Bible Verses About Heresies And Heretics

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.

Strong passage naming false teachers and damnable heresies.

A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;

Direct verse for rejecting a heretic after admonition.

And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

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

Canonical warning about false prophets in sheep's clothing.

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Test the spirits; many false prophets have gone out.

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.

False christs and false prophets lead astray the elect.

For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.

Parallel passage to Matthew 24:24.

Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.

Internal divisions and twisted teaching from within.

And mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly of my people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD.

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For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.

Factions among believers so the genuine may be shown.

For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.

False apostles masquerading as apostles of Christ.

Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

passage for heresies among the works of the flesh and dissensions.

For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.

Directly about divisions in the church.

Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the LORD, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all, saith the LORD.

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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;

Different doctrine and rebuke of contradiction.

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;

Later times departure from the faith by deceitful spirits.

These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.

Causes divisions and is devoid of the Spirit.

And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided.

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Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.

Marks those causing divisions and contrary doctrine.

And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

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And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.

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So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes, which thing I hate.

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And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words.

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And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men.

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And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;

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Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.

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Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.

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And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.

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Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.

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