Romans 16:18 Cross References

Romans 16:18

18: 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.

Colossians 2:4

  1. I am telling you this so that no one will be able to deceive you with persuasive arguments.

Matthew 7:15

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

Philippians 3:19

  1. Their future is eternal destruction. Their god is their appetite, they brag about shameful things, and all they think about is this life here on earth.

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.

1 Timothy 6:5

  1. These people always cause trouble. Their minds are corrupt, and they don't tell the truth. To them religion is just a way to get rich.

2 Peter 2:3

  1. 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.

2 Timothy 3:2

  1. For people will love only themselves and their money. They will be boastful and proud, scoffing at God, disobedient to their parents, and ungrateful. They will consider nothing sacred.
  2. They will be unloving and unforgiving; they will slander others and have no self-control; they will be cruel and have no interest in what is good.
  3. They will betray their friends, be reckless, be puffed up with pride, and love pleasure rather than God.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.

Jude 1:16

  1. These people are grumblers and complainers, doing whatever evil they feel like. They are loudmouthed braggarts, and they flatter others to get favors in return.

2 Thessalonians 2:10

  1. He will use every kind of wicked deception to fool those who are on their way to destruction because they refuse to believe the truth that would save them.

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.
  3. And when people escape from the wicked ways of the world by learning about our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and then get tangled up with sin and become its slave again, they are worse off than before.

Jude 1:12

  1. When these people join you in fellowship meals celebrating the love of the Lord, they are like dangerous reefs that can shipwreck you. They are shameless in the way they care only about themselves. They are like clouds blowing over dry land without giving rain, promising much but producing nothing. They are like trees without fruit at harvesttime. They are not only dead but doubly dead, for they have been pulled out by the roots.

Titus 1:10

  1. For there are many who rebel against right teaching; they engage in useless talk and deceive people. This is especially true of those who insist on circumcision for salvation.
  2. They must be silenced. By their wrong teaching, they have already turned whole families away from the truth. Such teachers only want your money.
  3. One of their own men, a prophet from Crete, has said about them, "The people of Crete are all liars; they are cruel animals and lazy gluttons."

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.

Galatians 1:10

  1. Obviously, I'm not trying to be a people pleaser! No, I am trying to please God. If I were still trying to please people, I would not be Christ's servant.

Hosea 4:8

  1. "The priests get fed when the people sin and bring their sin offerings to them. So the priests are glad when the people sin!
  2. `Like priests, like people'--since the priests are wicked, the people are wicked, too. So now I will punish both priests and people for all their wicked deeds.
  3. They will eat and still be hungry. Though they do a big business as prostitutes, they will have no children, for they have deserted the LORD to worship other gods.
  4. "Alcohol and prostitution have robbed my people of their brains.

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.
  3. "Come," they say. "We will get some wine and have a party. Let's all get drunk. Let this go on and on, and tomorrow will be even better."

2 Peter 2:10

  1. He is especially hard on those who follow their own evil, lustful desires and who despise authority. These people are proud and arrogant, daring even to scoff at the glorious ones without so much as trembling.
  2. But the angels, even though they are far greater in power and strength than these false teachers, never speak out disrespectfully against the glorious ones.
  3. These false teachers are like unthinking animals, creatures of instinct, who are born to be caught and killed. They laugh at the terrifying powers they know so little about, and they will be destroyed along with them.
  4. Their destruction is their reward for the harm they have done. They love to indulge in evil pleasures in broad daylight. They are a disgrace and a stain among you. They revel in deceitfulness while they feast with you.
  5. They commit adultery with their eyes, and their lust is never satisfied. They make a game of luring unstable people into sin. They train themselves to be greedy; they are doomed and cursed.

Proverbs 22:3

  1. A prudent person foresees the danger ahead and takes precautions; the simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.

Isaiah 30:10

  1. They tell the prophets, "Shut up! We don't want any more of your reports." They say, "Don't tell us the truth. Tell us nice things. Tell us lies.
  2. Forget all this gloom. We have heard more than enough about your `Holy One of Israel.' We are tired of listening to what he has to say."

Matthew 24:11

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

John 12:26

  1. All those who want to be my disciples must come and follow me, because my servants must be where I am. And if they follow me, the Father will honor them.

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!'

Proverbs 8:5

  1. How naive you are! Let me give you common sense. O foolish ones, let me give you understanding.

2 Corinthians 2:17

  1. You see, we are not like those hucksters--and there are many of them--who preach just to make money. We preach God's message with sincerity and with Christ's authority. And we know that the God who sent us is watching us.

Psalms 119:130

  1. As your words are taught, they give light; even the simple can understand them.

Ezekiel 13:19

  1. You turn my people away from me for a few handfuls of barley or a piece of bread. By lying to my people who love to listen to lies, you kill those who should not die, and you promise life to those who should not live.

2 Chronicles 18:5

  1. So King Ahab summoned his prophets, four hundred of them, and asked them, "Should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead or not?" They all replied, "Go ahead, for God will give you a great victory!"

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. This is the way to find out if they have the Spirit of God: If a prophet acknowledges that Jesus Christ became a human being, that person has the Spirit of God.
  3. If a prophet does not acknowledge Jesus, that person is not from God. Such a person has the spirit of the Antichrist. You have heard that he is going to come into the world, and he is already here.

2 Timothy 2:16

  1. Avoid godless, foolish discussions that lead to more and more ungodliness.
  2. This kind of talk spreads like cancer. Hymenaeus and Philetus are examples of this.
  3. They have left the path of truth, preaching the lie that the resurrection of the dead has already occurred; and they have undermined the faith of some.

Proverbs 14:15

  1. Only simpletons believe everything they are told! The prudent carefully consider their steps.

Jeremiah 28:1

  1. One day in late summer of that same year--the fourth year of the reign of Zedekiah, king of Judah--Hananiah son of Azzur, a prophet from Gibeon, addressed me publicly in the Temple while all the priests and people listened. He said,
  2. "The LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: I will remove the yoke of the king of Babylon from your necks.
  3. Within two years, I will bring back all the Temple treasures that King Nebuchadnezzar carried off to Babylon.
  4. And I will bring back Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and all the other captives that were taken to Babylon. I will surely break the yoke that the king of Babylon has put on your necks. I, the LORD, have spoken!"
  5. Jeremiah responded to Hananiah as they stood in front of all the priests and people at the Temple.

2 Chronicles 18:12

  1. Meanwhile, the messenger who went to get Micaiah said to him, "Look, all the prophets are promising victory for the king. Be sure that you agree with them and promise success."
  2. But Micaiah replied, "As surely as the LORD lives, I will say only what my God tells me to say."
  3. When Micaiah arrived before the king, Ahab asked him, "Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead or not?" And Micaiah replied, "Go right ahead! It will be a glorious victory!"
  4. But the king replied sharply, "How many times must I demand that you speak only the truth when you speak for the LORD?"
  5. So Micaiah told him, "In a vision I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, `Their master has been killed. Send them home in peace.'"

1 Samuel 2:29

  1. So why do you scorn my sacrifices and offerings? Why do you honor your sons more than me--for you and they have become fat from the best offerings of my people!

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.

Jeremiah 23:17

  1. They keep saying to these rebels who despise my word, `Don't worry! The LORD says you will have peace!' And to those who stubbornly follow their own evil desires, they say, `No harm will come your way!'

Philippians 2:21

  1. All the others care only for themselves and not for what matters to Jesus Christ.

Psalms 19:7

  1. The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul. The decrees of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple.

Matthew 6:24

  1. "No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

Matthew 24:48

  1. But if the servant is evil and thinks, 'My master won't be back for a while,'
  2. and begins oppressing the other servants, partying, and getting drunk--
  3. well, the master will return unannounced and unexpected.
  4. He will tear the servant apart and banish him with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

1 Samuel 2:12

  1. Now the sons of Eli were scoundrels who had no respect for the LORD
  2. or for their duties as priests. Whenever anyone offered a sacrifice, Eli's sons would send over a servant with a three-pronged fork. While the meat of the sacrificed animal was still boiling,
  3. the servant would stick the fork into the pot and demand that whatever it brought up be given to Eli's sons. All the Israelites who came to worship at Shiloh were treated this way.
  4. Sometimes the servant would come even before the animal's fat had been burned on the altar. He would demand raw meat before it had been boiled so that it could be used for roasting.
  5. The man offering the sacrifice might reply, "Take as much as you want, but the fat must first be burned." Then the servant would demand, "No, give it to me now, or I'll take it by force."

Colossians 3:24

  1. Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and the Master you are serving is Christ.

2 Corinthians 4:2

  1. We reject all shameful and underhanded methods. We do not try to trick anyone, and we do not distort the word of God. We tell the truth before God, and all who are honest know that.

Romans 16:19

  1. But everyone knows that you are obedient to the Lord. This makes me very happy. I want you to see clearly what is right and to stay innocent of any wrong.

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.

Jeremiah 8:10

  1. I will give their wives and their farms to others. From the least to the greatest, they trick others to get what does not belong to them. Yes, even my prophets and priests are like that.
  2. They offer superficial treatments for my people's mortal wound. They give assurances of peace when all is war.

2 Corinthians 11:3

  1. But I fear that somehow you will be led away from your pure and simple devotion to Christ, just as Eve was deceived by the serpent.

James 1:1

  1. This letter is from James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is written to Jewish Christians scattered among the nations. Greetings!

Revelation 1:1

  1. This is a revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him concerning the events that will happen soon. An angel was sent to God's servant John so that John could share the revelation with God's other servants.

Jude 1:1

  1. This letter is from Jude, a slave of Jesus Christ and a brother of James. I am writing to all who are called to live in the love of God the Father and the care of Jesus Christ.

Malachi 1:10

  1. "I wish that someone among you would shut the Temple doors so that these worthless sacrifices could not be offered! I am not at all pleased with you," says the LORD Almighty, "and I will not accept your offerings.
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