Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
and this I say, that no one may beguile you in enticing words,
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.
A Conservative Version
And I say this so that not any man may delude you with persuasive speech.
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.
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Context Readings
Christ Versus The Colossian Heresy
3 in whom are all the treasures of the wisdom and the knowledge hid, 4 and this I say, that no one may beguile you in enticing words, 5 for if even in the flesh I am absent -- yet in the spirit I am with you, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in regard to Christ;
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Cross References
Ephesians 5:6
Let no one deceive you with vain words, for because of these things cometh the anger of God upon the sons of the disobedience,
Matthew 24:4
And Jesus answering said to them, 'Take heed that no one may lead you astray,
Matthew 24:24
for there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and they shall give great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, also the chosen.
Mark 13:22
for there shall rise false Christs and false prophets, and they shall give signs and wonders, to seduce, if possible, also the chosen;
Acts 20:30
and of your own selves there shall arise men, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.
Romans 16:18-19
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,
1 Corinthians 2:4
and my word and my preaching was not in persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power --
2 Corinthians 11:3
and I fear, lest, as the serpent did beguile Eve in his subtilty, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in the Christ;
2 Corinthians 11:11-13
wherefore? because I do not love you? God hath known!
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,
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,
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,
Colossians 2:18
let no one beguile you of your prize, delighting in humble-mindedness and in worship of the messengers, intruding into the things he hath not seen, being vainly puffed up by the mind of his flesh,
2 Thessalonians 2:9-11
him, whose presence is according to the working of the Adversary, in all power, and signs, and lying wonders,
1 Timothy 4:1-2
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,
2 Timothy 2:16
and the profane vain talkings stand aloof from, for to more impiety they will advance,
2 Timothy 3:13
and evil men and impostors shall advance to the worse, leading astray and being led astray.
Titus 1:10-11
for there are many both insubordinate, vain-talkers, and mind-deceivers -- especially they of the circumcision --
1 Peter 2:1-3
Having put aside, then, all evil, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil speakings,
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;
1 John 2:26
These things I did write to you concerning those leading you astray;
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;
2 John 1:7
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.
Revelation 12:9
and the great dragon was cast forth -- the old serpent, who is called 'Devil,' and 'the Adversary,' who is leading astray the whole world -- he was cast forth to the earth, and his messengers were cast forth with him.
Revelation 13:8
And bow before it shall all who are dwelling upon the land, whose names have not been written in the scroll of the life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world;
Revelation 20:3
and he cast him to the abyss, and did shut him up, and put a seal upon him, that he may not lead astray the nations any more, till the thousand years may be finished; and after these it behoveth him to be loosed a little time.
Revelation 20:8
and he shall go forth to lead the nations astray, that are in the four corners of the earth -- Gog and Magog -- to gather them together to war, of whom the number is as the sand of the sea;