2 Corinthians 11:3

But I am afraid that just as the serpent deceived Eve by his treachery, your minds may be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.

Revelation 12:9

So that huge dragon -- the ancient serpent, the one called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world -- was thrown down to the earth, and his angels along with him.

Genesis 3:4

The serpent said to the woman, "Surely you will not die,

John 8:44

You people are from your father the devil, and you want to do what your father desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. Whenever he lies, he speaks according to his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of lies.

1 Timothy 2:14

And Adam was not deceived, but the woman, because she was fully deceived, fell into transgression.

Genesis 3:13

So the Lord God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" And the woman replied, "The serpent tricked me, and I ate."

Galatians 1:6

I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ and are following a different gospel --

Galatians 3:1

You foolish Galatians! Who has cast a spell on you? Before your eyes Jesus Christ was vividly portrayed as crucified!

Colossians 2:4

I say this so that no one will deceive you through arguments that sound reasonable.

Colossians 2:8

Be careful not to allow anyone to captivate you through an empty, deceitful philosophy that is according to human traditions and the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.

Psalm 119:53

Rage takes hold of me because of the wicked, those who reject your law.

Matthew 24:24

For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

Acts 20:30-31

Even from among your own group men will arise, teaching perversions of the truth to draw the disciples away after them.

Romans 12:8

if it is exhortation, he must exhort; if it is contributing, he must do so with sincerity; if it is leadership, he must do so with diligence; if it is showing mercy, he must do so with cheerfulness.

Romans 16:18-19

For these are the kind who do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By their smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of the naive.

2 Corinthians 1:12

For our reason for confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that with pure motives and sincerity which are from God -- not by human wisdom but by the grace of God -- we conducted ourselves in the world, and all the more toward you.

2 Corinthians 2:17

For we are not like so many others, hucksters who peddle the word of God for profit, but we are speaking in Christ before God as persons of sincerity, as persons sent from God.

2 Corinthians 4:2

But we have rejected shameful hidden deeds, not behaving with deceptiveness or distorting the word of God, but by open proclamation of the truth we commend ourselves to everyone's conscience before God.

2 Corinthians 11:13-15

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

2 Corinthians 11:29

Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not burn with indignation?

2 Corinthians 12:20-21

For I am afraid that somehow when I come I will not find you what I wish, and you will find me not what you wish. I am afraid that somehow there may be quarreling, jealousy, intense anger, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.

Galatians 2:4

Now this matter arose because of the false brothers with false pretenses who slipped in unnoticed to spy on our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, to make us slaves.

Galatians 4:11

I fear for you that my work for you may have been in vain.

Ephesians 4:14

So we are no longer to be children, tossed back and forth by waves and carried about by every wind of teaching by the trickery of people who craftily carry out their deceitful schemes.

Ephesians 6:24

Grace be with all of those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.

Philippians 3:18-19

For many live, about whom I have often told you, and now, with tears, I tell you that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ.

Colossians 2:18

Let no one who delights in humility and the worship of angels pass judgment on you. That person goes on at great lengths about what he has supposedly seen, but he is puffed up with empty notions by his fleshly mind.

1 Thessalonians 3:5

So when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter somehow tempted you and our toil had proven useless.

2 Thessalonians 2:3-11

Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not arrive until the rebellion comes and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction.

1 Timothy 1:3

As I urged you when I was leaving for Macedonia, stay on in Ephesus to instruct certain people not to spread false teachings,

1 Timothy 4:1-4

Now the Spirit explicitly says that in the later times some will desert the faith and occupy themselves with deceiving spirits and demonic teachings,

2 Timothy 3:1-9

But understand this, that in the last days difficult times will come.

2 Timothy 3:13

But evil people and charlatans will go from bad to worse, deceiving others and being deceived themselves.

2 Timothy 4:3-4

For there will be a time when people will not tolerate sound teaching. Instead, following their own desires, they will accumulate teachers for themselves, because they have an insatiable curiosity to hear new things.

Titus 1:10

For there are many rebellious people, idle talkers, and deceivers, especially those with Jewish connections,

Hebrews 13:9

Do not be carried away by all sorts of strange teachings. For it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not ritual meals, which have never benefited those who participated in them.

2 Peter 2:1-14

But false prophets arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. These false teachers will infiltrate your midst with destructive heresies, even to the point of denying the Master who bought them. As a result, they will bring swift destruction on themselves.

2 Peter 3:3

Above all, understand this: In the last days blatant scoffers will come, being propelled by their own evil urges

2 Peter 3:17

Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard that you do not get led astray by the error of these unprincipled men and fall from your firm grasp on the truth.

1 John 2:18

Children, it is the last hour, and just as you heard that the antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have appeared. We know from this that it is the last hour.

1 John 4:1

Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to determine if they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

Jude 1:4

For certain men have secretly slipped in among you -- men who long ago were marked out for the condemnation I am about to describe -- ungodly men who have turned the grace of our God into a license for evil and who deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

Revelation 20:2

He seized the dragon -- the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan -- and tied him up for a thousand years.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Bible References

I fear

2 Corinthians 11:29
Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not burn with indignation?
2 Corinthians 12:20
For I am afraid that somehow when I come I will not find you what I wish, and you will find me not what you wish. I am afraid that somehow there may be quarreling, jealousy, intense anger, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.
Psalm 119:53
Rage takes hold of me because of the wicked, those who reject your law.
Galatians 1:6
I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ and are following a different gospel --
Galatians 3:1
You foolish Galatians! Who has cast a spell on you? Before your eyes Jesus Christ was vividly portrayed as crucified!
Galatians 4:11
I fear for you that my work for you may have been in vain.
Philippians 3:18
For many live, about whom I have often told you, and now, with tears, I tell you that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ.

As

Genesis 3:4
The serpent said to the woman, "Surely you will not die,
John 8:44
You people are from your father the devil, and you want to do what your father desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. Whenever he lies, he speaks according to his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
1 Timothy 2:14
And Adam was not deceived, but the woman, because she was fully deceived, fell into transgression.
Revelation 12:9
So that huge dragon -- the ancient serpent, the one called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world -- was thrown down to the earth, and his angels along with him.
Revelation 20:2
He seized the dragon -- the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan -- and tied him up for a thousand years.

So

2 Corinthians 11:13
For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.
2 Corinthians 2:17
For we are not like so many others, hucksters who peddle the word of God for profit, but we are speaking in Christ before God as persons of sincerity, as persons sent from God.
2 Corinthians 4:2
But we have rejected shameful hidden deeds, not behaving with deceptiveness or distorting the word of God, but by open proclamation of the truth we commend ourselves to everyone's conscience before God.
Matthew 24:24
For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
Acts 20:30
Even from among your own group men will arise, teaching perversions of the truth to draw the disciples away after them.
Galatians 1:6
I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ and are following a different gospel --
Galatians 2:4
Now this matter arose because of the false brothers with false pretenses who slipped in unnoticed to spy on our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, to make us slaves.
Galatians 3:1
You foolish Galatians! Who has cast a spell on you? Before your eyes Jesus Christ was vividly portrayed as crucified!
Ephesians 4:14
So we are no longer to be children, tossed back and forth by waves and carried about by every wind of teaching by the trickery of people who craftily carry out their deceitful schemes.
Ephesians 6:24
Grace be with all of those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.
Colossians 2:4
I say this so that no one will deceive you through arguments that sound reasonable.
2 Thessalonians 2:3
Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not arrive until the rebellion comes and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction.
1 Timothy 1:3
As I urged you when I was leaving for Macedonia, stay on in Ephesus to instruct certain people not to spread false teachings,
1 Timothy 4:1
Now the Spirit explicitly says that in the later times some will desert the faith and occupy themselves with deceiving spirits and demonic teachings,
2 Timothy 3:1
But understand this, that in the last days difficult times will come.
2 Timothy 4:3
For there will be a time when people will not tolerate sound teaching. Instead, following their own desires, they will accumulate teachers for themselves, because they have an insatiable curiosity to hear new things.
Titus 1:10
For there are many rebellious people, idle talkers, and deceivers, especially those with Jewish connections,
Hebrews 13:9
Do not be carried away by all sorts of strange teachings. For it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not ritual meals, which have never benefited those who participated in them.
2 Peter 2:1
But false prophets arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. These false teachers will infiltrate your midst with destructive heresies, even to the point of denying the Master who bought them. As a result, they will bring swift destruction on themselves.
2 Peter 3:3
Above all, understand this: In the last days blatant scoffers will come, being propelled by their own evil urges
1 John 2:18
Children, it is the last hour, and just as you heard that the antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have appeared. We know from this that it is the last hour.
1 John 4:1
Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to determine if they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
Jude 1:4
For certain men have secretly slipped in among you -- men who long ago were marked out for the condemnation I am about to describe -- ungodly men who have turned the grace of our God into a license for evil and who deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
Revelation 12:9
So that huge dragon -- the ancient serpent, the one called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world -- was thrown down to the earth, and his angels along with him.

The simplicity

2 Corinthians 1:12
For our reason for confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that with pure motives and sincerity which are from God -- not by human wisdom but by the grace of God -- we conducted ourselves in the world, and all the more toward you.
Romans 12:8
if it is exhortation, he must exhort; if it is contributing, he must do so with sincerity; if it is leadership, he must do so with diligence; if it is showing mercy, he must do so with cheerfulness.
Romans 16:18
For these are the kind who do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By their smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of the naive.

General references

Ezekiel 16:32
"'Adulterous wife, who prefers strangers instead of her own husband!
1 Corinthians 3:11
For no one can lay any foundation other than what is being laid, which is Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 2:11
so that we may not be exploited by Satan (for we are not ignorant of his schemes).
1 Timothy 2:14
And Adam was not deceived, but the woman, because she was fully deceived, fell into transgression.

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