2 Peter 2:1

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

In the past there were false prophets among God’s people. It is the same now. You will have some false teachers in your group. They will teach things that are wrong—ideas that will cause people to be lost. And they will teach in a way that will be hard for you to see that they are wrong. They will even refuse to follow the Master who bought their freedom. And so they will quickly destroy themselves.

Cross References

Matthew 7:15

“Be careful of false prophets. They come to you and look gentle like sheep. But they are really dangerous like wolves.

Jude 1:4

Some people have secretly entered your group. These people have already been judged guilty for what they are doing. Long ago the prophets wrote about them. They are against God. They have used the grace of our God in the wrong way—to do sinful things. They refuse to follow Jesus Christ, our only Master and Lord.

2 Peter 2:3

These false teachers only want your money. So they will use you by telling you things that are not true. But the judgment against these false teachers has been ready for a long time. And they will not escape God who will destroy them.

2 Timothy 4:3

The time will come when people will not listen to the true teaching. But people will find more and more teachers who please them. They will find teachers who say what they want to hear.

Matthew 24:11

Many false prophets will come and cause many people to believe things that are wrong.

Galatians 2:4

We needed to talk about these problems, because some who pretended to be our brothers had come into our group secretly. They came in like spies to find out about the freedom we have in Christ Jesus. They wanted to make us slaves,

1 Corinthians 11:19

because of your idea that you must have separate groups to show who the real believers are!

1 John 4:1

My dear friends, many false prophets are in the world now. So don’t believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see if they are from God.

Colossians 2:8

Be sure you are not led away by the teaching of those who have nothing worth saying and only plan to deceive you. That teaching is not from Christ. It is only human tradition and comes from the powers that influence this world.

Titus 3:10

Give a warning to all those who cause arguments. If they continue to cause trouble after a second warning, then don’t associate with them.

Titus 1:11

These people must be stopped, because they are destroying whole families by teaching what they should not teach. They teach only to cheat people and make money.

Philippians 3:19

The way they live is leading them to destruction. They have replaced God with their own desires. They do shameful things, and they are proud of what they do. They think only about earthly things.

1 Corinthians 6:20

God paid a very high price to make you his. So honor God with your body.

Mark 13:22

False messiahs and false prophets will come and do miracles and wonders, trying to fool the people God has chosen, if that is possible.

Revelation 5:9

And they all sang a new song to the Lamb: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were killed, and with your blood sacrifice you bought people for God from every tribe, language, race of people, and nation.

Revelation 2:9

“I know your troubles, and I know that you are poor, but really you are rich! I know the insults you have suffered from people who say they are Jews. But they are not true Jews. They are a group that belongs to Satan.

Hebrews 10:29

So think how much more punishment people deserve who show their hate for the Son of God—people who show they have no respect for the blood sacrifice that began the new agreement and once made them holy or who insult the Spirit of God’s grace.

Colossians 2:18

Some people enjoy acting as if they are humble and love to worship angels. They always talk about the visions they have seen. Don’t listen to them when they say you are wrong because you don’t do these things. It is so foolish for them to feel such pride, because it is all based on their own human ideas.

Ephesians 4:14

Then we will no longer be like babies. We will not be people who are always changing like a ship that the waves carry one way and then another. We will not be influenced by every new teaching we hear from people who are trying to deceive us—those who make clever plans and use every kind of trick to fool others into following the wrong way.

Matthew 24:24

False messiahs and false prophets will come and do great miracles and wonders, trying to fool the people God has chosen, if that is possible.

Matthew 10:33

But if you stand before others and say you do not believe in me, then I will tell my Father in heaven that you do not belong to me.

Revelation 13:14

This second beast fooled the people living on earth by using the miracles that he had been given the power to do for the first beast. He ordered people to make an idol to honor the first beast, the one that was wounded by the sword but did not die.

Revelation 2:13

“I know where you live. You live where Satan has his throne, but you are true to me. You did not refuse to tell about your faith in me even during the time of Antipas. Antipas was my faithful witness who was killed in your city, the city where Satan lives.

Jude 1:18

They told you, “In the last times there will be people who laugh at God and do only what they want to do—things that are against God.”

1 John 2:26

I am writing this letter about those who are trying to lead you into the wrong way.

1 Peter 1:8

You have not seen Christ, but still you love him. You can’t see him now, but you believe in him. You are filled with a wonderful and heavenly joy that cannot be explained.

Ephesians 1:7

In Christ we are made free by his blood sacrifice. We have forgiveness of sins because of God’s rich grace.

Galatians 5:20

worshiping false gods, taking part in witchcraft, hating people, causing trouble, being jealous, angry or selfish, causing people to argue and divide into separate groups,

Galatians 4:17

Those people are working hard to persuade you, but this is not good for you. They want to persuade you to turn against us and work hard for them.

Romans 16:18

People like that are not serving our Lord Christ. They are only pleasing themselves. They use fancy talk and say nice things to fool those who don’t know about evil.

Luke 21:8

Jesus said, “Be careful! Don’t be fooled. Many people will come using my name. They will say, ‘I am the Messiah’ and ‘The right time has come!’ But don’t follow them.

Luke 6:26

“How bad it is when everyone says nothing but good about you. Just look at the false prophets. Their ancestors always said good things about them.

Matthew 24:5

Many people will come and use my name. They will say, ‘I am the Messiah.’ And they will fool many people.

Malachi 3:5

Then I will bring you to justice. I will be an expert witness and testify about the evil things people do. I will speak out against those who do evil magic or commit adultery. I will speak out against those who make false promises and cheat their workers and don’t pay them the money they promised. I will testify against those who don’t help strangers, or widows and orphans. And I will testify against those who don’t respect me.” This is what the Lord All-Powerful said.

Micah 3:11

The judges in Jerusalem accept bribes to help them decide who wins in court. The priests in Jerusalem must be paid before they will teach the people. People must pay the prophets before they will look into the future. Then those leaders expect the Lord to help them. They say, “The Lord lives here with us, so nothing bad will happen to us.”

Micah 3:5

Some false prophets are telling lies to the Lord’s people. This is what the Lord says about them: “These prophets are led by their stomachs. They promise peace for those who give them food, but they promise war to those who do not give them food.

Lamentations 2:14

Your prophets saw visions for you, but their visions were only worthless lies. They didn’t speak against your sins. They didn’t try to make things better. They spoke messages for you, but they were false messages that fooled you.

Galatians 3:13

The law says we are under a curse for not always obeying it. But Christ took away that curse. He changed places with us and put himself under that curse. The Scriptures say, “Anyone who is hung on a tree is under a curse.”

1 Corinthians 7:23

God paid a high price for you, so don’t be slaves to anyone else.

Micah 2:11

These people don’t want to listen to me. But if a man comes telling lies, they will accept him. They would accept a false prophet if he comes and says, “There will be good times in the future, with plenty of wine and beer.”

Hosea 9:8

God and the prophet are like guards watching over Ephraim, but there are many traps along his way. And people hate the prophet, even in the house of his God.

Jeremiah 37:19

King Zedekiah, where are your prophets now? They told you a false message. They said, ‘The king of Babylon will not attack you or this land of Judah.’

Isaiah 9:15

(The head means the elders and important leaders. The tail means the prophets who told lies.)

1 Kings 22:6

So Ahab called a meeting of the prophets. There were about 400 prophets at that time. Ahab asked the prophets, “Should I go and attack the Arameans at Ramoth Gilead or not?” The prophets answered Ahab, “Yes, because the Lord will let you defeat Ramoth Gilead.”

Revelation 3:8

“I know what you do. I have put before you an open door that no one can close. I know you are weak, but you have followed my teaching. You were not afraid to speak my name.

Luke 12:9

But if you stand before others and say you do not believe in me, then I will say that you do not belong to me. I will say this in the presence of God’s angels.

Deuteronomy 32:6

Is this the way you repay the Lord for all he has done for you? You are stupid, foolish people. He is your Father and your Creator. He made you, and he supports you.

Exodus 15:16

They will be filled with fear when they see your strength. They will be as still as a rock, Lord, while your people, the ones you made, pass by.

Jeremiah 6:13

“All the people of Israel want more and more money. All of them, from the least important to the most important, are like that. Even the prophets and priests tell lies.

Jeremiah 29:21

This is what the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel, says about Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah: “These two men have been telling you lies. They have said that their message is from me. I will give these two prophets to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. And he will kill them in front of all you who are captives in Babylon.

1 Timothy 5:8

Everyone should take care of all their own people. Most important, they should take care of their own family. If they do not do that, then they do not accept what we believe. They are worse than someone who does not even believe in God.

Revelation 6:10

These souls shouted in a loud voice, “Holy and true Lord, how long until you judge the people of the earth and punish them for killing us?”