Romans 16:17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Mark

Philippians 3:17

2 Thessalonians 3:14

Cause

Offences

Matthew 18:7

Luke 17:1

And

2 John 1:10

Bible References

Mark

Be ye imitators together of me, brethren, and observe narrowly those walking thus, as ye have us for a type.

And if any listen not to our word by the epistle, mark him, and mix not together with him, that he may change.

Cause

And certain having come down from Judea taught the brethren, That except ye be circumcised by Moses custom, ye cannot be saved.

And I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same, and there be no divisions in you; and ye be set in order in the same mind and in the same knowledge.

For yet are ye carnal: for wherefore envy in you, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk according to man?

For truly first, ye coming together in the church, I hear divisions to be among you; and some part I believe.

Which is not another; except some are troubling you, and wishing to pervert the good news of Christ.

And through false brethren introduced privately, who came in privately to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might reduce us to slavery:

Look out for dogs, look out for evil workmen, look out for the incision.

See ye lest any be carrying you off by philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the elements of the world, and not according to Christ.

And also were there false prophets among the people, as also among you shall be false teachers, who shall privately bring in doctrines of perdition, and denying the master having purchased them, having brought upon themselves swift destruction.

They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they had remained with us, but, that they might be manifested, that they are not all of us.

For many cheats come into the world, they not acknowledging Jesus Christ coming in the flesh. This is the cheat and antichrist.

These are they separating themselves, sensual, not having the Spirit.

Offences

Woe to the world for offences I for there is necessity for offences to come; but woe to that man by whom the offence comes!

And he said to the disciples, It is impossible there come not causes of offence: and woe, through whom they come!

And

And if he refuse hearing them, speak to the church: and if he refuse hearing the church, let him be to thee as of the nations and a publican.

I wrote to you in the epistle not to mix together with fornicators.

And we proclaim to you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, for you to shrink from every brother walking disorderly, and not according to the doctrine which he received of us.

If any teach otherwise, and come not up to the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine according to devotion;

Having a form of devotion, and having denied its power: and these renounce.

A man, a heretic after one and the second admonition, reject;

If there come any to you, and bring not this teaching, receive ye him not into the household, and to rejoice tell him not: