逐节对照
- Amplified Bible - For such people do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites and base desires. By smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting [the innocent and the naive].
- 新标点和合本 - 因为这样的人不服侍我们的主基督，只服侍自己的肚腹，用花言巧语诱惑那些老实人的心。
- 和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 因为这样的人不服侍我们的主基督，只服侍自己的肚腹，用花言巧语诱惑老实人的心。
- 和合本2010（神版-简体） - 因为这样的人不服侍我们的主基督，只服侍自己的肚腹，用花言巧语诱惑老实人的心。
- 当代译本 - 他们并不是在事奉我们的主基督，只是为了满足自己的欲望，用花言巧语欺骗单纯幼稚的人。
- 圣经新译本 - 因为这样的人不服事我们的主基督，只服事自己的肚腹，用花言巧语欺骗老实人的心。
- 中文标准译本 - 因为这样的人不是服事我们的主基督 ，而是服事自己的私欲 。他们用花言巧语，欺骗单纯人的心。
- 现代标点和合本 - 因为这样的人不服侍我们的主基督，只服侍自己的肚腹，用花言巧语诱惑那些老实人的心。
- 和合本（拼音版） - 因为这样的人不服侍我们的主基督，只服侍自己的肚腹，用花言巧语诱惑那些老实人的心。
- New International Version - For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of naive people.
- New International Reader's Version - People like that are not serving Christ our Lord. They are serving only themselves. With smooth talk and with words they don’t mean they fool people who don’t know any better.
- English Standard Version - 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.
- New Living Translation - Such people are not serving Christ our Lord; they are serving their own personal interests. By smooth talk and glowing words they deceive innocent people.
- Christian Standard Bible - because such people do not serve our Lord Christ but their own appetites. They deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting with smooth talk and flattering words.
- New American Standard Bible - For such people are slaves, not of our Lord Christ but of their own appetites; and by their smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.
- New King James Version - For those who are such do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly, and by smooth words and flattering speech deceive the hearts of the simple.
- American Standard Version - For they that are such serve not our Lord Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and fair speech they beguile the hearts of the innocent.
- King James Version - For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.
- New English Translation - For these are the kind who do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By their smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of the naive.
- World English Bible - For those who are such don’t serve our Lord, Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and flattering speech, they deceive the hearts of the innocent.
- 新標點和合本 - 因為這樣的人不服事我們的主基督，只服事自己的肚腹，用花言巧語誘惑那些老實人的心。
- 和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 因為這樣的人不服侍我們的主基督，只服侍自己的肚腹，用花言巧語誘惑老實人的心。
- 和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 因為這樣的人不服侍我們的主基督，只服侍自己的肚腹，用花言巧語誘惑老實人的心。
- 當代譯本 - 他們並不是在事奉我們的主基督，只是為了滿足自己的慾望，用花言巧語欺騙單純幼稚的人。
- 聖經新譯本 - 因為這樣的人不服事我們的主基督，只服事自己的肚腹，用花言巧語欺騙老實人的心。
- 呂振中譯本 - 因為這樣的人不是服事我們的主基督，只是服事自己的肚子；他們用巧言媚語誘惑無邪之人的心。
- 中文標準譯本 - 因為這樣的人不是服事我們的主基督 ，而是服事自己的私欲 。他們用花言巧語，欺騙單純人的心。
- 現代標點和合本 - 因為這樣的人不服侍我們的主基督，只服侍自己的肚腹，用花言巧語誘惑那些老實人的心。
- 文理和合譯本 - 蓋如是者、不事我主基督、惟事口腹、以巧言媚語、誘惑誠樸者之心、
- 文理委辦譯本 - 彼不服吾主耶穌 基督、惟口腹是從、以巧言媚語、誘惑無偽者之心、
- 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 蓋如此之人、不事我主耶穌基督、惟事其口腹、以巧言媚語、誘惑樸實者之心、
- 吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 斯輩不事吾主基督、惟事口腹、以巧言媚語、誘惑庸眾。
- Nueva Versión Internacional - Tales individuos no sirven a Cristo nuestro Señor, sino a sus propios deseos. Con palabras suaves y lisonjeras engañan a los ingenuos.
- 현대인의 성경 - 그런 사람들은 우리 주 그리스도를 섬기지 않고 자기들의 이익만을 추구하며 간사하고 아첨하는 말로 순진한 사람들을 속이고 있습니다.
- Новый Русский Перевод - Такие люди служат не нашему Господу Христу, а своему желудку. Они обманывают простодушных людей сладкими и льстивыми словами.
- Восточный перевод - Такие люди служат не нашему Повелителю Масиху, а своему желудку. Они обманывают простодушных людей сладкими и льстивыми словами.
- Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Такие люди служат не нашему Повелителю аль-Масиху, а своему желудку. Они обманывают простодушных людей сладкими и льстивыми словами.
- Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Такие люди служат не нашему Повелителю Масеху, а своему желудку. Они обманывают простодушных людей сладкими и льстивыми словами.
- La Bible du Semeur 2015 - car les gens de cette sorte ne servent pas Christ, notre Seigneur, mais leur ventre. Avec leurs belles paroles et leurs discours flatteurs, ils séduisent ceux qui ne discernent pas le mal.
- リビングバイブル - そのような教師たちは、主イエスのために働いているのではなく、自分の利益を求めているのです。彼らは口が達者なので、純朴な人たちはしばしばだまされるのです。
- Nestle Aland 28 - οἱ γὰρ τοιοῦτοι τῷ κυρίῳ ἡμῶν Χριστῷ οὐ δουλεύουσιν ἀλλὰ τῇ ἑαυτῶν κοιλίᾳ, καὶ διὰ τῆς χρηστολογίας καὶ εὐλογίας ἐξαπατῶσιν τὰς καρδίας τῶν ἀκάκων.
- unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - οἱ γὰρ τοιοῦτοι τῷ Κυρίῳ ἡμῶν Χριστῷ οὐ δουλεύουσιν, ἀλλὰ τῇ ἑαυτῶν κοιλίᾳ; καὶ διὰ τῆς χρηστολογίας καὶ εὐλογίας, ἐξαπατῶσι τὰς καρδίας τῶν ἀκάκων.
- Nova Versão Internacional - Pois essas pessoas não estão servindo a Cristo, nosso Senhor, mas a seus próprios apetites. Mediante palavras suaves e bajulação, enganam o coração dos ingênuos.
- Hoffnung für alle - Denn sie dienen nicht Christus, unserem Herrn. Es geht ihnen nur um die Erfüllung ihrer persönlichen Wünsche und Begierden. Mit schönen Worten und Schmeicheleien verführen sie ihre arglosen Zuhörer.
- Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Những người ấy không phục vụ Chúa Cứu Thế chúng ta, nhưng chỉ tìm tư lợi. Họ dùng những lời nói ngọt ngào tâng bốc để đánh lừa người nhẹ dạ.
- พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เพราะคนเช่นนี้ไม่ได้รับใช้องค์พระคริสต์เจ้าของเรา แต่พวกเขาทำเพื่อปากท้องของตนเอง เขาล่อลวงคนซื่อด้วยวาจารื่นหูและคำป้อยอ
- พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - เพราะคนเช่นนี้ไม่ได้คิดถึงการรับใช้พระคริสต์ องค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้าของเรา แต่คิดถึงเพียงปากท้องของตน เขาหลอกลวงจิตใจของคนซื่อด้วยถ้อยคำอันไพเราะ และด้วยการเยินยอ
交叉引用
- James 1:1 - James, a bond-servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve [Hebrew] tribes [scattered abroad among the Gentiles] in the dispersion: Greetings (rejoice)!
- Malachi 1:10 - “Oh, that there were even one among you [whose duty it is to minister to Me] who would shut the gates, so that you would not kindle fire on My altar uselessly [with an empty, worthless pretense]! I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord of hosts, “nor will I accept an offering from your hand.
- 2 Corinthians 11:3 - But I am afraid that, even as the serpent beguiled Eve by his cunning, your minds may be corrupted and led away from the simplicity of [your sincere and] pure devotion to Christ.
- Jude 1:1 - Jude, a bond-servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, [writes this letter], To those who are the called (God’s chosen ones, the elect), dearly loved by God the Father, and kept [secure and set apart] for Jesus Christ:
- Revelation 1:1 - This is the revelation of Jesus Christ [His unveiling of the divine mysteries], which God [the Father] gave to Him to show to His bond-servants (believers) the things which must soon take place [in their entirety]; and He sent and communicated it by His angel (divine messenger) to His bond-servant John,
- Isaiah 56:10 - Israel’s watchmen are blind, They are all without knowledge. They are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; Panting, lying down, they love to slumber.
- Isaiah 56:11 - And the dogs are greedy; they never have enough. They are shepherds who have no understanding; They have all turned to their own way, Each one to his unlawful gain, without exception.
- Isaiah 56:12 - “Come,” [they say,] “let us get wine, and let us fill ourselves with strong drink; And tomorrow will be like today, very great indeed.”
- Philippians 2:21 - For the others [who deserted me after my arrest] all seek [to advance] their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.
- 2 Corinthians 4:2 - But we have renounced the disgraceful things hidden because of shame; not walking in trickery or adulterating the word of God, but by stating the truth [openly and plainly], we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God.
- Psalms 19:7 - The law of the Lord is perfect (flawless), restoring and refreshing the soul; The statutes of the Lord are reliable and trustworthy, making wise the simple.
- Colossians 3:24 - knowing [with all certainty] that it is from the Lord [not from men] that you will receive the inheritance which is your [greatest] reward. It is the Lord Christ whom you [actually] serve.
- Matthew 6:24 - “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon [money, possessions, fame, status, or whatever is valued more than the Lord].
- Matthew 24:24 - For false Christs and false prophets will appear and they will provide great signs and wonders, so as to deceive, if possible, even the elect (God’s chosen ones).
- Matthew 24:48 - But if that servant is evil and says in his heart, ‘My master is taking his time [he will not return for a long while],’
- Matthew 24:49 - and begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards;
- Matthew 24:50 - the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour of which he is not aware,
- Matthew 24:51 - and will cut him in two and put him with the hypocrites; in that place there will be weeping [over sorrow and pain] and grinding of teeth [over distress and anger].
- Jeremiah 23:17 - They are continually saying to those who despise Me [and My word], ‘The Lord has said, “You will have peace” ’; And they say to everyone who walks after the stubbornness of his own heart, ‘No evil will come on you.’
- Psalms 119:130 - The unfolding of Your [glorious] words give light; Their unfolding gives understanding to the simple (childlike).
- 1 Samuel 2:29 - Why then do you kick at (despise) My sacrifice and My offering which I commanded in My dwelling place, and honor your sons more than Me, by fattening yourselves with the choicest part of every offering of My people Israel?’
- Proverbs 14:15 - The naive or inexperienced person [is easily misled and] believes every word he hears, But the prudent man [is discreet and astute and] considers well where he is going.
- 1 Samuel 2:12 - The sons of Eli [Hophni and Phinehas] were worthless (dishonorable, unprincipled) men; they did not know [nor respect] the Lord
- 1 Samuel 2:13 - and the custom of the priests with [the sacrifices of] the people. When any man was offering a sacrifice, the priest’s servant would come while the meat was boiling, with a three-pronged [meat] fork in his hand;
- 1 Samuel 2:14 - then he would thrust it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; everything that the fork brought up the priest would take for himself. This is what they did in Shiloh to all [the sacrifices of] the Israelites who came there.
- 1 Samuel 2:15 - Also, before they burned (offered) the fat, the priest’s servant would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give the priest meat to roast, since he will not accept boiled meat from you, only raw.”
- 1 Samuel 2:16 - If the man said to him, “ Certainly they are to burn (offer) the fat first, and then you may take as much as you want,” then the priest’s servant would say, “No! You shall give it to me now or I will take it by force.”
- 1 Samuel 2:17 - So the sin of the [two] young men [Hophni and Phinehas] was very great before the Lord, for the men treated the offering of the Lord disrespectfully.
- Hosea 4:8 - They (the priests) feed on the sin offering of My people And set their heart on their wickedness.
- Hosea 4:9 - And it shall be: like people, like priest [both are wicked and both will be judged]; So I will punish them for their ways And repay them for their deeds.
- Hosea 4:10 - They will eat, but not have enough; They will play the prostitute, but not increase [their descendants], Because they have stopped giving heed to the Lord.
- Hosea 4:11 - Prostitution, wine, and new wine take away the mind and the [spiritual] understanding.
- Ezekiel 13:16 - along with the [false] prophets of Israel who prophesy [deceitfully] to Jerusalem, and who see [false] visions of peace for her when there is no peace,’ says the Lord God.
- Romans 16:19 - For the report of your obedience has reached everyone, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you to be wise in what is good and innocent in what is evil.
- Isaiah 30:10 - Who say to the seers, “You must not see visions from God”; And to the prophets, “You must not prophesy to us what is right! Speak to us pleasant things and smooth words, Prophesy [deceitful] illusions [that we will enjoy].
- Isaiah 30:11 - Get out of the [true] way, turn aside from the path [of God], Stop bothering us with the Holy One of Israel.”
- Ezekiel 13:19 - You have profaned Me among My people [in payment] for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, killing people who should not die and giving [a guarantee of] life to those who should not live, because of your lies to My people who pay attention to lies.” ’ ”
- Jeremiah 8:10 - Therefore I will give their wives to others And their fields to new owners; Because from the least even to the greatest Everyone is greedy for [unjust] gain; From the prophet even to the priest Everyone practices deceit and deals in corruption.
- Jeremiah 8:11 - For they have treated the brokenness of the daughter of My people superficially, Saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ When there is no peace.
- Jeremiah 28:15 - Then the prophet Jeremiah said to Hananiah the prophet, “Listen now, Hananiah, the Lord has not sent you, and you have made this people trust in a lie.
- Jeremiah 28:16 - Therefore thus says the Lord, ‘Behold, I am about to send you away from the face of the earth. This year you will die, because you have spoken and counseled rebellion against the Lord.’ ”
- Jeremiah 28:17 - So Hananiah the [false] prophet died [two months later], the same year, in the seventh month.
- Proverbs 8:5 - O you naive or inexperienced [who are easily misled], understand prudence and seek astute common sense; And, O you [closed-minded, self-confident] fools, understand wisdom [seek the insight and self-discipline that leads to godly living].
- 2 Chronicles 18:5 - Then the king of Israel assembled the prophets, four hundred men, and said to them, “Shall we go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I refrain?” And they said, “Go up, for God will hand it over to the king.”
- Jeremiah 28:1 - In the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year and the fifth month, the [false] prophet Hananiah the son of Azzur, who was from Gibeon [one of the priests’ cities], spoke [without godly authority] to me in the house of the Lord in the presence of the priests and all the people, saying:
- Jeremiah 28:2 - “Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.
- Jeremiah 28:3 - Within two years I am going to bring back to this place all the articles of the Lord’s house, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place and carried to Babylon.
- Jeremiah 28:4 - And I will also bring back to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, along with all the exiles from Judah who went to Babylon,’ says the Lord, ‘for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.’ ”
- Jeremiah 28:5 - Then the prophet Jeremiah spoke to the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests and all the people who stood in the house of the Lord,
- Jeremiah 28:6 - and the prophet Jeremiah said, “Amen! May the Lord do so; may the Lord confirm and fulfill your words which you have prophesied to bring back the articles of the Lord’s house and all the captives, from Babylon to this place.
- Jeremiah 28:7 - Nevertheless, listen now to this word which I am about to speak in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people!
- Jeremiah 28:8 - The prophets who were before me and before you from ancient times prophesied against many lands and against great kingdoms, of war and of disaster and of virulent disease.
- Jeremiah 28:9 - But as for the prophet who [on the contrary] prophesies of peace, when that prophet’s word comes to pass, [only] then will it be known that the Lord has truly sent him.”
- Matthew 24:11 - Many false prophets will appear and mislead many.
- 2 Chronicles 18:12 - The messenger who went to call Micaiah said to him, “Listen, the words of the prophets are of one accord, foretelling a favorable outcome for the king. So just let your word be like one of them and speak favorably.”
- 2 Chronicles 18:13 - But Micaiah said, “As the Lord lives, I will [only] speak what my God says.”
- 2 Chronicles 18:14 - When he came to the king, the king said to him, “Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I refrain?” And he said, “Go up and succeed, for they will be handed over to you.”
- 2 Chronicles 18:15 - Then the king said to him, “How many times must I warn you (make you swear an oath) to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?”
- 2 Chronicles 18:16 - Then Micaiah said, “I saw all [the people of] Israel Scattered on the mountains, As sheep that have no shepherd; And the Lord said, ‘These have no master. Let each one return to his house in peace.’ ”
- 2 Chronicles 18:17 - Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he would not prophesy good in regard to me, but [only] evil?”
- John 12:26 - If anyone serves Me, he must [continue to faithfully] follow Me [without hesitation, holding steadfastly to Me, conforming to My example in living and, if need be, suffering or perhaps dying because of faith in Me]; and wherever I am [in heaven’s glory], there will My servant be also. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
- 1 John 4:1 - Beloved, do not believe every spirit [speaking through a self-proclaimed prophet]; instead test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets and teachers have gone out into the world.
- 1 John 4:2 - By this you know and recognize the Spirit of God: every spirit that acknowledges and confesses [the fact] that Jesus Christ has [actually] come in the flesh [as a man] is from God [God is its source];
- 1 John 4:3 - and every spirit that does not confess Jesus [acknowledging that He has come in the flesh, but would deny any of the Son’s true nature] is not of God; this is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming, and is now already in the world.
- Proverbs 22:3 - A prudent and far-sighted person sees the evil [of sin] and hides himself [from it], But the naive continue on and are punished [by suffering the consequences of sin].
- 2 Timothy 2:16 - But avoid all irreverent babble and godless chatter [with its profane, empty words], for it will lead to further ungodliness,
- 2 Timothy 2:17 - and their teaching will spread like gangrene. So it is with Hymenaeus and Philetus,
- 2 Timothy 2:18 - who have deviated from the truth. They claim that the resurrection has already taken place, and they undermine the faith of some.
- 2 Corinthians 2:17 - For we are not like many, [acting like merchants] peddling God’s word [shortchanging and adulterating God’s message]; but from pure [uncompromised] motives, as [commissioned and sent] from God, we speak [His message] in Christ in the sight of God.
- 2 Peter 2:18 - For uttering arrogant words of vanity [pompous words disguised to sound scholarly or profound, but meaning nothing and containing no spiritual truth], they beguile and lure using lustful desires, by sensuality, those who barely escape from the ones who live in error.
- 2 Peter 2:19 - They promise them liberty, when they themselves are the slaves of depravity—for by whatever anyone is defeated and overcome, to that [person, thing, philosophy, or concept] he is continually enslaved.
- 2 Peter 2:20 - For if, after they have escaped the pollutions of the world by [personal] knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and are overcome, their last condition has become worse for them than the first.
- 2 Corinthians 11:13 - For such men are counterfeit apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ.
- 2 Corinthians 11:14 - And no wonder, since Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.
- 2 Corinthians 11:15 - So it is no great surprise if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness, but their end will correspond with their deeds.
- 2 Peter 2:10 - and especially those who indulge in the corrupt passions of the sin nature, and despise authority. Presumptuous and reckless, self-willed and arrogant [creatures, despising the majesty of the Lord], they do not tremble when they revile angelic majesties,
- 2 Peter 2:11 - whereas even angels who are superior in might and power do not bring a reviling (defaming) accusation against them before the Lord.
- 2 Peter 2:12 - But these [false teachers], like unreasoning animals, [mere] creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed, reviling things they do not understand, will also perish in their own corruption [in their destroying they will be destroyed],
- 2 Peter 2:13 - suffering wrong [destined for punishment] as the wages of doing wrong. They count it a delight to revel in the daytime [living luxuriously]. They are stains and blemishes [on mankind], reveling in their deceptions even as they feast with you.
- 2 Peter 2:14 - They have eyes full of adultery, constantly looking for sin, enticing and luring away unstable souls. Having hearts trained in greed, [they are] children of a curse.
- 2 Peter 2:15 - Abandoning the straight road [that is, the right way to live], they have gone astray; they have followed the way of [the false teacher] Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the reward of wickedness;
- Titus 1:10 - For there are many rebellious men who are empty talkers [just windbags] and deceivers; especially those of the circumcision [those Jews who insist that Gentile believers must be circumcised and keep the Law in order to be saved].
- Titus 1:11 - They must be silenced, because they are upsetting whole families by teaching things they should not teach for the purpose of dishonest financial gain.
- Titus 1:12 - One of them [Epimenides, a Cretan], a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
- Jude 1:12 - These men are hidden reefs [elements of great danger to others] in your love feasts when they feast together with you without fear, looking after [only] themselves; [they are like] clouds without water, swept along by the winds; autumn trees without fruit, doubly dead, uprooted and lifeless;
- Galatians 1:10 - Am I now trying to win the favor and approval of men, or of God? Or am I seeking to please someone? If I were still trying to be popular with men, I would not be a bond-servant of Christ.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:10 - and by unlimited seduction to evil and with all the deception of wickedness for those who are perishing, because they did not welcome the love of the truth [of the gospel] so as to be saved [they were spiritually blind, and rejected the truth that would have saved them].
- Jude 1:16 - These people are [habitual] murmurers, griping and complaining, following after their own desires [controlled by passion]; they speak arrogantly, [pretending admiration and] flattering people to gain an advantage.
- 2 Timothy 3:2 - For people will be lovers of self [narcissistic, self-focused], lovers of money [impelled by greed], boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy and profane,
- 2 Timothy 3:3 - [and they will be] unloving [devoid of natural human affection, calloused and inhumane], irreconcilable, malicious gossips, devoid of self-control [intemperate, immoral], brutal, haters of good,
- 2 Timothy 3:4 - traitors, reckless, conceited, lovers of [sensual] pleasure rather than lovers of God,
- 2 Timothy 3:5 - holding to a form of [outward] godliness (religion), although they have denied its power [for their conduct nullifies their claim of faith]. Avoid such people and keep far away from them.
- 2 Timothy 3:6 - For among them are those who worm their way into homes and captivate morally weak and spiritually-dwarfed women weighed down by [the burden of their] sins, easily swayed by various impulses,
- 1 Timothy 6:5 - and perpetual friction between men who are corrupted in mind and deprived of the truth, who think that godliness is a source of profit [a lucrative, money-making business—withdraw from them].
- 2 Peter 2:3 - And in their greed they will exploit you with false arguments and twisted doctrine. Their sentence [of condemnation which God has decreed] from a time long ago is not idle [but is still in force], and their destruction and deepening misery is not asleep [but is on its way].
- Micah 3:5 - Thus says the Lord concerning the [false] prophets who lead my people astray; When they have something good to bite with their teeth, They call out, “Peace,” But against the one who gives them nothing to eat, They declare a holy war.
- Matthew 7:15 - “Beware of the false prophets, [teachers] who come to you dressed as sheep [appearing gentle and innocent], but inwardly are ravenous wolves.
- Philippians 3:19 - whose fate is destruction, whose god is their belly [their worldly appetite, their sensuality, their vanity], and whose glory is in their shame—who focus their mind on earthly and temporal things.
- Colossians 2:4 - I say this so that no one will deceive you with persuasive [but thoroughly deceptive] arguments.