Christian Minister: False and Corrupt

Scripture references

Deu 13:1–5 If a prophet or dreamer of dreams arises among you and proclaims a sign
Deu 18:20–22 But if any prophet dares to speak a message in My name that I have not
1Ki 12:31 Jeroboam also built shrines on the high places and appointed from every
2Ch 29:34 However, since there were not enough priests to skin all the burnt
2Ch 30:15 And on the fourteenth day of the second month they slaughtered the
Neh 13:29 Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood and the
Pro 19:27 If you cease to hear instruction, my son, you will stray from the words
Isa 3:12 Youths oppress My people, and women rule over them. O My people, your
Isa 5:20 Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light
Isa 8:19, 20 When men tell you to consult the spirits of the dead and the
Isa 9:14–16 So the LORD will cut off Israel’s head and tail, both palm branch and
Isa 28:7 These also stagger from wine and stumble from strong drink: Priests and
Isa 29:10, 11 For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has
Isa 30:10 They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do
Isa 43:27, 28 Your first father sinned, and your spokesmen rebelled against Me. /
Isa 44:20 He feeds on ashes. His deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot
Isa 56:10–12 Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute
Jer 2:8 The priests did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD?’ The experts in the law no
Jer 5:13, 14, 30, 31 The prophets are but wind, for the word is not in them. So let
Jer 6:13, 14 “For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain;
Jer 8:10, 11 Therefore I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new
Jer 10:21 For the shepherds have become senseless; they do not seek the LORD.
Jer 12:10 Many shepherds have destroyed My vineyard; they have trampled My plot of
Jer 13:20 Lift up your eyes and see those coming from the north. Where is the flock
Jer 14:13–16 “Ah, Lord GOD!” I replied, “Look, the prophets are telling them, ‘You
Jer 23:1, 2, 11, 14–16, 21, 25–39 “Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the
Jer 27:9–18 But as for you, do not listen to your prophets, your diviners, your
Jer 48:10 Cursed is the one who is remiss in doing the work of the LORD, and cursed
Jer 50:6 My people are lost sheep; their shepherds have led them astray, causing
Lam 2:14 The visions of your prophets were empty and deceptive; they did not expose
Lam 4:13, 14 But this was for the sins of her prophets and the guilt of her
Eze 13:1–23 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, / “Son of man, prophesy
Eze 14:9, 10 But if the prophet is enticed to speak a message, then it was I the
Eze 22:25, 26, 28 The conspiracy of the princes in her midst is like a roaring lion
Eze 34:1–31 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, / “Son of man, prophesy
Eze 44:8, 10 And you have not kept charge of My holy things, but have appointed
Hos 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected
Hos 5:1 “Hear this, O priests! Take heed, O house of Israel! Give ear, O royal
Hos 6:9 Like raiders who lie in ambush, so does a band of priests; they murder on
Hos 9:7, 8 The days of punishment have come; the days of retribution have
Amo 2:11, 12 I raised up prophets from your sons and Nazirites from your young men.
Mic 2:11 If a man of wind were to come and say falsely, “I will preach to you of
Mic 3:5–7, 11 This is what the LORD says: “As for the prophets who lead My people
Zep 3:4 Her prophets are reckless, faithless men. Her priests profane the
Zec 10:3 “My anger burns against the shepherds, and I will punish the leaders. For
Zec 11:4, 5, 16, 17 This is what the LORD my God says: “Pasture the flock marked
Zec 13:2–5 And on that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will erase the names of
Mal 1:6–10 “A son honors his father, and a servant his master. But if I am a
Mal 2:1–3, 8, 9 “And now this decree is for you, O priests: / If you do not listen,
Mat 5:19 So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches
Mat 7:15, 22, 23 Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing,
Mat 15:9, 14 They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”
Mat 20:20–27 Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and
Mat 23:3, 4, 13 So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do
Mat 24:4, 5, 24, 26, 48–51 Jesus answered, “See to it that no one deceives you. /
Mar 9:33–35 Then they came to Capernaum. While Jesus was in the house, He asked
Mar 10:35–37 Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and declared,
Mar 13:21, 22 At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or
Luk 6:39 Jesus also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will
Luk 9:46 Then an argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be
Luk 11:35, 46–52 Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness. /
Luk 12:45, 46 But suppose that servant says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long
Luk 21:8 Jesus answered, “See to it that you are not deceived. For many will come
Luk 22:24 A dispute also arose among the disciples as to which of them would be
Joh 3:10 “You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and you do not understand these
Joh 5:43 I have come in My Father’s name, and you have not received Me; but if
Joh 10:1, 5, 8, 10–13 “Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever does not enter the
Act 20:29, 30 I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you
Rom 2:19–25 if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for
Rom 16:17, 18 Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions
1Co 3:1–4, 10–16, 21 Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as
1Co 11:18, 19 First of all, I hear that when you come together as a church, there
2Co 2:17 For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit.
2Co 11:1–31 I hope you will bear with a little of my foolishness, but you are
Gal 1:6–8 I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the
Gal 5:10 I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view. The one who
Eph 4:14 Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried
Php 1:15, 16 It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others
Php 3:2 Watch out for those dogs, those workers of evil, those mutilators of the
Col 2:4, 8, 18, 19 I say this so that no one will deceive you by smooth rhetoric. /
1Ti 1:3–7, 19 As I urged you on my departure to Macedonia, you should stay on at
1Ti 4:1–3, 7 Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon
1Ti 6:3–5, 20, 21 If anyone teaches another doctrine and disagrees with the sound
2Ti 2:14–18 Remind the believers of these things, charging them before God to avoid
2Ti 3:6–9, 13 They are the kind who worm their way into households and captivate
2Ti 4:3 For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with
Tts 1:10–14 For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception,
Tts 3:10, 11 Reject a divisive man after a first and second admonition, / knowing
Heb 13:9 Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good
2Pe 2:1–22 Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will
2Pe 3:16 He writes this way in all his letters, speaking in them about such
1 Joh 2:18, 26 Children, it is the last hour; and just as you have heard that the
1 Joh 4:1–3, 5 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see
2 Joh 1:7–10 For many deceivers have gone out into the world, refusing to confess
3 Joh 1:10 So if I come, I will call attention to his malicious slander against us.
Jde 1:4–11 For certain men have crept in among you unnoticed—ungodly ones who were
Rev 2:1, 2, 12, 14, 15, 18, 20–23 “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: