1 Timothy 4:2

New American Bible - revised edition

through the hypocrisy of liars with branded consciences.

Cross References

1 Kings 13:18

But he said to him, “I, too, am a prophet like you, and an angel told me by the word of the Lord: Bring him back with you to your house to eat bread and drink water.” But he was lying to him.

1 Kings 22:22

He answered, ‘I will go forth and become a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ The Lord replied: You shall succeed in deceiving him. Go forth and do this.

Isaiah 9:15

Those who lead this people lead them astray, and those who are led are swallowed up.

Jeremiah 23:14

But among Jerusalem’s prophets I saw something more shocking: Adultery, walking in deception, strengthening the power of the wicked, so that no one turns from evil; To me they are all like Sodom, its inhabitants like Gomorrah.

Jeremiah 23:26

How long? Will the hearts of the prophets who prophesy lies and their own deceitful fancies ever turn back?

Jeremiah 23:32

Yes, I am against the prophets who tell lying dreams—oracle of the Lord—those who lead my people astray by recounting their reckless lies. It was not I who sent them or commanded them; they do this people no good at all—oracle of the Lord.

Jeremiah 5:21

Pay attention to this, you foolish and senseless people, Who have eyes and do not see, who have ears and do not hear.

Matthew 24:24

False messiahs and false prophets will arise, and they will perform signs and wonders so great as to deceive, if that were possible, even the elect.

Matthew 7:15

“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but underneath are ravenous wolves.

Acts 20:30

And from your own group, men will come forward perverting the truth to draw the disciples away after them.

Romans 1:28

And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God handed them over to their undiscerning mind to do what is improper.

Romans 16:18

For such people do not serve our Lord Christ but their own appetites, and by fair and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the innocent.

Ephesians 4:14

so that we may no longer be infants, tossed by waves and swept along by every wind of teaching arising from human trickery, from their cunning in the interests of deceitful scheming.

Ephesians 4:19

they have become callous and have handed themselves over to licentiousness for the practice of every kind of impurity to excess.

2 Timothy 3:5

as they make a pretense of religion but deny its power. Reject them.

Revelation 16:14

These were demonic spirits who performed signs. They went out to the kings of the whole world to assemble them for the battle on the great day of God the almighty.