2 Peter 2:1

God's Word

False prophets were among God’s people ⌞in the past⌟, as false teachers will be among you. They will secretly bring in their own destructive teachings. They will deny the Lord, who has bought them, and they will bring themselves swift destruction.

Cross References

1 Kings 22:6

So the king of Israel called 400 prophets together. He asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth in Gilead or not?” “Go,” they said. “The Lord  will hand over Ramoth to you.”

Exodus 15:16

Terror and dread will fall on them. Because of the power of your arm, they will be petrified until your people pass by, O Lord, until the people you purchased pass by.

Isaiah 9:15

Respected and honored leaders are the head. Prophets who teach lies are the tail.

Jeremiah 29:21

This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says about Kolaiah’s son Ahab and about Maaseiah’s son Zedekiah, who prophesy lies to you in my name: I’m going to hand them over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. I will kill them as you watch.

Jeremiah 37:19

Where are the prophets who told you that the king of Babylon wouldn’t attack you and this land?

Jeremiah 6:13

“All of them, from the least important to the most important, are eager to make money dishonestly. All of them, from prophets to priests, act deceitfully.

Lamentations 2:14

Your prophets saw misleading visions about you. They painted a good picture of you. They didn’t expose your guilt in order to make things better again. They gave you false prophecies that misled you.

Hosea 9:8

Prophets are God’s watchmen over Ephraim. Yet, traps are set on every prophet’s path, and people are hostile in the temple of their God.

Micah 2:11

Liars and frauds may go around and say, “We will preach to you about wine and liquor.” They would be just the type of preacher you want.

Micah 3:11

Your leaders exchange justice for bribes. Your priests teach for a price. Your prophets tell the future for money. But they rely on the Lord when they say, “After all, the Lord is with us. Nothing bad will happen to us.”

Micah 3:5

This is what the Lord says about the prophets who mislead my people: When they have something to eat, they say, “All is well!” But they declare a holy war against those who don’t feed them.

Malachi 3:5

“I will come to judge you. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers, lying witnesses, and those who cheat workers out of their wages and oppress widows and orphans. I will also testify against those who deprive foreigners of their rights. None of them fear me,” says the Lord of Armies.

Matthew 10:33

But I will tell my Father in heaven that I don’t know the person who tells others that he doesn’t know me.

Matthew 24:11

Many false prophets will appear and deceive many people.

Matthew 24:24

False messiahs and false prophets will appear. They will work spectacular, miraculous signs and do wonderful things to deceive, if possible, even those whom God has chosen.

Matthew 24:5

Many will come using my name. They will say, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and they will deceive many people.

Matthew 7:15

“Beware of false prophets. They come to you disguised as sheep, but in their hearts they are vicious wolves.

Mark 13:22

False messiahs and false prophets will appear. They will work miraculous signs and do wonderful things to deceive, if possible, those whom God has chosen.

Luke 12:9

But God’s angels will be told that I don’t know those people who tell others that they don’t know me.

Luke 21:8

Jesus said, “Be careful that you are not deceived. Many will come using my name. They will say, ‘I am he!’ and ‘The time is near.’ Don’t follow them!

Luke 6:26

How horrible it will be for you when everyone says nice things about you. That’s the way their ancestors treated the false prophets.

Romans 16:18

People like these are not serving Christ our Lord. They are serving their own desires. By their smooth talk and flattering words they deceive unsuspecting people.

1 Corinthians 11:19

Factions have to exist in order to make it clear who the genuine believers among you are.

1 Corinthians 6:20

You were bought for a price. So bring glory to God in the way you use your body.

1 Corinthians 7:23

You were bought for a price. Don’t become anyone’s slaves.

Galatians 2:4

False Christians were brought in. They slipped in as spies to learn about the freedom Christ Jesus gives us. They hoped to find a way to control us.

Galatians 3:13

Christ paid the price to free us from the curse that the laws in Moses’ Teachings bring by becoming cursed instead of us. Scripture says, “Everyone who is hung on a tree is cursed.”

Galatians 4:17

These people ⌞who distort the Good News⌟ are devoted to you, but not in a good way. They don’t want you to associate with me so that you will be devoted only to them.

Galatians 5:20

idolatry, drug use, hatred, rivalry, jealousy, angry outbursts, selfish ambition, conflict, factions,

Ephesians 1:7

Through the blood of his Son, we are set free from our sins. God forgives our failures because of his overflowing kindness.

Ephesians 4:14

Then we will no longer be little children, tossed and carried about by all kinds of teachings that change like the wind. We will no longer be influenced by people who use cunning and clever strategies to lead us astray.

Deuteronomy 32:6

Is this how you repay the Lord, you foolish and silly people? Isn’t he your Father and Owner, who made you and formed you?

Philippians 3:19

In the end they will be destroyed. Their own emotions are their god, and they take pride in the shameful things they do. Their minds are set on worldly things.

Colossians 2:18

Let no one who delights in ⌞false⌟ humility and the worship of angels tell you that you don’t deserve a prize. Such a person, whose sinful mind fills him with arrogance, gives endless details of the visions he has seen.

Colossians 2:8

Be careful not to let anyone rob you ⌞of this faith⌟ through a shallow and misleading philosophy. Such a person follows human traditions and the world’s way of doing things rather than following Christ.

1 Timothy 5:8

If anyone doesn’t take care of his own relatives, especially his immediate family, he has denied the Christian faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

2 Timothy 4:3

A time will come when people will not listen to accurate teachings. Instead, they will follow their own desires and surround themselves with teachers who tell them what they want to hear.

Titus 1:11

They must be silenced because they are ruining whole families by teaching what they shouldn’t teach. This is the shameful way they make money.

Titus 3:10

Have nothing to do with people who continue to teach false doctrine after you have warned them once or twice.

Hebrews 10:29

What do you think a person who shows no respect for the Son of God deserves? That person looks at the blood of the promise (the blood that made him holy) as no different from other people’s blood, and he insults the Spirit that God gave us out of his kindness. He deserves a much worse punishment.

1 Peter 1:8

Although you have never seen Christ, you love him. You don’t see him now, but you believe in him. You are extremely happy with joy and praise that can hardly be expressed in words

2 Peter 2:3

In their greed they will use good-sounding arguments to exploit you. The verdict against them from long ago is still in force, and their destruction is not asleep.

1 John 2:26

I’m writing to you about those who are trying to deceive you.

1 John 4:1

Dear friends, don’t believe all people who say that they have the Spirit. Instead, test them. See whether the spirit they have is from God, because there are many false prophets in the world.

Jude 1:18

“In the last times people who ridicule ⌞God⌟ will appear. They will follow their own ungodly desires.”

Jude 1:4

Some people have slipped in among you unnoticed. Not long ago they were condemned in writing for the following reason: They are people to whom God means nothing. They use God’s kindness  as an excuse for sexual freedom and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

Revelation 13:14

It deceives those living on earth with the signs that it is allowed to do in front of the ⌞first⌟ beast. It tells those living on earth to make a statue for the beast who was wounded by a sword and yet lived.

Revelation 2:13

I know where you live. Satan’s throne is there. You hold on to my name and have not denied your belief in me, even in the days of Antipas. He was my faithful witness who was killed in your presence, where Satan lives.

Revelation 2:9

I know how you are suffering, how poor you are—but you are rich. I also know that those who claim to be Jews slander you. They are the synagogue of Satan.

Revelation 3:8

I know what you have done. See, I have opened a door in front of you that no one can shut. You only have a little strength, but you have paid attention to my word and have not denied my name.

Revelation 5:9

Then they sang a new song, “You deserve to take the scroll and open the seals on it, because you were slaughtered. You bought people with your blood to be God’s own. They are from every tribe, language, people, and nation.

Revelation 6:10

They cried out in a loud voice, “Holy and true Master, how long before you judge and take revenge on those living on earth who shed our blood?”