Bible Verses about “identifying false teachers”

“Beloved, don't believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.”

“"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.”

“For the time will come when they will not listen to the sound doctrine, but, having itching ears, will heap up for themselves teachers after their own lusts;”

“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”

“Now I beg you, brothers, look out for those who are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and turn away from them.”

“Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of the Lord and God which he purchased with his own blood.”

“By their fruits you will know them. Do you gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?”

“Even so, every good tree produces good fruit; but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit.”

“Every tree that doesn't grow good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire.”

“and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside to fables.”

“But the Spirit says expressly that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,”

“A good tree can't produce evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit.”

“Therefore, by their fruits you will know them.”

“For there will arise false christs, and false prophets, and they will show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones.”

“But false prophets also arose among the people, as false teachers will also be among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction.”

“forbidding marriage and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.”

“It is no great thing therefore if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.”

“For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as Christ's apostles.”

“For those who are such don't serve our Lord, Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and flattering speech, they deceive the hearts of the innocent.”

“through the hypocrisy of men who speak lies, branded in their own conscience as with a hot iron;”

“If anyone comes to you, and doesn't bring this teaching, don't receive him into your house, and don't welcome him,”

“for he who welcomes him participates in his evil works.”

“But even though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you any "good news" other than that which we preached to you, let him be cursed.”

“They profess that they know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.”

“In covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words: whose sentence now from of old doesn't linger, and their destruction will not slumber.”

“Whoever transgresses and doesn't remain in the teaching of Christ, doesn't have God. He who remains in the teaching, the same has both the Father and the Son.”

“But shun empty chatter, for they will proceed further in ungodliness,”

“As we have said before, so I now say again: if any man preaches to you any "good news" other than that which you received, let him be cursed.”

“Many will follow their immoral ways, and as a result, the way of the truth will be maligned.”

“and there isn't another "good news." Only there are some who trouble you, and want to pervert the Good News of Christ.”

“To the pure, all things are pure; but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.”

“I marvel that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ to a different "good news";”

“One of them, a prophet of their own, said, "Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons."”

“not paying attention to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.”

“For there are also many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,”

“For there are certain men who crept in secretly, even those who were long ago written about for this condemnation: ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into indecency, and denying our only Master, God, and Lord, Jesus Christ.”

“Watch yourselves, that we don't lose the things which we have accomplished, but that we receive a full reward.”

“This testimony is true. For this cause, reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,”

“"I know your works, and your toil and perseverance, and that you can't tolerate evil men, and have tested those who call themselves apostles, and they are not, and found them false.”

“For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who don't confess that Jesus Christ came in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the Antichrist.”

“If anyone teaches a different doctrine, and doesn't consent to sound words, the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness,”

“constant friction of people of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. Withdraw yourself from such.”

“whose mouths must be stopped; men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for dishonest gain's sake.”

“For I know that after my departure, vicious wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock.”

“he is conceited, knowing nothing, but obsessed with arguments, disputes, and word battles, from which come envy, strife, insulting, evil suspicions,”

“Men will arise from among your own selves, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.”

“and their word will consume like gangrene, of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;”

“men who have erred concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection is already past, and overthrowing the faith of some.”