Mark 13:23

Therefore let’s also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let’s run with perseverance the race that is set before us,

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.

The heart is deceitful above all things and it is exceedingly corrupt. Who can know it?

But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to councils, and in their synagogues they will scourge you.

But they didn’t listen or turn their ear, but walked in their own counsels and in the stubbornness of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward.

Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.

Therefore, brothers, be more diligent to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never stumble.

Many false prophets will arise, and will lead many astray.

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.

Yahweh says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in man, relies on strength of flesh, and whose heart departs from Yahweh.

But they say, ‘It is in vain; for we will walk after our own plans, and we will each follow the stubbornness of his evil heart.’ ”

and the cares of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

Let no one deceive you with empty words. For because of these things, the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.

Be careful that you don’t let anyone rob you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the elements of the world, and not after Christ.

Let no one deceive you in any way. For it will not be, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of destruction,

But you be strong, and don’t let your hands be slack; for your work will be rewarded.”

Yet they didn’t obey, nor turn their ear, but everyone walked in the stubbornness of their evil heart. Therefore I brought on them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do, but they didn’t do them.’ ”

For Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel says: “Don’t let your prophets who are among you and your diviners deceive you. Don’t listen to your dreams which you cause to be dreamed.

Jesus said to them, “Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.

‘For I tell you that to everyone who has, will more be given; but from him who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away from him.

From now on, I tell you before it happens, that when it happens, you may believe that I am he.

Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching in it with thanksgiving,

For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence firm to the end,

Therefore don’t throw away your boldness, which has a great reward.

See that you don’t refuse him who speaks. For if they didn’t escape when they refused him who warned on the earth, how much more will we not escape who turn away from him who warns from heaven,

I am coming quickly! Hold firmly that which you have, so that no one takes your crown.

“For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the spring of living waters, and cut out cisterns for themselves: broken cisterns that can’t hold water.

Because you saw that a stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God has made known to the king what will happen hereafter. The dream is certain, and its interpretation sure.”

“Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

‘These people draw near to me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

They will tell you, ‘Look, here!’ or ‘Look, there!’ Don’t go away or follow after them,

But I have told you these things, so that when the time comes, you may remember that I told you about them. I didn’t tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you.

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

Let’s walk properly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and lustful acts, and not in strife and jealousy.

Now he who plants and he who waters are the same, but each will receive his own reward according to his own labor.

If any man’s work is burned, he will suffer loss, but he himself will be saved, but as through fire.

Therefore let him who thinks he stands be careful that he doesn’t fall.

Did you suffer so many things in vain, if it is indeed in vain?

Don’t be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.

But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

looking carefully lest there be any man who falls short of the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and many be defiled by it,

But the end of all things is near. Therefore be of sound mind, self-controlled, and sober in prayer.

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.

That is the thing which I have spoken to Pharaoh. God has shown Pharaoh what he is about to do.

Don’t be among ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat:

Therefore Sheol has enlarged its desire, and opened its mouth without measure; and their glory, their multitude, their pomp, and he who rejoices among them, descend into it.

They also reel with wine, and stagger with strong drink. The priest and the prophet reel with strong drink. They are swallowed up by wine. They stagger with strong drink. They err in vision. They stumble in judgment.

Yahweh of Armies says, “Don’t listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They teach you vanity. They speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of Yahweh.

Now when they fall, they will be helped with a little help; but many will join themselves to them with flatteries.

Prostitution, wine, and new wine take away understanding.

Her leaders judge for bribes, and her priests teach for a price, and her prophets of it tell fortunes for money: yet they lean on Yahweh, and say, “Isn’t Yahweh among us? No disaster will come on us.”

As you go, preach, saying, ‘The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!’

Don’t be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. Rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.

What was sown among the thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of this age and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

“Then if any man tells you, ‘Behold, here is the Christ,’ or, ‘There,’ don’t believe it.

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.

“Behold, I have told you beforehand.

Watch therefore, for you don’t know the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.

Jesus said to them, “Can the groomsmen fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they can’t fast.

Woe, when men speak well of you, for their fathers did the same thing to the false prophets.

Therefore be watchful all the time, praying that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

“Most certainly, I tell you, one who doesn’t enter by the door into the sheep fold, but climbs up some other way, is a thief and a robber.

In my Father’s house are many homes. If it weren’t so, I would have told you. I am going to prepare a place for you.

For I will show him how many things he must suffer for my name’s sake.”

Don’t be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,

with all prayer and requests, praying at all times in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end in all perseverance and requests for all the saints:

Let’s therefore give diligence to enter into that rest, lest anyone fall after the same example of disobedience.

It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

But the righteous will live by faith. If he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him.”

Beloved, I beg you as foreigners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

knowing that the putting off of my tent comes swiftly, even as our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me.

For if God didn’t spare angels when they sinned, but cast them down to Tartarus, and committed them to pits of darkness to be reserved for judgment;

You therefore, beloved, knowing these things beforehand, beware, lest being carried away with the error of the wicked, you fall from your own steadfastness.

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.

The beast was taken, and with him the false prophet who worked the signs in his sight, with which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.

Don’t be desirous of his dainties, since they are deceitful food.

Jesus, answering, began to tell them, “Be careful that no one leads you astray.

Now I have told you before it happens so that when it happens, you may believe.

Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dream of Pharaoh is one. What God is about to do he has declared to Pharaoh.

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

But watch yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils. You will be beaten in synagogues. You will stand before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them.

Watch, keep alert, and pray; for you don’t know when the time is.

But I will warn you whom you should fear. Fear him who after he has killed, has power to cast into Gehenna. Yes, I tell you, fear him.

He said, “Watch out that you don’t get led astray, for many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and, ‘The time is at hand.’ Therefore don’t follow them.

“So be careful, or your hearts will be loaded down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day will come on you suddenly.

Beware, brothers, lest perhaps there might be in any one of you an evil heart of unbelief, in falling away from the living God;

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

I tell you, in that night there will be two people in one bed. One will be taken and the other will be left.