Colossians 2:4

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Summary

Colossians 2:4

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

Lest

Enticing

1 Corinthians 2:4

Bible References

Lest

Be careful that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit based on human tradition, based on the elemental forces of the world, and not based on Christ.

Then Jesus replied to them: “Watch out that no one deceives you.

For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and will perform signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, the elect.

And men will rise up from your own number with deviant doctrines to lure the disciples into following them.

for such people do not serve our Lord Christ but their own appetites.

They deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting with smooth talk and flattering words.

But I fear that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your minds may be seduced from a complete and pure devotion to Christ.

This issue arose because of false brothers smuggled in, who came in secretly to spy on the freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, in order to enslave us.

Then we will no longer be little children, tossed by the waves and blown around by every wind of teaching, by human cunning with cleverness in the techniques of deceit.

Let no one deceive you with empty arguments, for God’s wrath is coming on the disobedient because of these things.

The coming of the lawless one is based on Satan’s working, with all kinds of false miracles, signs, and wonders,

Now the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will depart from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,

But avoid irreverent, empty speech, for this will produce an even greater measure of godlessness.

Evil people and impostors will become worse, deceiving and being deceived.

For there are also many rebellious people, full of empty talk and deception, especially those from Judaism.

So rid yourselves of all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all slander.

Children, it is the last hour. And as you have heard, “Antichrist is coming,” even now many antichrists have come. We know from this that it is the last hour.

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.

Many deceivers have gone out into the world; they do not confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh.

This is the deceiver and the antichrist.

So the great dragon was thrown out—the ancient serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan,

the one who deceives the whole world. He was thrown to earth, and his angels with him.

All those who live on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name was not written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who was slaughtered.

He threw him into the abyss, closed it, and put a seal on it so that he would no longer deceive the nations until the 1,000 years were completed. After that, he must be released for a short time.

Enticing

My speech and my proclamation were not with persuasive words of wisdom but with a powerful demonstration by the Spirit,