You think mere words are strategy and strength for war. Who are you now relying on so that you have rebelled against me?
Ephesians 5:6 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Let no one deceive you with empty arguments, for God’s wrath is coming on the disobedient because of these things. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Let no one delude and deceive you with empty excuses and groundless arguments [for these sins], for through these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of rebellion and disobedience. American Standard Version (1901) Let no man deceive you with empty words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience. Common English Bible Nobody should deceive you with stupid ideas. God’s anger comes down on those who are disobedient because of this kind of thing. Catholic Public Domain Version Let no one seduce you with empty words. For because of these things, the wrath of God was sent upon the sons of unbelief. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Let no man deceive you with vain words. For because of these things cometh the anger of God upon the children of unbelief. |
You think mere words are strategy and strength for war. Who are you now relying on so that you have rebelled against me?
So you should not listen to your prophets, diviners, dreamers, fortune-tellers, or sorcerers who say to you, “Don’t serve the king of Babylon! ”
‘Send a message to all the exiles, saying, “This is what the Lord says concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite. Because Shemaiah prophesied to you, though I did not send him, and made you trust a lie,
This is what the Lord says: Don’t deceive yourselves by saying, ‘The Chaldeans will leave us for good,’ for they will not leave.
This is what the Lord says concerning the prophets who lead my people astray, who proclaim peace when they have food to sink their teeth into but declare war against the one who puts nothing in their mouths.
For false messiahs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.
For false messiahs and false prophets will arise and will perform signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, the elect.
For God’s wrath is revealed from heaven against all godlessness and unrighteousness of people who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth,
Let no one condemn you by delighting in ascetic practices and the worship of angels, claiming access to a visionary realm. Such a person is inflated by empty notions of his unspiritual mind.
I am saying this so that no one will deceive you with arguments that sound reasonable.
Be careful that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit based on human tradition, based on the elements of the world, rather than Christ.
Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way. For that day will not come unless the apostasy comes first and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction.
Don’t be led astray by various kinds of strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be established by grace and not by food regulations, since those who observe them have not benefited.
and A stone to stumble over, and a rock to trip over. , They stumble because they disobey the word; they were destined for this.
Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see if they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.