Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

for those such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ,

New American Standard Bible

For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.

International Standard Version

Such people are false apostles, dishonest workers who are masquerading as apostles of the Messiah.

A Conservative Version

For such men are FALSE apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves into apostles of Christ.

American Standard Version

For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, fashioning themselves into apostles of Christ.

Amplified

For such men are counterfeit apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ.

An Understandable Version

For such men are false apostles; they are deceitful workers, who disguise themselves as [true] apostles of Christ.

Anderson New Testament

For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, trans forming themselves into the apostles of Christ;

Bible in Basic English

For such men are false Apostles, workers of deceit, making themselves seem like Apostles of Christ.

Common New Testament

For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.

Daniel Mace New Testament

for these are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguised so as to pass for true apostles.

Darby Translation

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

Godbey New Testament

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

Goodspeed New Testament

Such men are sham apostles, dishonest workmen, masquerading as apostles of Christ.

John Wesley New Testament

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

Julia Smith Translation

For such the falsely sent, crafty workers, being transformed into the sent of Christ.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

For such people [are] false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For these false apostles are deceitful workers, and fashion themselves like unto the apostles of Christ.

Moffatt New Testament

'Apostles'? They are spurious apostles, false workmen ??they are masquerading as 'apostles of Christ.'

Montgomery New Testament

For such fellows are sham apostles of Christ.

NET Bible

For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.

New Heart English Bible

For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as Christ's apostles.

Noyes New Testament

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

Sawyer New Testament

For such false apostles, deceitful laborers, transform themselves into apostles of Christ.

The Emphasized Bible

For, such as these, are false apostles, deceitful workers, transfiguring themselves into apostles of Christ.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

For such are fake apostles, deceitful labourers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ.

Twentieth Century New Testament

Men of this stamp are false apostles, treacherous workers, disguising themselves as Apostles of Christ!

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

For men of this stamp are sham apostles, dishonest workmen, assuming the garb of Apostles of Christ.

Williams New Testament

For such men are sham apostles, dishonest workmen, masquerading as apostles of Christ.

World English Bible

For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as Christ's apostles.

Worrell New Testament

For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ;

Worsley New Testament

For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transformed into apostles of Christ.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

τοιοῦτος 
Toioutos 
Usage: 51

ψευδαπόστολος 
Pseudapostolos 
Usage: 1

δόλιος 
Dolios 
Usage: 1

ἐργάτης 
Ergates 
Usage: 6

μετασχηματίζω 
metaschematizo 
Usage: 5

εἰς 
Eis 
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 1267

the apostles
ἀπόστολος 
Apostolos 
Usage: 78

References

Context Readings

Paul Defends His Apostleship

12 and what I do, I also will do, that I may cut off the occasion of those wishing an occasion, that in that which they boast they may be found according as we also; 13 for those such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ, 14 and no wonder -- for even the Adversary doth transform himself into a messenger of light;


Cross References

Revelation 2:2

I have known thy works, and thy labour, and thy endurance, and that thou art not able to bear evil ones, and that thou hast tried those saying themselves to be apostles and are not, and hast found them liars,

Galatians 1:7

that is not another, except there be certain who are troubling you, and wishing to pervert the good news of the Christ;

Galatians 2:4

and that because of the false brethren brought in unawares, who did come in privily to spy out our liberty that we have in Christ Jesus, that us they might bring under bondage,

Philippians 3:2

look to the dogs, look to the evil-workers, look to the concision;

Acts 20:30

and of your own selves there shall arise men, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.

2 Corinthians 11:15

no great thing, then, if also his ministrants do transform themselves as ministrants of righteousness -- whose end shall be according to their works.

Galatians 6:12

as many as are willing to make a good appearance in the flesh, these constrain you to be circumcised -- only that for the cross of the Christ they may not be persecuted,

1 John 4:1

Beloved, every spirit believe not, but prove the spirits, if of God they are, because many false prophets have gone forth to the world;

Matthew 25:24

'And he also who hath received the one talent having come, said, Sir, I knew thee, that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering from whence thou didst not scatter;

Acts 15:1

And certain having come down from Judea, were teaching the brethren -- 'If ye be not circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye are not able to be saved;'

Acts 15:24

seeing we have heard that certain having gone forth from us did trouble you with words, subverting your souls, saying to be circumcised and to keep the law, to whom we did give no charge,

Romans 16:18

for such our Lord Jesus Christ do not serve, but their own belly; and through the good word and fair speech they deceive the hearts of the harmless,

2 Corinthians 2:17

for we are not as the many, adulterating the word of God, but as of sincerity -- but as of God; in the presence of God, in Christ we do speak.

2 Corinthians 4:2

but did renounce for ourselves the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor deceitfully using the word of God, but by the manifestation of the truth recommending ourselves unto every conscience of men, before God;

Galatians 4:17

they are zealous for you -- yet not well, but they wish to shut us out, that for them ye may be zealous;

Ephesians 4:14

that we may no more be babes, tossed and borne about by every wind of the teaching, in the sleight of men, in craftiness, unto the artifice of leading astray,

Philippians 1:15-16

Certain, indeed, even through envy and contention, and certain also through good-will, do preach the Christ;

Colossians 2:4

and this I say, that no one may beguile you in enticing words,

Colossians 2:8

See that no one shall be carrying you away as spoil through the philosophy and vain deceit, according to the deliverance of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not according to Christ,

1 Timothy 1:4-7

nor to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, that cause questions rather than the building up of God that is in faith: --

1 Timothy 4:1-3

And the Spirit expressly speaketh, that in latter times shall certain fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and teachings of demons,

1 Timothy 6:3-5

if any one be teaching otherwise, and do not consent to sound words -- those of our Lord Jesus Christ -- and to the teaching according to piety,

2 Timothy 2:17-19

and their word as a gangrene will have pasture, of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus,

2 Timothy 3:5-9

having a form of piety, and its power having denied; and from these be turning away,

2 Timothy 4:3-4

for there shall be a season when the sound teaching they will not suffer, but according to their own desires to themselves they shall heap up teachers -- itching in the hearing,

Titus 1:10-11

for there are many both insubordinate, vain-talkers, and mind-deceivers -- especially they of the circumcision --

2 Peter 2:1-3

And there did come also false prophets among the people, as also among you there shall be false teachers, who shall bring in besides destructive sects, and the Master who bought them denying, bringing to themselves quick destruction,

1 John 2:18

Little youths, it is the last hour; and even as ye heard that the antichrist doth come, even now antichrists have become many -- whence we know that it is the last hour;

2 John 1:7-11

because many leading astray did enter into the world, who are not confessing Jesus Christ coming in flesh; this one is he who is leading astray, and the antichrist.

Jude 1:4

for there did come in unobserved certain men, long ago having been written beforehand to this judgment, impious, the grace of our God perverting to lasciviousness, and our only Master, God, and Lord -- Jesus Christ -- denying,

Revelation 2:9

I have known thy works, and tribulation, and poverty -- yet thou art rich -- and the evil-speaking of those saying themselves to be Jews, and are not, but are a synagogue of the Adversary.

Revelation 2:20

'But I have against thee a few things: That thou dost suffer the woman Jezebel, who is calling herself a prophetess, to teach, and to lead astray, my servants to commit whoredom, and idol-sacrifices to eat;

Revelation 19:20

and the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet who did the signs before him, in which he led astray those who did receive the mark of the beast, and those who did bow before his image; living they were cast -- the two -- to the lake of the fire, that is burning with brimstone;

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