1 John 2:18

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

Children, this is the last hour. You heard that the enemy of Christ would appear at this time, and many of Christ's enemies have already appeared. So we know the last hour is here.

Cross References

1 John 4:3

But when someone doesn't say this about Jesus, you know this person has a spirit that doesn't come from God and is the enemy of Christ. You knew this enemy was coming into the world and now is already here.

2 John 1:7

Many liars have gone out into the world. These deceitful liars are saying Jesus Christ did not have a truly human body. But they are liars and the enemies of Christ.

1 John 2:22

And a liar is anyone who says Jesus isn't truly Christ. Anyone who says this is an enemy of Christ and rejects both the Father and the Son.

Matthew 24:24

False messiahs and false prophets will come and work great miracles and signs. They will even try to fool God's chosen ones.

Matthew 24:5

Many will come and claim to be me. They will say they are the Messiah, and they will fool many people.

1 John 4:1

Dear friends, don't believe everyone who claims to have the Spirit of God. Test them all to find out if they really do come from God. Many false prophets have already gone out into the world,

Mark 13:6

Many will come and claim to be me. They will use my name and fool many people.

2 Peter 2:1

Sometimes false prophets spoke to the people of Israel. False teachers will also sneak in and speak harmful lies to you. But these teachers don't really belong to the Master who paid a great price for them, and they will quickly destroy themselves.

Matthew 24:11

Many false prophets will come and fool a lot of people.

Jude 1:18

They told you that near the end of time, selfish and godless people would start making fun of God.

2 Peter 3:3

But first you must realize that in the last days some people won't think about anything except their own selfish desires. They will make fun of you

Hebrews 1:2

But now at last, God sent his Son to bring his message to us. God created the universe by his Son, and everything will someday belong to the Son.

1 Peter 1:20

Christ was chosen even before the world was created, but because of you, he did not come until these last days.

1 Peter 1:5

You have faith in God, whose power will protect you until the last day. Then he will save you, just as he has always planned to do.

John 21:5

Jesus shouted, “Friends, have you caught anything?” “No!” they answered.

Romans 13:11

You know what sort of times we live in, and so you should live properly. It is time to wake up. You know that the day when we will be saved is nearer now than when we first put our faith in the Lord.

Romans 13:12

Night is almost over, and day will soon appear. We must stop behaving as people do in the dark and be ready to live in the light.

1 Peter 4:7

Everything will soon come to an end. So be serious and be sensible enough to pray.