"Bewareof the false prophets,whocometo you in sheep'sclothing,but inwardlyare ravenouswolves.
He saidto him, "I alsoam a prophetlikeyou, and an angelspoketo me by the wordof the LORD,saying,'Bringhim backwith you to your house,that he may eatbreadand drinkwater.'"[But] he liedto him.
"Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,the Godof Israel,concerningAhabthe sonof Kolaiahand concerningZedekiahthe sonof Maaseiah,who are prophesyingto you falselyin My name,'Behold,I will deliverthem into the handof Nebuchadnezzarkingof Babylon,and he will slaythem before your eyes.
thereforethussaysthe LORD,"Behold,I am about to punishShemaiahthe Nehelamiteand his descendants;he will not haveanyonelivingamongthispeople,and he will not seethe goodthat I am about to doto My people,"declaresthe LORD,"becausehe has preachedrebellionagainstthe LORD."'"
[along with] the prophetsof Israelwho prophesyto Jerusalem,and who seevisionsof peacefor her when thereis nopeace,'declaresthe LordGOD.
"Becauseyou disheartenedthe righteouswith falsehoodwhen I did not causehim grief,but have encouragedthe wickednot to turnfrom his wickedway[and] preservehis life,
"There is a conspiracyof her prophetsin her midstlike a roaringliontearingthe prey.They have devouredlives;they have takentreasureand preciousthings;they have mademanywidowsin the midstof her.
"Her princeswithinher are like wolvestearingthe prey,by sheddingblood[and] destroyinglivesin orderto getdishonestgain.
"Now when they fallthey will be granteda littlehelp,and manywill joinwith them in hypocrisy.
Her leaderspronouncejudgmentfor a bribe,Her priestsinstructfor a priceAnd her prophetsdivinefor money.Yet they leanon the LORDsaying,"Is not the LORDin our midst?Calamitywill not comeupon us."
"Also it will comeabout in that daythat the prophetswill eachbe ashamedof his visionwhen he prophesies,and they will not puton a hairyrobein orderto deceive;
"But bewareof men,for they will handyou over to [the] courtsand scourgeyou in their synagogues;
"Howis it that you do not understandthat I did not speakto you concerningbread?But bewareof the leavenof the Phariseesand Sadducees."
And Jesussaidto them, "Watchout and bewareof the leavenof the Phariseesand Sadducees."
"Manyfalse prophetswill ariseand will misleadmany.
"For the gateis smalland the wayis narrowthat leadsto life,and thereare fewwho findit.
ThenHe saidto them, "Beware,and be on your guardagainstevery formof greed;for not [even] whenonehas an abundancedoes his lifeconsistof his possessions."
"Woe[to you] whenallmenspeakwellof you, for their fathersused to treatthe false prophetsin the sameway.
"He who is a hired hand,and not a shepherd,whois not the ownerof the sheep,seesthe wolfcoming,and leavesthe sheepand flees,and the wolfsnatchesthem and scatters[them].
"Thereforetake heed,sothat the thing spokenof in the Prophetsmay not comeupon [you]:
When they had gone throughthe wholeislandas faras Paphos,they founda magician,a Jewishfalse prophetwhosenamewas Bar-Jesus,
But [it was] becauseof the false brethrensecretly brought in, who had sneakedin to spyout our libertywhichwe havein ChristJesus,in orderto bring us into bondage.
As a result,we are no longerto be children,tossed here and there by wavesand carried aboutby everywindof doctrine,by the trickeryof men,by craftinessin deceitfulscheming;
Let no onedeceiveyou with emptywords,for becauseof these thingsthe wrathof Godcomesupon the sonsof disobedience.
Bewareof the dogs,bewareof the evilworkers,bewareof the false circumcision;
Seeto it that noonetakes you captivethroughphilosophyand emptydeception,accordingto the traditionof men,accordingto the elementary principlesof the world,ratherthanaccordingto Christ.
But evilmenand impostorswill proceed[from bad] to worse,deceivingand being deceived.
For the timewill comewhenthey will not enduresounddoctrine;but [wanting] to have their earstickled,they will accumulatefor themselvesteachersin accordanceto their owndesires,
You therefore,beloved,knowing this beforehand,be on your guardsothat you are not carried awayby the errorof unprincipled menand fallfrom your ownsteadfastness,
Beloved,do not believeeveryspirit,but testthe spiritsto see whetherthey are from God,becausemanyfalse prophetshave goneout into the world.
For certainpersonshave crept in unnoticed,thosewho were longbeforehand markedout for thiscondemnation,ungodly personswho turnthe graceof our Godinto licentiousnessand denyour onlyMasterand Lord,JesusChrist.
And I saw[coming] out of the mouthof the dragonand out of the mouthof the beastand out of the mouthof the false prophet,threeuncleanspiritslikefrogs;
And I sawthe womandrunkwith the bloodof the saints,and with the bloodof the witnessesof Jesus.When I sawher, I wonderedgreatly.
And the beastwas seized,and with him the false prophetwho performedthe signsin his presence,by whichhe deceivedthosewho had receivedthe markof the beastand thosewho worshipedhis image;thesetwowere thrownaliveinto the lakeof firewhich burnswith brimstone.
And the devilwho deceivedthem was throwninto the lakeof fireand brimstone,wherethe beastand the false prophetare also;and they will be tormenteddayand nightforeverand ever.
