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- "And the LORDª saidª° unto¹ him, Wherewith?¹ And he said,ª° I will go forth,ª° and I will be¹ a lyingª spiritª in the mouthª of all¹ his prophets.ª And he said,ª° Thou shalt persuadeª° [him], and prevailª° also:¹ go forth,ª° and doª° so.¹" {1Kg 22:22} + "Therefore¹ will I giveª°¹ their wivesª unto others,ª [and] their fieldsª to them that shall inheritª° [them]: for¹ every one¹ from the leastª¹ even unto¹ the greatestª is given²° to covetousness,ª¹ from the prophetª¹ even unto¹ the priestª every one¹ dealethª° falsely.ª ... Were they ashamed²°¹ when¹ they had committedª° abomination?ª nay,¹ they were not¹ at all²° ashamed,ª° neither¹ couldª° they blush:ª° therefore¹ shall they fallª° among them that fall:ª° in the timeª of their visitationª they shall be cast down,ª° saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 8:10-12} + "I have seenª° also in the prophetsª of Jerusalemª an horrible thing:ª they commit adultery,ª° and walkª° in lies:ª they strengthenª° also the handsª of evildoers,ª° that noneª¹ doth returnª° from his wickedness:ª¹ they are¹ all¹ of them unto me as Sodom,ª and the inhabitantsª° thereof as Gomorrah.ª ... Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hostsª concerning¹ the prophets;ª Behold,¹ I will feedª° them with wormwood,ª and make them drinkª° the waterª of gall:ª for¹ from¹¹ the prophetsª of Jerusalemª is profanenessª gone forthª° into all¹ the land.ª" {Jer 23:14-15} + "Because¹¹ they have committedª° villanyª in Israel,ª and have committed²° adulteryª° with¹ their neighbours'ª wives,ª and have spokenª° lyingª wordsª in my name,ª which¹ I have not¹ commandedª° them; even I¹ know,ª° and [am] a witness,ª saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 29:23} + "Lo,¹ when the wallª is fallen,ª° shall it not¹ be saidª° unto¹ you, Where¹ [is] the daubingª wherewith¹ ye have daubedª° [it]? ... [To wit], the prophetsª of Israelª which prophesyª° concerning¹ Jerusalem,ª and which see²¹ visionsª of peaceª for her, and [there is] no¹ peace,ª saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª" {Ezk 13:12-16} + "Therefore¹ ye shall seeª° no¹ more¹ vanity,ª nor¹ divineª° divinations:ª for I will deliverª°¹ my peopleª out of your hand:ª¹ and ye shall knowª° that¹ I¹ [am] the LORD.ª" {Ezk 13:23} + "And if¹ the prophetª be deceivedª° when he hath spokenª° a thing,ª I¹ the LORDª have deceivedª°¹ that¹ prophet,ª and I will stretch outª°¹ my handª upon¹ him, and will destroyª° him from the midstª¹ of my peopleª Israel.ª" {Ezk 14:9} + "Ifª a manª walkingª° in the spiritª and falsehoodª do lie,ª° [saying], I will prophesyª° unto thee of wineª and of strong drink;ª he shall even be¹ the prophetª° of this¹ people.ª" {Mic 2:11} + "Bewareª²° ofª false prophets,ª whichª comeª° toª youª inª sheep'sª clothing,ª butª inwardlyª they areª° raveningª wolves.ª" {Mtt 7:15} + "Forª suchª [are] false apostles,ª deceitfulª workers,ª transforming themselvesª° intoª the apostlesª of Christ.ª ... Thereforeª [it is] noª great thingª ifª° hisª ministersª also² be transformedª° asª the ministersª of righteousness;ª whoseª endª shall beª° accordingª to theirª works.ª" {2Co 11:13-15} + "Butª there wereª° false prophetsª alsoª amongª the¹ people,ª evenª asª there shall beª° false teachersª amongª you,ª whoª privily shall bring inª° damnableª heresies,ª evenª denyingª° the¹ Lordª that boughtª° them,ª and bring²° upon¹ themselvesª swiftª destruction.ª ... Andª throughª covetousnessª shall they with feignedª wordsª make merchandiseª° of you:ª whoseª judgmentª now of a long timeª lingerethª° not,ª andª theirª damnationª slumberethª° not.ª" {2Pe 2:1-3} + "Which have forsakenª° the¹ rightª way,ª and are gone astray,ª° followingª° the¹ wayª of Balaamª [the son] of Bosor,ª whoª lovedª° the wagesª of unrighteousness;ª ... While they promiseª° themª liberty,ª they¹ themselves² areª° the servantsª of corruption:ª forª of whomª a manª is overcome,ª°² of the sameª is he¹ brought in bondage.ª°" {2Pe 2:15-19} + "Beloved,ª believeª° notª everyª spirit,ª butª tryª° the¹ spiritsª whetherª they areª° ofª God:ª becauseª manyª false prophetsª are gone outª° intoª the¹ world.ª ... Herebyªª² know¹ ye²°° the¹ Spiritª of God:ª Everyª spiritª that¹ confessethª° that Jesusª Christª is comeª° inª the fleshª isª° ofª God:ª" {1Jn 4:1-2} + "Andª the¹ beastª was taken,ª° andª withª himª the¹ false prophetª that wroughtª° miraclesª beforeª him,ª withª whichª he deceivedª° them that had receivedª° the¹ markª of the¹ beast,ª andª them that worshippedª° his²¹ image.ª These bothª were castª° aliveª° intoª a lakeª of fireª burningª° withª brimstone.ª" {Rev 19:20}
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