Matthew 7:15

The Sermon On The Mount: Recognizing False Prophets

¹⁴ Because straight is the gate and narrow is the way that leadeth to life, and few there are that find it. ¹⁵ But beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheeps clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. ¹⁶ By their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?

Beware of False Prophets

False Prophets

Outward Appearance

Take Heed

1 John 4:1

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Colossians 2:8

Beware lest any man make a prey of you through philosophy and empty deceit, after the traditions of men, after the rudiments of this world, and not after Christ.

Matthew 24:11

And many false prophets shall rise and shall deceive many.

2 Peter 2:1-3

But there were false prophets also among the people, as there shall likewise be false teachers among you, who will privily bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

Luke 6:26

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

Revelation 19:20

And the wild beast was taken, and with him the false prophet, who had wrought the miracles before him, with which he deceived them who had the mark of the wild beast, and them who had worshiped his image. These two were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone.

Matthew 10:17

But beware of men; for they will deliver you to the councils, and scourge you in their synagogues.

Matthew 16:6

And Jesus said to them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Saducees.

Matthew 16:11

How do ye not understand, that I spake not to you concerning bread, to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Saducees?

Matthew 24:4-5

And Jesus answering said, Take heed that no man deceive you.

Matthew 24:24-25

For false Christs and false prophets shall arise and shew great signs and wonders, so that they would deceive (if it were possible) even the elect.

Mark 12:38-40

And he said to them in his teaching, Beware of the Scribes, who love to go in long sobes,

Mark 13:22-23

For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.

Luke 12:15

And he said to them, Take heed and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

John 10:12

But the hireling, who is not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: so the wolf seizeth them, and scattereth the flock.

Acts 13:40

Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken in the prophets.

Acts 20:29-31

For I know this, that after my departure grievous wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock.

Romans 16:17-18

Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them who cause divisions and offences, contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned, and avoid them.

2 Corinthians 11:13-15

For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ.

Galatians 2:4

being a Greek, compelled to be circumcised, Because of false brethren introduced unawares, who came in privily, to spy out our liberty which we have through Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:

Ephesians 4:14

That we may be no longer children, fluctuating to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the slight of men, by cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive:

Ephesians 5:6

Let no one deceive you with vain words; for because of these things the wrath of God cometh upon the sons of disobedience.

Philippians 3:2

Beware of dogs, beware of evil-workers,

1 Timothy 4:1-3

But the spirit saith expresly, that in the later times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils,

2 Timothy 3:5-9

Having a form of godliness but denying the power of it.

2 Timothy 3:13

But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

2 Timothy 4:3

For the time will come, when they will not endure sound doctrine, but will heap to themselves teachers, according to their own desires, having itching ears.

2 Peter 2:18-19

For by speaking swelling words of vanity, they allure thro' the desire of the flesh, thro' wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them that live in error.

2 Peter 3:17

Ye, therefore, beloved, knowing these things before, beware, lest ye also being led away by the error of the wicked fall from your own stedfastness:

Jude 1:4

For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were of old described before with regard to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

Revelation 13:11-17

And I saw another wild beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb, but he spake like a dragon;

Revelation 16:13

And I saw out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the wild beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs (They are spirits of devils,

Revelation 17:6

And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. And when I saw, I wondered exceedingly.

Acts 13:6

And having gone through the whole isle to Paphos, they found a certain magician, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesus.