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False Prophets, Guides, and Teachers

Matthew 7:15 - Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.

Matthew 24:4 - And Jesus answered them, Take heed that no man deceive you.

Matthew 24:5 - For many shall come in my name, saying, I am the Christ; and shall deceive many.

Matthew 24:11 - And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.

Mark 13:5 - And Jesus said to them, Take heed lest any man deceive you:

Mark 13:6 - For many will come in my name, saying, I am he; and shall deceive many.

Luke 21:8 - And he said, Take heed that you are not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am the Christ; and, the time draws near: do not go after them.

Matthew 24:23 - Then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is the Christ, or there; do not believe it.

Mark 13:21 - And then if any man says to you, Lo, here is the Christ; or, lo, there he is; do not believe him:

Matthew 24:26 - Therefore if they shall say to you, Behold, he is in the desert; do not go forth: behold, he is in the inner rooms; do not believe it.

Matthew 24:24 - For false Christs shall arise, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; so as to deceive, if it were possible, even the very elect.

Mark 13:22 - For false Christs and false prophets shall arise, and shall show signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.

Matthew 7:16 - You shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles?

Matthew 7:17 - Even so, every good tree brings forth good fruit; but a bad tree brings forth bad fruit.

Matthew 7:18 - A good tree cannot bring forth bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bring forth good fruit.

Luke 6:39 - And he spoke a parable to them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?

Luke 6:43 - For a good tree does not bring forth bad fruit; nor does a bad tree bring forth good fruit.

Luke 6:44 - For every tree is known by its fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorn bushes, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush.

Matthew 7:20 - Therefore, by their fruits you shall know them.

John 10:1 - Truly, truly, I say to you, He who does not enter by the door into the sheepfold, but climbs in by some other way, he is a thief and a robber.

John 10:8 - All who came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.

Luke 17:1 - Then he said to the disciples, It is certain that stumbling blocks will come: but woe to him through whom they come!

Luke 17:2 - It would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and be cast into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to stumble.

Luke 17:22 - And he said to the disciples, The days will come, when you shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and you shall not see it.

Luke 17:23 - And they shall say to you, See here!; or, see there!: do not go not after them, or follow them.