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Bible Verses About false teachers

8 key scriptures

What does the Bible say about false teachers? Browse 8 carefully selected verses that illuminate this biblical theme.

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TranslationKey Verse: 1 John 4:1
King James (KJV)Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

8 Key Scriptures

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.
For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

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