Bible Cross References
Verily
John 3:3
Jesus answered, "I am telling you the truth: no one can see the Kingdom of God without being born again."
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John 10:9
I am the gate. Those who come in by me will be saved; they will come in and go out and find pasture.
Jeremiah 14:15
I, the LORD, tell you what I am going to do to those prophets whom I did not send but who speak in my name and say war and starvation will not strike this land---I will kill them in war and by starvation.
Jeremiah 23:16
The LORD Almighty said to the people of Jerusalem, "Do not listen to what the prophets say; they are filling you with false hopes. They tell you what they have imagined and not what I have said.
Jeremiah 23:17
To the people who refuse to listen to what I have said, they keep saying that all will go well with them. And they tell everyone who is stubborn that disaster will never touch them."
Jeremiah 23:21
The LORD said, "I did not send these prophets, but even so they went. I did not give them any message, but still they spoke in my name.
Jeremiah 23:32
Listen to what I, the LORD, say! I am against the prophets who tell their dreams that are full of lies. They tell these dreams and lead my people astray with their lies and their boasting. I did not send them or order them to go, and they are of no help at all to the people. I, the LORD, have spoken."
Jeremiah 28:15-17
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Then I told Hananiah this, and added, "Listen, Hananiah! The LORD did not send you, and you are making these people believe a lie.
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And so the LORD himself says that he is going to get rid of you. Before this year is over you will die because you have told the people to rebel against the LORD."
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And Hananiah died in the seventh month of that same year.
Jeremiah 29:31
to send to all the prisoners in Babylon this message about Shemaiah: "I, the LORD, will punish Shemaiah and all of his descendants. I did not send him, but he spoke to you as if he were a prophet, and he made you believe lies. He will have no descendants among you. He will not live to see the good things that I am going to do for my people, because he told them to rebel against me. I, the LORD, have spoken."
Jeremiah 29:32
Ezekiel 13:2-6
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"Mortal man," he said, "denounce the prophets of Israel who make up their own prophecies. Tell them to listen to the word of the LORD."
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This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "These foolish prophets are doomed! They provide their own inspiration and invent their own visions.
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People of Israel, your prophets are as useless as foxes living among the ruins of a city.
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They don't guard the places where the walls have crumbled, nor do they rebuild the walls, and so Israel cannot be defended when war comes on the day of the LORD.
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Their visions are false, and their predictions are lies. They claim that they are speaking my message, but I have not sent them. Yet they expect their words to come true!
Matthew 7:15
"Be on your guard against false prophets; they come to you looking like sheep on the outside, but on the inside they are really like wild wolves.
Matthew 23:16-28
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"How terrible for you, blind guides! You teach, 'If someone swears by the Temple, he isn't bound by his vow; but if he swears by the gold in the Temple, he is bound.'
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Blind fools! Which is more important, the gold or the Temple which makes the gold holy?
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You also teach, 'If someone swears by the altar, he isn't bound by his vow; but if he swears by the gift on the altar, he is bound.'
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How blind you are! Which is the more important, the gift or the altar which makes the gift holy?
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So then, when a person swears by the altar, he is swearing by it and by all the gifts on it;
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and when he swears by the Temple, he is swearing by it and by God, who lives there;
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and when someone swears by heaven, he is swearing by God's throne and by him who sits on it.
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"How terrible for you, teachers of the Law and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You give to God one tenth even of the seasoning herbs, such as mint, dill, and cumin, but you neglect to obey the really important teachings of the Law, such as justice and mercy and honesty. These you should practice, without neglecting the others.
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Blind guides! You strain a fly out of your drink, but swallow a camel!
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"How terrible for you, teachers of the Law and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You clean the outside of your cup and plate, while the inside is full of what you have gotten by violence and selfishness.
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Blind Pharisee! Clean what is inside the cup first, and then the outside will be clean too!
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"How terrible for you, teachers of the Law and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look fine on the outside but are full of bones and decaying corpses on the inside.
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In the same way, on the outside you appear good to everybody, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and sins.
Romans 10:15
And how can the message be proclaimed if the messengers are not sent out? As the scripture says, "How wonderful is the coming of messengers who bring good news!"
Ephesians 4:8-12
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As the scripture says, "When he went up to the very heights, he took many captives with him; he gave gifts to people."
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Now, what does "he went up" mean? It means that first he came down to the lowest depths of the earth.
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So the one who came down is the same one who went up, above and beyond the heavens, to fill the whole universe with his presence.
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It was he who "gave gifts to people"; he appointed some to be apostles, others to be prophets, others to be evangelists, others to be pastors and teachers.
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He did this to prepare all God's people for the work of Christian service, in order to build up the body of Christ.
Hebrews 5:4
No one chooses for himself the honor of being a high priest. It is only by God's call that a man is made a high priest---just as Aaron was.
1 Peter 1:10
It was concerning this salvation that the prophets made careful search and investigation, and they prophesied about this gift which God would give you.
2 Peter 2:1
False prophets appeared in the past among the people, and in the same way false teachers will appear among you. They will bring in destructive, untrue doctrines, and will deny the Master who redeemed them, and so they will bring upon themselves sudden destruction.
1 John 4:1
My dear friends, do not believe all who claim to have the Spirit, but test them to find out if the spirit they have comes from God. For many false prophets have gone out everywhere.
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John 10:8
All others who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.
John 10:10
The thief comes only in order to steal, kill, and destroy. I have come in order that you might have life---life in all its fullness.
Isaiah 56:10-12
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He says, "All the leaders, who are supposed to warn my people, are blind! They know nothing. They are like watch dogs that don't bark---they only lie around and dream. How they love to sleep!
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They are like greedy dogs that never get enough. These leaders have no understanding. They each do as they please and seek their own advantage.
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'Let's get some wine,' these drunkards say, 'and drink all we can hold! Tomorrow will be even better than today!' "
Ezekiel 34:2-5
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"Mortal man," he said, "denounce the rulers of Israel. Prophesy to them, and tell them what I, the Sovereign LORD, say to them: You are doomed, you shepherds of Israel! You take care of yourselves, but never tend the sheep.
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You drink the milk, wear clothes made from the wool, and kill and eat the finest sheep. But you never tend the sheep.
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You have not taken care of the weak ones, healed the ones that are sick, bandaged the ones that are hurt, brought back the ones that wandered off, or looked for the ones that were lost. Instead, you treated them cruelly.
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Because the sheep had no shepherd, they were scattered, and wild animals killed and ate them.
Zechariah 11:4
The LORD my God said to me, "Act the part of the shepherd of a flock of sheep that are going to be butchered.
Zechariah 11:5
Their owners kill them and go unpunished. They sell the meat and say, 'Praise the LORD! We are rich!' Even their own shepherds have no pity on them."
Zechariah 11:16
I have put a shepherd in charge of my flock, but he does not help the sheep that are threatened by destruction; nor does he look for the lost, or heal those that are hurt, or feed the healthy. Instead, he eats the meat of the fattest sheep and tears off their hoofs.
Zechariah 11:17
That worthless shepherd is doomed! He has abandoned his flock. War will totally destroy his power. His arm will wither, and his right eye will go blind."
Romans 16:18
For those who do such things are not serving Christ our Lord, but their own appetites. By their fine words and flattering speech they deceive innocent people.
2 Corinthians 11:13-15
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Those men are not true apostles---they are false apostles, who lie about their work and disguise themselves to look like real apostles of Christ.
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Well, no wonder! Even Satan can disguise himself to look like an angel of light!
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So it is no great thing if his servants disguise themselves to look like servants of righteousness. In the end they will get exactly what their actions deserve.
Titus 1:11
It is necessary to stop their talk, because they are upsetting whole families by teaching what they should not, and all for the shameful purpose of making money.
2 Peter 2:3
In their greed these false teachers will make a profit out of telling you made-up stories. For a long time now their Judge has been ready, and their Destroyer has been wide awake!
2 Peter 2:14-19
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They want to look for nothing but the chance to commit adultery; their appetite for sin is never satisfied. They lead weak people into a trap. Their hearts are trained to be greedy. They are under God's curse!
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They have left the straight path and have lost their way; they have followed the path taken by Balaam son of Beor, who loved the money he would get for doing wrong
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and was rebuked for his sin. His donkey spoke with a human voice and stopped the prophet's insane action.
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These people are like dried-up springs, like clouds blown along by a storm; God has reserved a place for them in the deepest darkness.
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They make proud and stupid statements, and use immoral bodily lusts to trap those who are just beginning to escape from among people who live in error.
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They promise them freedom while they themselves are slaves of destructive habits---for we are slaves of anything that has conquered us.