders are like wolves, who tear apart their victims. They actually destroy people's lives for profit!

Revelation 13:11

  1. Then I saw another beast come up out of the earth. He had two horns like those of a lamb, and he spoke with the voice of a dragon.
  2. He exercised all the authority of the first beast. And he required all the earth and those who belong to this world to worship the first beast, whose death-wound had been healed.
  3. He did astounding miracles, such as making fire flash down to earth from heaven while everyone was watching.
  4. And with all the miracles he was allowed to perform on behalf of the first beast, he deceived all the people who belong to this world. He ordered the people of the world to make a great statue of the first beast, who was fatally wounded and then came back to life.
  5. He was permitted to give life to this statue so that it could speak. Then the statue commanded that anyone refusing to worship it must die.

2 Timothy 3:5

  1. They will act as if they are religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. You must stay away from people like that.
  2. They are the kind who work their way into people's homes and win the confidence of vulnerable women who are burdened with the guilt of sin and controlled by many desires.
  3. Such women are forever following new teachings, but they never understand the truth.
  4. And these teachers fight the truth just as Jannes and Jambres fought against Moses. Their minds are depraved, and their faith is counterfeit.
  5. But they won't get away with this for long. Someday everyone will recognize what fools they are, just as happened with Jannes and Jambres.

Matthew 24:4

  1. Jesus told them, "Don't let anyone mislead you.
  2. For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am the Messiah.' They will lead many astray.

Matthew 24:24

  1. For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and perform great miraculous signs and wonders so as to deceive, if possible, even God's chosen ones.
  2. See, I have warned you.

Romans 16:17

  1. And now I make one more appeal, my dear brothers and sisters. Watch out for people who cause divisions and upset people's faith by teaching things that are contrary to what you have been taught. Stay away from them.
  2. Such people are not serving Christ our Lord; they are serving their own personal interests. By smooth talk and glowing words they deceive innocent people.

Jeremiah 14:14

  1. Then the LORD said, "These prophets are telling lies in my name. I did not send them or tell them to speak. I did not give them any messages. They prophesy of visions and revelations they have never seen or heard. They speak foolishness made up in their own lying hearts.
  2. Therefore, says the LORD, I will punish these lying prophets, for they have spoken in my name even though I never sent them. They say that no war or famine will come, but they themselves will die by war and famine!
  3. As for the people to whom they prophesy--their bodies will be thrown out into the streets of Jerusalem, victims of famine and war. There will be no one left to bury them. Husbands, wives, sons, and daughters--all will be gone. For I will pour out their own wickedness on them.

2 Timothy 4:3

  1. For a time is coming when people will no longer listen to right teaching. They will follow their own desires and will look for teachers who will tell them whatever they want to hear.

Jeremiah 23:13

  1. "I saw that the prophets of Samaria were terribly evil, for they prophesied by Baal and led my people of Israel into sin.
  2. But now I see that the prophets of Jerusalem are even worse! They commit adultery, and they love dishonesty. They encourage those who are doing evil instead of turning them away from their sins. These prophets are as wicked as the people of Sodom and Gomorrah once were."
  3. Therefore, this is what the LORD Almighty says concerning the prophets: "I will feed them with bitterness and give them poison to drink. For it is because of Jerusalem's prophets that wickedness fills this land.
  4. This is my warning to my people," says the LORD Almighty. "Do not listen to these prophets when they prophesy to you, filling you with futile hopes. They are making up everything they say. They do not speak for the LORD!

Matthew 10:17

  1. But beware! For you will be handed over to the courts and beaten in the synagogues.

Acts 13:40

  1. Be careful! Don't let the prophets' words apply to you. For they said,

Ezekiel 22:25

  1. Your princes plot conspiracies just as lions stalk their prey. They devour innocent people, seizing treasures and extorting wealth. They increase the number of widows in the land.

Revelation 17:6

  1. I could see that she was drunk--drunk with the blood of God's holy people who were witnesses for Jesus. I stared at her completely amazed.

Isaiah 56:10

  1. For the leaders of my people--the LORD's watchmen, his shepherds--are blind to every danger. They are like silent watchdogs that give no warning when danger comes. They love to lie around, sleeping and dreaming.
  2. And they are as greedy as dogs, never satisfied. They are stupid shepherds, all following their own path, all of them intent on personal gain.

Philippians 3:2

  1. Watch out for those dogs, those wicked men and their evil deeds, those mutilators who say you must be circumcised to be saved.

Jeremiah 29:21

  1. This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says about your prophets--Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah--who are telling you lies in my name: "I will turn them over to Nebuchadnezzar for a public execution.

Ezekiel 13:22

  1. You have discouraged the righteous with your lies, when I didn't want them to suffer grief. And you have encouraged the wicked by promising them life, even though they continue in their sins.

Galatians 2:4

  1. Even that question wouldn't have come up except for some so-called Christians there--false ones, really--who came to spy on us and see our freedom in Christ Jesus. They wanted to force us, like slaves, to follow their Jewish regulations.

Ezekiel 13:16

  1. They were lying prophets who claimed peace would come to Jerusalem when there was no peace. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!'

Revelation 16:13

  1. And I saw three evil spirits that looked like frogs leap from the mouth of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet.

2 Timothy 3:13

  1. But evil people and impostors will flourish. They will go on deceiving others, and they themselves will be deceived.

John 10:12

  1. A hired hand will run when he sees a wolf coming. He will leave the sheep because they aren't his and he isn't their shepherd. And so the wolf attacks them and scatters the flock.

Matthew 16:6

  1. "Watch out!" Jesus warned them. "Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees."

Mark 12:38

  1. Here are some of the other things he taught them at this time: "Beware of these teachers of religious law! For they love to parade in flowing robes and to have everyone bow to them as they walk in the marketplaces.
  2. And how they love the seats of honor in the synagogues and at banquets.
  3. But they shamelessly cheat widows out of their property, and then, to cover up the kind of people they really are, they make long prayers in public. Because of this, their punishment will be the greater."

Zephaniah 3:3

  1. Its leaders are like roaring lions hunting for their victims--out for everything they can get. Its judges are like ravenous wolves at evening time, who by dawn have left no trace of their prey.
  2. Its prophets are arrogant liars seeking their own gain. Its priests defile the Temple by disobeying God's laws.

Matthew 16:11

  1. How could you even think I was talking about food? So again I say, 'Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.'"

Ephesians 4:14

  1. Then we will no longer be like children, forever changing our minds about what we believe because someone has told us something different or because someone has cleverly lied to us and made the lie sound like the truth.

1 Timothy 4:1

  1. Now the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that in the last times some will turn away from what we believe; they will follow lying spirits and teachings that come from demons.
  2. These teachers are hypocrites and liars. They pretend to be religious, but their consciences are dead.
  3. They will say it is wrong to be married and wrong to eat certain foods. But God created those foods to be eaten with thanksgiving by people who know and believe the truth.

Jeremiah 29:32

  1. I will punish him and his family. None of his descendants will see the good things I will do for my people, for he has taught you to rebel against me. I, the LORD, have spoken!'"

Isaiah 9:15

  1. The leaders of Israel are the head, and the lying prophets are the tail.
  2. For the leaders of the people have led them down the path of destruction.

Luke 12:15

  1. Then he said, "Beware! Don't be greedy for what you don't have. Real life is not measured by how much we own."

Jeremiah 28:15

  1. Then Jeremiah the prophet said to Hananiah, "Listen, Hananiah! The LORD has not sent you, but the people believe your lies.
  2. Therefore, the LORD says you must die. Your life will end this very year because you have rebelled against the LORD."
  3. Two months later, Hananiah died.

Zechariah 13:4

  1. "No one will be boasting then of a prophetic gift! No one will wear prophet's clothes to try to fool the people.

Acts 13:6

  1. Afterward they preached from town to town across the entire island until finally they reached Paphos, where they met a Jewish sorcerer, a false prophet named Bar-Jesus.

2 Peter 2:18

  1. They brag about themselves with empty, foolish boasting. With lustful desire as their bait, they lure back into sin those who have just escaped from such wicked living.
  2. They promise freedom, but they themselves are slaves to sin and corruption. For you are a slave to whatever controls you.

Ephesians 5:6

  1. Don't be fooled by those who try to excuse these sins, for the terrible anger of God comes upon all those who disobey him.
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