Matthew 7:15

The Sermon On The Mount: Recognizing False Prophets

¹⁴ For the gate is narrow and the way is hard, that leads to life, and few are those who find it. ¹⁵ "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. ¹⁶ You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles?

Beware of False Prophets

False Prophets

Outward Appearance

Take Heed

1 John 4:1

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

Colossians 2:8

See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to human tradition, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ.

Matthew 24:11

And many false prophets will rise up and deceive many.

2 Peter 2:1-3

But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves.

Luke 6:26

Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for so did their fathers to the false prophets.

Revelation 19:20

And the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who had performed the signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshipped his image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire which burns with sulfur.

Matthew 10:17

But beware of men, for they will deliver you up to councils and flog you in their synagogues.

Matthew 16:6

Then Jesus said to them, "Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees."

Matthew 16:11

How is it that you do not understand that I did not speak to you about bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees."

Matthew 24:4-5

And Jesus answered them: "Take heed that no one deceives you.

Matthew 24:24-25

For false christs and false prophets will arise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

Mark 12:38-40

And in his teaching he said, "Beware of the scribes, who like to go around in long robes, and to have salutations in the market places

Mark 13:22-23

For false christs and false prophets will rise and show signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

Luke 12:15

And he said to them, "Take heed, and beware of all covetousness; for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."

John 10:12

But he who is a hireling and not the shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf snatches the sheep and scatters them.

Acts 13:40

Therefore take care, so that what is said in the prophets may not come upon you:

Acts 20:29-31

I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock;

Romans 16:17-18

I urge you, brethren, to take note of those who cause divisions and difficulties, contrary to the doctrine which you have learned; avoid them.

2 Corinthians 11:13-15

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

Galatians 2:4

But it was because of the false brethren secretly brought in, who had slipped in to spy out our freedom which we have in Christ Jesus, in order to bring us into bondage.

Ephesians 4:14

As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the cunning of men, by their craftiness in deceitful scheming.

Ephesians 5:6

Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

Philippians 3:2

Watch out for the dogs, watch out for the evil workers, watch out for those mutilators of the body.

1 Timothy 4:1-3

Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith by giving heed to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons,

2 Timothy 3:5-9

holding a form of godliness but denying its power. Avoid such people.

2 Timothy 3:13

while evil men and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.

2 Timothy 4:3

For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but having itching ears, they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own desires,

2 Peter 2:18-19

For speaking out arrogant words of vanity, they entice by fleshly desires, by sensuality, those who barely escape from the ones who live in error.

2 Peter 3:17

You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, be on your guard so that you are not carried away by the error of lawless men and fall from your own steadfastness.

Jude 1:4

For certain persons have crept in secretly, those who were long ago marked out for this condemnation, ungodly persons who turn the grace of our God into licentiousness and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

Revelation 13:11-17

Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb and he spoke like a dragon.

Revelation 16:13

And I saw coming out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs;

Revelation 17:6

And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. When I saw her, I wondered greatly.

Acts 13:6

When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they came upon a certain magician, a Jewish false prophet, named Bar-Jesus,