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What does the Bible say about identifying false teachers?

16 verses about identifying false teachers, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

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Bible verses about identifying false teachers

Matthew 7:15 — Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 5 votes
1 John 4:1 — Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 5 votes
2 Corinthians 11:13 — For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. 4 votes
2 Timothy 4:3 — For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; 4 votes
2 Peter 2:1 — But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. 4 votes
2 John 1:7 — For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist. 4 votes
Matthew 24:24 — For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. 3 votes
Acts 20:28 — Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. 3 votes
Romans 16:17 — Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. 3 votes
Galatians 1:6 — I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: 3 votes
1 Timothy 4:1 — Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; 3 votes
Revelation 2:2 — I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars: 3 votes
1 Timothy 6:3 — If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness; 2 votes
2 Timothy 2:16 — But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness. 2 votes
Titus 1:10 — For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision: 2 votes
Jude 1:4 — For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 votes

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Matthew (2), 1 Timothy (2), 2 Timothy (2), Acts (1), Romans (1), 2 Corinthians (1), Galatians (1), Titus (1), 2 Peter (1), 1 John (1), 2 John (1), Jude (1) and 1 more

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