Matthew 7:15

The Sermon On The Mount: Recognizing False Prophets

¹⁴ whereas the gate is narrow, and the way troublesome, which leadeth into life, and few there be that find it. ¹⁵  And beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheeps clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. ¹⁶ Ye will know them by their fruits: do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of 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 be of God: for many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Colossians 2:8

Take heed least any one make a prey of you by philosophy and vain deceit, according to the tradition of men, after the elements of the world, and not after Christ:

Matthew 24:11

and because iniquity shall abound,

2 Peter 2:1-3

But there were indeed false prophets among the people of old, as there will be also among you false teachers, who will privately introduce pernicious heresies, denying even the Lord that bought them, and bringing upon themselves swift destruction,

Luke 6:26

Wo unto you when all men speak well of you; for their fathers did the same to the false prophets.

Revelation 19:20

And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet, who had wrought signs before him, by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast, and those who worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone.

Matthew 10:17

Beware of evil men; for they will deliver you up to their councils, and will scourge you in their synagogues.

Matthew 16:6

and therefore when Jesus said to them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the pharisees and of the sadducees,

Matthew 16:11

How is it then that ye do not understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread, when I bid you to beware of the leaven of the pharisees and of the sadducees?

Matthew 24:4-5

And Jesus answered them, See that no one deceive you:

Matthew 24:24-25

for there shall rise up false Christs, and false prophets, who shall shew great signs and prodigies, so as to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

Mark 12:38-40

And He said unto them as He was teaching them, Beware of the scribes, who love to walk in long robes, and salutations in public-places,

Mark 13:22-23

for there shall rise up false Christs, and false prophets, who shall work signs and wonders, to seduce, if possible, even the elect.

Luke 12:15

And He said unto them, See to it that ye beware of covetousness; for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of his possessions.

John 10:12

But the hireling, that is not the true shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf seizeth them, and disperseth the sheep.

Acts 13:40

Beware therefore, least what is spoken in the prophets come upon you,

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 exhort you, brethren, to mark those who cause divisions and offences, contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned:

2 Corinthians 11:13-15

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

Galatians 2:4

and that because of the false brethren clandestinely introduced, who had crept in as spies upon our liberty, which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:

Ephesians 4:14

That we may be no longer children fluctuating and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the artful insinuations of men, and their crafty methods of deceiving;

Ephesians 5:6

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

Philippians 3:2

Beware of those that are like dogs, beware of evil doers, beware of the concision.

1 Timothy 4:1-3

Now the Spirit expressly saith, that in latter times some shall apostatize from the faith, attending to seducing spirits,

2 Timothy 3:5-9

having a form of godliness, but strangers to the power of it: from such turn away.

2 Timothy 3:13

But wicked 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 bear sound doctrine; but having itching ears, will heap up to themselves teachers after their own hearts:

2 Peter 2:18-19

For when they speak swelling words of vanity, they ensnare in the lusts of the flesh, through their lasciviousness, those who had indeed withdrawn from such as deal in error;

2 Peter 3:17

Do ye therefore, beloved, as ye know these things before, take heed least being seduced together with them by the error of the wicked, ye should fall from your own stedfastness.

Jude 1:4

For there have crept in some men, who have been of old described as under this condemnation, impious people, that turn the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and deny God the only Lord, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

Revelation 13:11-17

And I saw another beast ascending out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb; but he spake 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 impure spirits like frogs:

Revelation 17:6

And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great amazement.

Acts 13:6

And going quite through the island even to Paphos, they found there a certain magician, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Barjesus.