1 Corinthians 3:18

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

Deceive

Let

Matthew 18:4

Mark 10:15

Luke 18:17

General references

Luke 11:35

John 7:49

Romans 1:22

Bible References

Deceive

Or, do you not know that evil people will not possess God's kingdom? Do not be misled: neither will sexually immoral people, nor idolaters, nor those who are sexually unfaithful to their mates, nor homosexual perverts. [Note: The Greek uses two words here, denoting both the passive and active partners in male homosexual acts].

Do not be fooled; bad company ruins good moral behavior.

And He replied, "Pay attention, so that you are not led astray [from the truth]. For many [false teachers] will come, claiming to be me, and saying, 'I am [the Christ],' and 'The time is near.' [But] do not go after them.

For any person who thinks he is someone [important], when he is really nothing, is self-deceived.

Do not let anyone deceive you with empty words, for because of such things, the wrath of God will fall upon people who are disobedient [to Him].

But evil people and impostors will go from bad to worse [in their behavior], deceiving people and being deceived by them.

For we [Christians] were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various kinds of [evil] desires and [sinful] pleasures. [We used to] live in malice and envy, hating people and being hated by them.

But you should not deceive yourselves by just listening [to God's word] instead of doing what the word teaches.

If we claim to have no sinful practices [in our lives], we are self-deceived and are not being truthful about the matter.

Let

Therefore, the person who will humble himself, as this little child, is the most important person in the kingdom of heaven.

Truly I tell you, whoever does not welcome the kingdom of God as a little child does, that person will by no means enter it."

Truly I tell you, whoever does not welcome the kingdom of God the way a little child does, that person will by no means enter it."

General references

Look therefore [to see] whether or not the light that is in you [i.e., your perspective on things] might [actually] be darkness [i.e., a distorted perspective].

But this crowd, which does not know the law of Moses, [and especially its oral traditions], is cursed [by God]."

They claimed to be wise, but became fools,