Thematic Bible: False shepherds, characteristics of
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When the high priests and attendants saw Him, they shouted, "Crucify Him! Crucify Him!" Pilate said to them, "Take Him yourselves and crucify Him, for I can find no ground for a charge against Him."
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And the high priests, too, made sport of Him, with the scribes and elders, and said,
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But the high priests stirred up the crowd to get him to set Barabbas free for them instead.
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But the high priests and the elders lined up the crowds to ask for Barabbas, and to have Jesus put to death.
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Leaders » False shepherds, characteristics of » False teachers, warnings against
Now there were false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you too, who will insidiously introduce destructive heresies and deny the Master who has bought them, thus bringing on themselves swift destruction.
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If anyone teaches different doctrines and refuses to agree with the wholesome messages of our Lord Jesus Christ, the teaching that is in accordance with true religion,
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through the pretensions of false teachers, men with seared consciences,
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They want to be teachers of the law, although they do not understand the words they use or the things about which they make such confident assertions.
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For a time will come when they will not listen to wholesome teaching, but to gratify their own evil desires will surround themselves with teachers who teach to gratify their own evil desires, because their ears are itching so to be tickled,
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whose mouths must be stopped, for they upset whole families by teaching things they ought not to think, for the sake of dishonest gain.
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Whoever, therefore, breaks one of the least of these commands and teaches others so to do, will be ranked as least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices them and teaches others so to do, will be ranked as great in the kingdom of heaven.
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Their worship of me is an empty show; the things they teach are only men's precepts.'"
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Leaders » False shepherds, characteristics of » Prey upon the flock instead of feeding it
Leaders » False shepherds, characteristics of » Insentiate and pleasure-loving
Leaders » False shepherds, characteristics of » Lead the sheep astray
Leaders » False shepherds, characteristics of » Scatter the flock
Leaders » False shepherds, characteristics of » Hirelings forsake the sheep
The hired man, who is not a shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away, and the wolf carries off some of the sheep and scatters the flock.
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Religious » False shepherds, characteristics of » Corrupt priests
When the high priests and attendants saw Him, they shouted, "Crucify Him! Crucify Him!" Pilate said to them, "Take Him yourselves and crucify Him, for I can find no ground for a charge against Him."
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And the high priests, too, made sport of Him, with the scribes and elders, and said,
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But the high priests stirred up the crowd to get him to set Barabbas free for them instead.
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But the high priests and the elders lined up the crowds to ask for Barabbas, and to have Jesus put to death.
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Religious » False shepherds, characteristics of » False teachers, warnings against
Now there were false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you too, who will insidiously introduce destructive heresies and deny the Master who has bought them, thus bringing on themselves swift destruction.
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If anyone teaches different doctrines and refuses to agree with the wholesome messages of our Lord Jesus Christ, the teaching that is in accordance with true religion,
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through the pretensions of false teachers, men with seared consciences,
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They want to be teachers of the law, although they do not understand the words they use or the things about which they make such confident assertions.
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For a time will come when they will not listen to wholesome teaching, but to gratify their own evil desires will surround themselves with teachers who teach to gratify their own evil desires, because their ears are itching so to be tickled,
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whose mouths must be stopped, for they upset whole families by teaching things they ought not to think, for the sake of dishonest gain.
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Whoever, therefore, breaks one of the least of these commands and teaches others so to do, will be ranked as least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices them and teaches others so to do, will be ranked as great in the kingdom of heaven.
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Their worship of me is an empty show; the things they teach are only men's precepts.'"
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Religious » False shepherds, characteristics of » Prey upon the flock instead of feeding it
Religious » False shepherds, characteristics of » Insentiate and pleasure-loving
Religious » False shepherds, characteristics of » Lead the sheep astray
Religious » False shepherds, characteristics of » Scatter the flock
Religious » False shepherds, characteristics of » Hirelings forsake the sheep
The hired man, who is not a shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away, and the wolf carries off some of the sheep and scatters the flock.
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