And he said to him, “I also am a prophet as you are, and an angel spoke to me by the word of the Lord, saying, ‘Bring him back with you into your house that he may eat bread and drink water.’” But he lied to him.
1 Timothy 4:2 - English Standard Version 2016 through the insincerity of liars whose consciences are seared, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Through the hypocrisy and pretensions of liars whose consciences are seared (cauterized), American Standard Version (1901) through the hypocrisy of men that speak lies, branded in their own conscience as with a hot iron; Common English Bible They will be controlled by the pretense of lying, and their own consciences will be seared. Catholic Public Domain Version speaking lies in hypocrisy, and having their consciences seared, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Speaking lies in hypocrisy, and having their conscience seared, |
And he said to him, “I also am a prophet as you are, and an angel spoke to me by the word of the Lord, saying, ‘Bring him back with you into your house that he may eat bread and drink water.’” But he lied to him.
And the Lord said to him, ‘By what means?’ And he said, ‘I will go out, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ And he said, ‘You are to entice him, and you shall succeed; go out and do so.’
the elder and honored man is the head, and the prophet who teaches lies is the tail;
But in the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: they commit adultery and walk in lies; they strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns from his evil; all of them have become like Sodom to me, and its inhabitants like Gomorrah.”
How long shall there be lies in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies, and who prophesy the deceit of their own heart,
Behold, I am against those who prophesy lying dreams, declares the Lord, and who tell them and lead my people astray by their lies and their recklessness, when I did not send them or charge them. So they do not profit this people at all, declares the Lord.
“Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes, but see not, who have ears, but hear not.
For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.
“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.
and from among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples after them.
And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done.
For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes.
They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity.
having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.
For they are demonic spirits, performing signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty.