Colossians 2:4

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Colossians 2:4

And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words.

Lest

Enticing

1 Corinthians 2:4

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Lest

Be taking heed, lest there shall be anyone leading, you, off as a spoil, through means of their philosophy, and an empty deceit, - according to the instruction of men, according to the first principles of the world, - and not according to Christ:

And, answering, Jesus said unto them - Be taking heed, lest anyone, deceive, you;

For there will arise, false Christs, and false prophets; and they will show signs and wonders, so as to deceive, if possible, the chosen.

and, from among your own selves, will arise men speaking distorted things, to draw away the disciples after themselves.

For, they who are such, unto our Lord Christ are not doing service, but unto their own belly, - and, through their smooth and flattering speech, deceive the hearts of the innocent.

But I fear lest, by any means, as, the serpent, completely deceived Eve, in his craftiness, your minds should be corrupted from the singleness and the chastenesswhich are due unto the Christ.

But, this was because of the false brethren secretly introduced, - who, indeed, came in secretly to spy out our freedom, which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage: -

That we may, no longer, be infants - billow-tossed and shifted round with every wind of teaching, - in the craft of men, in knavery suited to the artifice of error;

Let no one be deceiving you with empty words; for, because of these things, is coming the anger of God upon the sons of obstinacy:

Whose, presence, shall be according to an inworking of Satan, with all manner of mighty work and sign and wonders of falsehood,

Howbeit, the Spirit, expressly saith - that, in later seasons, some will revolt from the faith, giving heed unto seducing spirits, and unto teachings of demons -

But, the profane pratings, shun; for, unto more ungodliness, will they force themselves on;

Whereas, wicked men and howling impostors, will force their way to the worse, deceiving and being deceived.

For there are many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially they of the circumcision, -

Putting away, therefore, all vice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envyings and all detractions,

Little children! it is, the last hour; and, just as ye have heard that, an antichrist, is coming, even now, antichrists have become, many, whence we perceive that it is, the last hour:

Beloved! not in every spirit, believe ye, but test the spirits, whether they are, of God; because, many false prophets, have gone out into the world.

And the great dragon was cast out, - the ancient serpent, he that is called Adversary and the Satan, that deceiveth the whole habitable world, - he was cast to the earth, and his messengers, with him, were cast.

And all they who are dwelling upon the earth will do homage unto him, - every one whose name is not written in the scroll of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

and cast him into the abyss, and fastened and sealed it over him, - that he might not deceive the nations any more, until the thousand years, should be ended: after these, must he be loosed for a short time.

Enticing

And, my discourse, and what I proclaimed, were not in suasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of Spirit and power: