For many will come in My name, saying, I am the Christ, and will lead many astray.

For false christs and false prophets will arise and show great signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.

Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.

For false christs and false prophets will arise and show signs and wonders to cause, if possible, even the elect to go astray.

Also from among yourselves men will rise up, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after themselves.

Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, being devoted to corrupting spirits and doctrines of demons,

But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction.

Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have risen up, by which we know that it is the last hour.

These things I have written to you concerning those who try to lead you astray.

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, to see whether they are from God; because many false prophets have gone forth into the world.

For certain men have crept in unnoticed, who long ago were set forth to this condemnation, ungodly men, who turn the grace of our God into licentiousness and deny the only Lord God, even our Lord Jesus Christ.

And the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked signs in his presence, by which he led astray those who received the mark of the beast and those who did homage to his image. These two were cast alive into the Lake of Fire burning with brimstone.