Matthew 7:15

The Sermon On The Mount: Recognizing False Prophets

¹⁴ For strait is the gate, and narrow the way, that leadeth to life; and few are they who find it. ¹⁵ Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheeps clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves. ¹⁶ Ye may know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

Beware of False Prophets

False Prophets

Outward Appearance

Take Heed

1 John 4:1

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone forth into the world.

Colossians 2:8

Beware lest there be some one who shall make a prey of you through philosophy and vain deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not according to Christ.

Matthew 24:11

And many false prophets will arise, and will deceive many.

2 Peter 2:1-3

But there arose false prophets also among the people, as there will be false teachers among you also, who will stealthily bring in destructive factions, even denying the Lord that bought them; bringing upon themselves swift destruction.

Luke 6:26

Woe, when all men speak well of you! for so did their fathers of the false prophets.

Revelation 19:20

And the beast was seized and he who was with him, the false prophet who wrought the signs in his presence, with which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast, and who worshipped his image; the two were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone.

Matthew 10:17

But beware of men. For they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;

Matthew 16:6

And Jesus said to them, Take heed, and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

Matthew 16:11

How is it that ye do not understand, that I spoke not to you of loaves? But [I said] Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

Matthew 24:4-5

And Jesus answering said to them, See that no one deceive you.

Matthew 24:24-25

For there will rise up false Christs, and false prophets, and will show great signs and wonders, so that, if possible, even the chosen will be deceived.

Mark 12:38-40

And he said in his teaching, Beware of the scribes, who like to walk about in long robes, and love salutations in the markets,

Mark 13:22-23

For false Christs and false prophets will rise up, and will do signs and wonders, to lead astray, if possible, the chosen.

Luke 12:15

And he said to them, Take heed and beware of all covetousness; for even when one hath great abundance, his life doth not depend upon his possessions.

John 10:12

He that is a hireling and not a shepherd, nor the owner of the sheep, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth; and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep;

Acts 13:40

Beware therefore, lest that come upon you which is spoken in the Prophets,

Acts 20:29-31

For I know this, that after my departure grievous wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock.

Romans 16:17-18

But I exhort your brethren, to mark those who are causing divisions and offences, contrary to the doctrine which ye learned; and avoid them.

2 Corinthians 11:13-15

For such are false apostles, deceitful workmen, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ.

Galatians 2:4

and that because of the false brethren stealthily brought in, who crept in to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring into bondage;

Ephesians 4:14

that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro and borne about by every wind of teaching, through the dishonest tricks of men, and their cunning in the wily arts of error;

Ephesians 5:6

Let no one deceive you with vain words; for because of these things the wrath of God cometh upon the sons of disobedience.

Philippians 3:2

Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workmen, beware of the concision.

1 Timothy 4:1-3

Now the Spirit saith expressly, that in the latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and teachings of demons,

2 Timothy 3:5-9

having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof. And from these turn away.

2 Timothy 3:13

But evil men and impostors will wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

2 Timothy 4:3

For the time will come, when they will not endure sound doctrine, but after their own desires will they heap to themselves teachers; because they have itching ears;

2 Peter 2:18-19

For speaking great swelling words of vanity, they allure in the lusts of the flesh, by dissolute ways, such as were in some measure escaping from those who live in error;

2 Peter 3:17

Do ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things beforehand, beware lest, being led away with the error of the lawless, ye fall from your own steadfastness.

Jude 1:4

For there have stealthily crept in certain men who were of old appointed beforehand for this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into wantonness, and denying the only Sovereign, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

Revelation 13:11-17

And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spoke as a dragon.

Revelation 16:13

And I saw come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs;

Revelation 17:6

And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. And when I saw her, I wondered with great wonder.

Acts 13:6

And when they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a certain magian, a Jewish false prophet, whose name was Barjesus,