Matthew 24:4

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And Jesus said to them in answer, Take care that you are not tricked.

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  • Jer 29:8 : 8 For this is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said: Do not let yourselves be tricked by the prophets who are among you, and the readers of signs, and give no attention to their dreams which they may have;
  • Mark 13:5-6 : 5 And Jesus said to them, Take care that you are not tricked by anyone. 6 People will come in my name, saying, I am he; and a number will be turned from the true way.
  • 2 Thess 2:3 : 3 Give no belief to false words: because there will first be a falling away from the faith, and the revelation of the man of sin, the son of destruction,
  • Luke 21:8 : 8 And he said, Take care that you are not tricked: for a number of people will come in my name, saying, I am he; and, The time is near: do not go after them.
  • 2 Cor 11:13-15 : 13 For such men are false Apostles, workers of deceit, making themselves seem like Apostles of Christ. 14 And it is no wonder; for even Satan himself is able to take the form of an angel of light. 15 So it is no great thing if his servants make themselves seem to be servants of righteousness; whose end will be the reward of their works.
  • Eph 4:14 : 14 So that we may be no longer children, sent this way and that, turned about by every wind of teaching, by the twisting and tricks of men, by the deceits of error;
  • Eph 5:6 : 6 Do not be turned from the right way by foolish words; for because of these things the punishment of God comes on those who do not put themselves under him.
  • Col 2:8 : 8 Take care that no one takes you away by force, through man's wisdom and deceit, going after the beliefs of men and the theories of the world, and not after Christ:
  • 1 John 4:1 : 1 My loved ones, do not put your faith in every spirit, but put them to the test, to see if they are from God: because a great number of false prophets have gone out into the world.
  • Col 2:18 : 18 Let no man take your reward from you by consciously making little of himself and giving worship to angels; having his thoughts fixed on the things which he has seen, being foolishly lifted up in his natural mind,
  • 2 Pet 2:1-3 : 1 But there were false prophets among the people, as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly put forward wrong teachings for your destruction, even turning away from the Lord who gave himself for them; whose destruction will come quickly, and they themselves will be the cause of it. 2 And a great number will go with them in their evil ways, through whom the true way will have a bad name. 3 And in their desire for profit they will come to you with words of deceit, like traders doing business in souls: whose punishment has been ready for a long time and their destruction is watching for them.
  • Mark 13:22 : 22 Because there will be false Christs and false prophets, and they will give signs and wonders in the hope of turning even the saints from the true way.

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  • Mark 13:4-6
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    92%

    4 Say when these things will be, and what will be the sign when these things are all about to be done.

    5 And Jesus said to them, Take care that you are not tricked by anyone.

    6 People will come in my name, saying, I am he; and a number will be turned from the true way.

  • Luke 21:7-9
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    7 And they said to him, Master, when will these things be? and what sign will there be when these events are to take place?

    8 And he said, Take care that you are not tricked: for a number of people will come in my name, saying, I am he; and, The time is near: do not go after them.

    9 And when news of wars and troubled times comes to your ears, have no fear; for these things have to be, but the end will not be now.

  • Matt 24:5-6
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    5 For people will come in my name, saying, I am the Christ; and a number will be turned from the true way through them.

    6 And news will come to you of wars and talk of wars: do not be troubled, for these things have to be; but it is still not the end.

  • Matt 24:23-26
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    23 Then if any man says to you, See, here is the Christ, or, Here; do not put faith in him;

    24 For there will come up false Christs, and false prophets, who will do great signs and wonders; so that if possible even the saints might be tricked.

    25 See, I have made it clear to you before it comes about.

    26 If, then, they say to you, See, he is in the waste land; go not out: See, he is in the inner rooms; put no faith in it.

  • Mark 13:21-23
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    21 And then if any man says to you, See, here is Christ; or, See, there; have no faith in it:

    22 Because there will be false Christs and false prophets, and they will give signs and wonders in the hope of turning even the saints from the true way.

    23 But take care; see, I have made all things clear to you before the time.

  • Matt 24:10-11
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    74%

    10 And numbers of people will be turned from the right way, and will give one another up and have hate for one another.

    11 And a number of false prophets will come, causing error.

  • Mark 13:33
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    33 Take care, keep watch with prayer: for you are not certain when the time will be.

  • Matt 16:6
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    6 And Jesus said to them, Take care to have nothing to do with the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

  • Luke 17:23
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    23 And if they say to you, See, it is there! or, It is here! do not go away, or go after them.

  • Deut 11:16
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    16 But take care that your hearts are not turned to false ways so that you become servants and worshippers of other gods;

  • 2 Thess 2:3
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    3 Give no belief to false words: because there will first be a falling away from the faith, and the revelation of the man of sin, the son of destruction,

  • Col 2:4
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    4 I say this so that you may not be turned away by any deceit of words.

  • Matt 24:2-3
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    2 But he, answering, said to them, See you not all these things? truly I say to you that here there will not be one stone resting on another, which will not be pulled down.

    3 And while he was seated on the Mountain of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, Make clear to us, when will these things be? and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the world?

  • Matt 24:44
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    44 Be ready then; for at a time which you have no thought of the Son of man will come.

  • Matt 24:42
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    42 Be watching, then! for you have no knowledge on what day your Lord will come.

  • Eph 5:6
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    6 Do not be turned from the right way by foolish words; for because of these things the punishment of God comes on those who do not put themselves under him.

  • Matt 7:15
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    15 Be on the watch for false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inside they are cruel wolves.

  • Mark 13:36-37
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    36 For fear that, coming suddenly, he sees you sleeping.

    37 And what I say to you, I say to all, Keep watch.

  • Mark 8:15
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    15 And he said to them, Take care to be on the watch against the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.

  • Luke 21:34-35
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    34 But give attention to yourselves, for fear that your hearts become over-full of the pleasures of food and wine, and the cares of this life, and that day may come on you suddenly, and take you as in a net:

    35 For so it will come on all those who are living on the face of all the earth.

  • Acts 13:40
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    40 So take care that these words of the prophets do not come true for you;

  • Luke 12:40
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    40 So be ready: for the Son of man is coming at a time when you are not looking for him.

  • 2 John 1:7-8
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    7 Because a number of false teachers have gone out into the world, who do not give witness that Jesus Christ came in the flesh. Such a one is a false teacher and Antichrist.

    8 Keep watch over yourselves, so that you do not make our work of no effect, but may get your full reward.

  • Matt 25:13
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    13 Keep watch, then, because you are not certain of the day or of the hour.

  • Matt 24:39
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    39 And they had no care till the waters came and took them all away; so will be the coming of the Son of man.

  • Mark 12:24
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    24 Jesus said to them, Is not this the reason for your error, that you have no knowledge of the holy Writings or of the power of God?

  • Matt 24:33-34
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    33 Even so, when you see all these things, you may be certain that he is near, even at the doors.

    34 Truly I say to you, This generation will not come to an end till all these things are complete.

  • John 7:47
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    47 Then the Pharisees said to them, Have you, like the others, been given false ideas?

  • John 16:1
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    1 I have said these things to you so that you may not be in doubt.

  • Matt 24:15
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    15 When, then, you see in the holy place the unclean thing which makes destruction, of which word was given by Daniel the prophet (let this be clear to the reader),

  • 1 John 2:26
    68%

    26 I am writing these things to you about those whose purpose is that you may be turned out of the true way.

  • 1 Cor 3:18
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    18 Let no man have a false idea. If any man seems to himself to be wise among you, let him become foolish, so that he may be wise.

  • Col 2:8
    67%

    8 Take care that no one takes you away by force, through man's wisdom and deceit, going after the beliefs of men and the theories of the world, and not after Christ:

  • Luke 24:25
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    25 And he said, O foolish men! how slow you are to give belief to what the prophets have said.