Romans 16:18

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Summary

For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.

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No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the first, and love the other, or he will adhere to the first, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and riches.

If any man serves me let him follow me; and where I am there also shall my servant be. If anyone serves me, him will the Father honor.

For do I now obey man, or God? or do I seek to please men? For if I yet pleased men, I could not have been a servant of Christ.

for all seek their own, not the things of Jesus Christ.

knowing that you will receive from the Lord the recompense of the inheritance. You serve Christ the Lord;

JAMES, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes in the dispersion, greeting.

JUDAS, a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to the beloved in God the Father, and the called who are kept by Jesus Christ.

A REVELATION of Jesus Christ, which God gave him, to show his servants [things] which must shortly occur, and he sent and made them known by his angel to his servant John,

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But beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but within they are rapacious wolves.

and many false prophets shall be raised up and deceive many,

For we are not as many, who adulterate the word of God, [for gain]; but as of sincerity, but as of God, we speak before God in Christ.

but have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but commending ourselves by the manifestation of the truth to every conscience of men before God.

For such false apostles, deceitful laborers, transform themselves into apostles of Christ.

But I say this that no one may mislead you with persuasive words.

and with every unrighteous deceit among those who are destroyed, because they received not the love of the truth that they might be saved.

and wranglings of men of unsound judgments and destitute of the truth, supposing that piety is gain.

But profane and vain words, avoid; for they greatly increase impiety,

Men will be selfish, avaricious, vain, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

For there are many disorderly wranglers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,

and with covetousness they will make a gain of you with feigned words, whose judgment a long time lingers not, and their destruction slumbers not.

BELOVED, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits whether they are of God; for many false prophets have gone out into the world.

These are complainers, censorious, walking after their inordinate desires, and their mouth speaks proud words, showing admiration of persons for the sake of gain.