Matthew 7:15

The Sermon On The Mount: Recognizing False Prophets

¹⁴ Because narrow is the gate, and contracted the way, that leadeth into life, and few there are who find it. ¹⁵  But beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are rapacious wolves. ¹⁶ You shall know them by their fruits. Do the people gather the grape-bunches from thorns, or figs from thistles?

Beware of False Prophets

False Prophets

Outward Appearance

Take Heed

1 John 4:1

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits if they are of God: because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

Colossians 2:8

See that no one shall be deceiving you through philosophy and empty delusion, according to the tradition of men, according to the elements of the world, and not according to Christ,

Matthew 24:11

And many false prophets will arise and deceive many.

2 Peter 2:1-3

However there were indeed false prophets among the people, as there will also be false teachers among you, whosoever shall bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction.

Luke 6:26

Woe unto you when all the people may speak well of you! because according to the same things their fathers were accustomed to do to the false prophets.

Revelation 19:20

And the beast, and the false prophet along with him, who wrought miracles in his presence, by which he deceived those having received the mark of the beast, and those worshiping his image; and the two were cast alive into the lake of fire which burns with brimstone.

Matthew 10:17

Beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the sanhedrins, and will beat you in their synagogues;

Matthew 16:6

And Jesus said to them; See and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

Matthew 16:11

How do you not understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread, to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.

Matthew 24:4-5

And Jesus responding said to them, See, lest any one may deceive you.

Matthew 24:24-25

for false Christs and false prophets will rise up, and give great signs and wonders; so as to deceive even the elect, if possible.

Mark 12:38-40

And He said to them in His teaching, Beware of the scribes, wishing to walk about in robes, and salutations in the forums,

Mark 13:22-23

For false Christs and false prophets will arise, and give signs and wonders, to deceive even the elect, if possible.

Luke 12:15

And He said to them, See, and beware of all covetousness: because his life is not in that which aboundeth to any one, from those things belonging to him.

John 10:12

The hireling, and the one not being the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep, and flees away, and the wolf seizes and scatters them:

Acts 13:40

Then beware, lest the word which has been spoken by the prophets may come upon you;

Acts 20:29-31

I know, that after my departure grievous wolves will rise up against you, not sparing the flock;

Romans 16:17-18

But I exhort you, brethren, to mark those who cause divisions and stumblings, contrary to the teaching which you have learned, and depart from them.

2 Corinthians 11:13-15

For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.

Galatians 2:4

but on account of the false brethren having crept in, who came in to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, in order that they shall bring us into bondage:

Ephesians 4:14

in order that we may be no longer infants, tossed by the waves and carried about by every wind of teaching, in the caprice of the people, in their craftiness, pursuant to their method of delusion;

Ephesians 5:6

Let no one deceive you with empty words: for through these the wrath of God comes on the sons of disobedience.

Philippians 3:2

Beware of dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the counterfeit circumcision.

1 Timothy 4:1-3

But the Spirit says positively, that in the last times certain ones will depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and to the teachings of demons,

2 Timothy 3:5-9

having a form of godliness, but denying the power of the same: and from these turn away.

2 Timothy 3:13

But wicked men and seducers will wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

2 Timothy 4:3

For the time will come when they will not endure healthy teaching; but according to their own lusts they will heap to themselves teachers itching as to their hearing;

2 Peter 2:18-19

For speaking swelling words of vanity, in the lusts of the flesh they beguile with their impurities, those that have but partially escaped, who are still moving about in their delusion;

2 Peter 3:17

Then you, beloved, foreknowing watch, lest, having been led away by the delusion of the ungodly, you may fall from your own stedfastness:

Jude 1:4

For certain men have crept in, who long ago were written down to this judgment, ungodly, transforming the grace of God into impurity, even denying Jesus Christ, our only Sovereign and Lord.

Revelation 13:11-17

And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he continued to speak as the dragon.

Revelation 16:13

And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet;

Revelation 17:6

And I saw the woman drunken from the blood of the saints, and from the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and seeing her, I was astonished with great astonishment.

Acts 13:6

And having gone through the whole island to Paphos, they found a certain man, a magician, a Jewish false prophet, to whom was the name of Bar-Jesus: