How long will this continue in the minds of the prophets prophesying lies, prophets of the deceit of their own minds?
Galatians 1:7 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised not that there is another gospel, but there are some who are troubling you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Not that there is [or could be] any other [genuine Gospel], but there are [obviously] some who are troubling and disturbing and bewildering you [with a different kind of teaching which they offer as a gospel] and want to pervert and distort the Gospel of Christ (the Messiah) [into something which it absolutely is not]. American Standard Version (1901) which is not another gospel: only there are some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. Common English Bible It’s not really another gospel, but certain people are confusing you and they want to change the gospel of Christ. Catholic Public Domain Version For there is no other, except that there are some persons who disturb you and who want to overturn the Gospel of Christ. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Which is not another, only there are some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. |
How long will this continue in the minds of the prophets prophesying lies, prophets of the deceit of their own minds?
But no longer refer to the burden of the Lord, for each man’s word becomes his burden and you pervert the words of the living God, the Lord of Armies, our God.
For false messiahs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.
and said, ‘You are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery, you son of the devil and enemy of all that is right. Won’t you ever stop perverting the straight paths of the Lord?
Since we have heard that some without our authorisation went out from us and troubled you with their words and unsettled your hearts, ,
Men will rise up even from your own number and distort the truth to lure the disciples into following them.
For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.
For we do not market the word of God for profit like so many. On the contrary, we speak with sincerity in Christ, as from God and before God.
Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful things, not acting deceitfully or distorting the word of God, but commending ourselves before God to everyone’s conscience by an open display of the truth.
I am amazed that you are so quickly turning away from him who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel #– #
This matter arose because some false brothers had infiltrated our ranks to spy on the freedom we have in Christ Jesus in order to enslave us.
They court you eagerly, but not for good. They want to exclude you from me, so that you would pursue them.
I myself am persuaded in the Lord that you will not accept any other view. But whoever it is that is confusing you will pay the penalty.
I wish that those who are disturbing you would also let themselves be mutilated!
From now on, let no one cause me trouble, because I bear on my body the marks of Jesus.
They have departed from the truth, saying that the resurrection has already taken place, and are ruining the faith of some.
I have written these things to you concerning those who are trying to deceive you.
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.
If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home, and do not greet him;
Many deceivers have gone out into the world; they do not confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist.
For some people, who were designated for this judgement long ago, , have come in by stealth; they are ungodly, turning the grace of our God into sensuality and denying Jesus Christ, our only Master and Lord.
So the great dragon was thrown out #– #the ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the one who deceives the whole world. He was thrown to earth, and his angels with him.
It deceives those who live on the earth because of the signs that it is permitted to perform in the presence of the beast, telling those who live on the earth to make an image of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived.
But the beast was taken prisoner, and along with it the false prophet, who had performed the signs in its presence. He deceived those who accepted the mark of the beast and those who worshipped its image with these signs. Both of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulphur.
I know your works, your labour, and your endurance, and that you cannot tolerate evil people. You have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and you have found them to be liars.
But I have this against you: You tolerate the woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess and teaches and deceives my servants to commit sexual immorality and to eat meat sacrificed to idols.
Yet you do have this: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
He threw him into the abyss, closed it, and put a seal on it so that he would no longer deceive the nations until the thousand years were completed. After that, he must be released for a short time.