Bible Cross References
Perverse, etc
1 Timothy 1:6
Some people have turned away from these and have lost their way in foolish discussions.
1 Corinthians 11:16
But if anyone wants to argue about it, all I have to say is that neither we nor the churches of God have any other custom in worship.
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Matthew 7:17-20
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A healthy tree bears good fruit, but a poor tree bears bad fruit.
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A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a poor tree cannot bear good fruit.
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And any tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown in the fire.
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So then, you will know the false prophets by what they do.
Matthew 12:33
"To have good fruit you must have a healthy tree; if you have a poor tree, you will have bad fruit. A tree is known by the kind of fruit it bears.
John 3:19-21
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This is how the judgment works: the light has come into the world, but people love the darkness rather than the light, because their deeds are evil.
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Those who do evil things hate the light and will not come to the light, because they do not want their evil deeds to be shown up.
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But those who do what is true come to the light in order that the light may show that what they did was in obedience to God.
Ephesians 4:17-19
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In the Lord's name, then, I warn you: do not continue to live like the heathen, whose thoughts are worthless
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and whose minds are in the dark. They have no part in the life that God gives, for they are completely ignorant and stubborn.
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They have lost all feeling of shame; they give themselves over to vice and do all sorts of indecent things without restraint.
2 Thessalonians 2:8-11
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Then the Wicked One will be revealed, but when the Lord Jesus comes, he will kill him with the breath from his mouth and destroy him with his dazzling presence.
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The Wicked One will come with the power of Satan and perform all kinds of false miracles and wonders,
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and use every kind of wicked deceit on those who will perish. They will perish because they did not welcome and love the truth so as to be saved.
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And so God sends the power of error to work in them so that they believe what is false.
2 Timothy 3:8
As Jannes and Jambres were opposed to Moses, so also these people are opposed to the truth---people whose minds do not function and who are failures in the faith.
Titus 1:15
Everything is pure to those who are themselves pure; but nothing is pure to those who are defiled and unbelieving, for their minds and consciences have been defiled.
Titus 1:16
They claim that they know God, but their actions deny it. They are hateful and disobedient, not fit to do anything good.
Hebrews 3:12
My friends, be careful that none of you have a heart so evil and unbelieving that you will turn away from the living God.
Hebrews 3:13
Instead, in order that none of you be deceived by sin and become stubborn, you must help one another every day, as long as the word "Today" in the scripture applies to us.
2 John 1:8-10
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Be on your guard, then, so that you will not lose what we have worked for, but will receive your reward in full.
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Anyone who does not stay with the teaching of Christ, but goes beyond it, does not have God. Whoever does stay with the teaching has both the Father and the Son.
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So then, if some come to you who do not bring this teaching, do not welcome them in your homes; do not even say, "Peace be with you."
supposing
1 Timothy 6:6
Well, religion does make us very rich, if we are satisfied with what we have.
1 Timothy 3:3
he must not be a drunkard or a violent man, but gentle and peaceful; he must not love money;
1 Timothy 3:8
Church helpers must also have a good character and be sincere; they must not drink too much wine or be greedy for money;
2 Kings 5:20-27
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when Elisha's servant Gehazi said to himself, "My master has let Naaman get away without paying a thing! He should have accepted what that Syrian offered him. By the living LORD I will run after him and get something from him."
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So he set off after Naaman. When Naaman saw a man running after him, he got down from his chariot to meet him, and asked, "Is something wrong?"
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"No," Gehazi answered. "But my master sent me to tell you that just now two members of the group of prophets in the hill country of Ephraim arrived, and he would like you to give them three thousand pieces of silver and two changes of fine clothes."
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"Please take six thousand pieces of silver," Naaman replied. He insisted on it, tied up the silver in two bags, gave them and two changes of fine clothes to two of his servants, and sent them on ahead of Gehazi.
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When they reached the hill where Elisha lived, Gehazi took the two bags and carried them into the house. Then he sent Naaman's servants back.
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He went back into the house, and Elisha asked him, "Where have you been?" "Oh, nowhere, sir," he answered.
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But Elisha said, "Wasn't I there in spirit when the man got out of his chariot to meet you? This is no time to accept money and clothes, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and cattle, or servants!
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And now Naaman's disease will come upon you, and you and your descendants will have it forever!" When Gehazi left, he had the disease---his skin was as white as snow.
Isaiah 56:11
They are like greedy dogs that never get enough. These leaders have no understanding. They each do as they please and seek their own advantage.
Jeremiah 6:13
Everyone, great and small, tries to make money dishonestly; even prophets and priests cheat the people.
Jeremiah 8:10
So I will give their fields to new owners and their wives to other men. Everyone, great and small, tries to make money dishonestly. Even prophets and priests cheat the people.
Ezekiel 33:31
So my people crowd in to hear what you have to say, but they don't do what you tell them to do. Loving words are on their lips, but they continue their greedy ways.
Matthew 21:13
and said to them, "It is written in the Scriptures that God said, 'My Temple will be called a house of prayer.' But you are making it a hideout for thieves!"
Matthew 23:14
Acts 8:18-20
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Simon saw that the Spirit had been given to the believers when the apostles placed their hands on them. So he offered money to Peter and John,
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and said, "Give this power to me too, so that anyone I place my hands on will receive the Holy Spirit."
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But Peter answered him, "May you and your money go to hell, for thinking that you can buy God's gift with money!
Acts 19:24-28
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A certain silversmith named Demetrius made silver models of the temple of the goddess Artemis, and his business brought a great deal of profit to the workers.
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So he called them all together with others whose work was like theirs and said to them, "Men, you know that our prosperity comes from this work.
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Now, you can see and hear for yourselves what this fellow Paul is doing. He says that hand-made gods are not gods at all, and he has succeeded in convincing many people, both here in Ephesus and in nearly the whole province of Asia.
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There is the danger, then, that this business of ours will get a bad name. Not only that, but there is also the danger that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will come to mean nothing and that her greatness will be destroyed---the goddess worshiped by everyone in Asia and in all the world!"
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As the crowd heard these words, they became furious and started shouting, "Great is Artemis of Ephesus!"
Titus 1:11
It is necessary to stop their talk, because they are upsetting whole families by teaching what they should not, and all for the shameful purpose of making money.
2 Peter 2:3
In their greed these false teachers will make a profit out of telling you made-up stories. For a long time now their Judge has been ready, and their Destroyer has been wide awake!
2 Peter 2:15
They have left the straight path and have lost their way; they have followed the path taken by Balaam son of Beor, who loved the money he would get for doing wrong
Jude 1:11
How terrible for them! They have followed the way that Cain took. For the sake of money they have given themselves over to the error that Balaam committed. They have rebelled as Korah rebelled, and like him they are destroyed.
Revelation 18:3
For all the nations have drunk her wine---the strong wine of her immoral lust. The kings of the earth practiced sexual immorality with her, and the merchants of the world grew rich from her unrestrained lust."
Revelation 18:13
and cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; wine and oil, flour and wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and carriages, slaves, and even human lives.
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Romans 16:17
I urge you, my friends: watch out for those who cause divisions and upset people's faith and go against the teaching which you have received. Keep away from them!
Romans 16:18
For those who do such things are not serving Christ our Lord, but their own appetites. By their fine words and flattering speech they deceive innocent people.
2 Thessalonians 3:6
Our friends, we command you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to keep away from all believers who are living a lazy life and who do not follow the instructions that we gave them.
2 Timothy 3:5
they will hold to the outward form of our religion, but reject its real power. Keep away from such people.