7 Bible Verses about Apostasy, Cause

Simon! Simon! lo! Satan, hath claimed you, to sift as wheat;

I, know, that there will enter, after my departure, grievous wolves into your midst, not sparing the little flock;

For there will be a season - when, the healthful teaching, they will not endure, but, according to their own covetings, will, unto themselves, heap up teachers, because they have an itching ear,

Hence there is, left over, a Sabbath-keeping, for the people of God. For, he that hath entered into his rest, He too, hath rested from his works, just as, from his own, God, rested . Let us, therefore, give diligence to enter into that rest, lest anyone fall into the same example, of obstinacy.

For, Demas, hath forsaken me, having loved the present age, and hath journeyed unto Thessalonica; Crescens unto Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia:

And, while they were hearing these things, they were being pierced in their hearts, and began gnashing their teeth against him.

and, not being, agreed, among themselves, they began to leave, - Paul having said one thing - Well, did, the Holy Spirit, speak through Isaiah the prophet, unto your fathers, saying - Go thy way unto this people, and say - Ye shall, surely hear, and yet will in nowise understand. And, surely see, and yet will in nowise perceive; For the heart of this people, hath become dense, and, with their ears, heavily, have they heard, and, their eyes, have they closed, - lest once they should see with their eyes, and, with their ears, should hear, and, with their hearts, should understand, and return, - when I would certainly heal them.