Bible Verses about “falling away”

“¶ The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified [it] by his angel unto his servant John:”

“Blessed [is] the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.”

“But I keep under my body, and bring [it] into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.”

“¶ 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;”

“‹But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.›”

“‹And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.›”

“‹And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.›”

“‹And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.›”

“‹Nevertheless I have› [somewhat] ‹against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.›”

“‹Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.›”

“Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.”

“For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known [it], to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.”

“But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog [is] turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.”

“For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.”

“Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;”

“For [it is] impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,”

“If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put [him] to an open shame.”

“And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,”

“Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.”

“¶ Let no man deceive you by any means: for [that day shall not come], except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;”

“But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.”

“‹Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.›”

“Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:”

“Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in [his] goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.”

“But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.”

“Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in.”

“For if God spared not the natural branches, [take heed] lest he also spare not thee.”

“Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.”

“For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;”

“So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.”

“While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.”

“For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses.”

“But with whom was he grieved forty years? [was it] not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness?”

“And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?”