Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
And I say this so that not any man may delude you with persuasive speech.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words.
Holman Bible
I am saying this so that no one will deceive you with persuasive arguments.
International Standard Version
I say this so that no one will mislead you with nice-sounding rhetoric.
American Standard Version
This I say, that no one may delude you with persuasiveness of speech.
Amplified
I say this so that no one will deceive you with persuasive [but thoroughly deceptive] arguments.
An Understandable Version
I say this so that no one will deceive you with persuasive arguments.
Anderson New Testament
Now I say this, that no one may deceive you by persuasive words.
Bible in Basic English
I say this so that you may not be turned away by any deceit of words.
Common New Testament
I say this so that no one may delude you with fine-sounding arguments.
Daniel Mace New Testament
I mention this, lest any one should deceive you by specious pretences.
Darby Translation
And I say this to the end that no one may delude you by persuasive speech.
Godbey New Testament
I say this in order that no one may deceive you with a persuasive speech.
Goodspeed New Testament
What I mean is, let nobody mislead you by specious arguments.
John Wesley New Testament
And this I say, that no man may beguile you with inticing words.
Julia Smith Translation
And this I say, lest any mislead you with persuasive arguments.
King James 2000
And this I say, lest any man should deceive you with enticing words.
Lexham Expanded Bible
I say this in order that no one will deceive you with persuasive speech,
Modern King James verseion
And I say this that not anyone should beguile you with enticing words.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
This I say lest any man should beguile you with enticing words.
Moffatt New Testament
I say this to prevent you from being deluded by plausible arguments from anybody;
Montgomery New Testament
And this I say, lest any one should mislead you with enticing words.
NET Bible
I say this so that no one will deceive you through arguments that sound reasonable.
New Heart English Bible
Now this I say that no one may delude you with persuasiveness of speech.
Noyes New Testament
And this I say, that no one may impose on you by specious discourses.
Sawyer New Testament
But I say this that no one may mislead you with persuasive words.
The Emphasized Bible
This I say, in order that, no one, may be reasoning, you, aside with plausible discourse;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Now this I say, lest any man pervert you with specious discourse.
Twentieth Century New Testament
I say this to prevent any one from deceiving you by plausible arguments.
Webster
And this I say, lest any man should deceive you with enticing words.
Weymouth New Testament
I say this to prevent your being misled by any one's plausible sophistry.
Williams New Testament
I am saying this to keep anyone from misleading you by persuasive arguments.
World English Bible
Now this I say that no one may delude you with persuasiveness of speech.
Worrell New Testament
This I say, that no one may delude you with persuasive speech;
Worsley New Testament
And this I say, least any one should deceive you with fine speeches.
Youngs Literal Translation
and this I say, that no one may beguile you in enticing words,
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Verse Info
Context Readings
Christ Versus The Colossian Heresy
3 In whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. 4 And I say this so that not any man may delude you with persuasive speech. 5 For even though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in the spirit, rejoicing and seeing your orderliness, and the steadfastness of your faith for Christ.
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Cross References
Ephesians 5:6
Let no man deceive you by empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.
Matthew 24:4
And having answered, Jesus said to them, See that not any man may lead you astray.
Matthew 24:24
For there will arise FALSE Christs and FALSE prophets, and they will give great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen.
Mark 13:22
For FALSE Christs and FALSE prophets will arise, and will give signs and wonders, in order to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen.
Acts 20:30
And from you yourselves men will rise up, speaking distorted things, to draw away the disciples after them.
Romans 16:18-19
For such kind serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly. And by their smooth words and elegant speech they deceive the hearts of the naive.
1 Corinthians 2:4
And my speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of spirit and of power,
2 Corinthians 11:3
But I fear lest somehow, as the serpent enticed Eve by his craftiness, so your thoughts might be corrupted from the simplicity in the Christ.
2 Corinthians 11:11-13
Why? Because I do not love you? God knows.
Galatians 2:4
But that issue was because of those FALSE brothers smuggled in, who sneaked in to spy out our liberty that we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might enslave us,
Ephesians 4:14
So that we may no longer be childish, tossed about and carried about by every wind of doctrine by the trickery of men in craftiness with the methodology of error.
Colossians 2:8
Take heed lest there will be any man taking you captive through the love of wisdom and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not according to Christ.
Colossians 2:18
Let no man umpire against you insisting on self-mortification, and worship of the heavenly agents, intruding in things that he has not seen, vainly puffed up by the mind of his flesh,
2 Thessalonians 2:9-11
Whose coming is according to the working of Satan with all power and signs and marvels of deceit,
1 Timothy 4:1-2
But the Spirit says expressly that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons,
2 Timothy 2:16
But shun profane babblings, for they will advance to greater impiety,
2 Timothy 3:13
But evil men and impostors will go forward to worse, leading astray and being led astray.
Titus 1:10-11
For there are also many insubordinate men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those from circumcision,
1 Peter 2:1-3
Therefore, having put off all evil and all deceit and hypocrisies and envies and all evil speaking,
1 John 2:18
Children, it is the last hour. And as ye heard that the antichrist comes, and now many antichrists have developed, from which we know that it is the last hour.
1 John 2:26
I wrote these things to you concerning those who lead you astray.
1 John 4:1
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but examine the spirits, whether they are of God, because many FALSE prophets have gone out into the world.
2 John 1:7
Because many deceivers have gone forth into the world, those not acknowledging Jesus Christ coming in flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist.
Revelation 12:9
And the great dragon was cast out, the ancient serpent, called the Devil and Satan, he who leads the whole world astray. He was cast out to the earth, and his agents were cast out with him.
Revelation 13:8
And all who dwell upon the earth will worship it, whose name has not been written in the book of life of the Lamb who was killed from the foundation of the world.
Revelation 20:3
And he cast him into the abyss, and locked and sealed over him, so that he would no longer lead the nations astray until the thousand years were ended. After these things he must be loosed for a little time.
Revelation 20:8
And he will come forth to lead astray the nations in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to the battle, of whom the number of them is as the sand of the sea.