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1 Timothy 6 20
Timothy, protect what has been entrusted to you, avoiding worldly, empty chatter and the opposing arguments of what is falsely called“ knowledge”—
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Ephesians 5:6
See that no one deceives you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.
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Colossians 2:20
If you have died with Christ to the elementary principles of the world, why, as if you were living in the world, do you submit yourself to decrees, such as,
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Matthew 7:15
“ Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.
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Galatians 4:9
But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how is it that you turn back again to the weak and worthless elementary principles, to which you want to be enslaved all over again?
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1 Corinthians 3 18-1 Corinthians 3 19
Take care that no one deceives himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, he must become foolish, so that he may become wise.For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in the sight of God. For it is written:“ He is the one who catches the wise by their craftiness”;
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Romans 1:21-22
For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their reasonings, and their senseless hearts were darkened.Claiming to be wise, they became fools,
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Galatians 4:3
So we too, when we were children, were held in bondage under the elementary principles of the world.
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Colossians 2:18
Take care that no one keeps defrauding you of your prize by delighting in humility and the worship of the angels, taking his stand on visions he has seen, inflated without cause by his fleshly mind,
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Hebrews 13:9
Do not be misled by varied and strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, through which those who were so occupied were not benefited.
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Jeremiah 29:8
For this is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel says:‘ Do not let your prophets who are in your midst or your diviners deceive you, and do not listen to their interpretations of your dreams which you dream.
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2 Timothy 3 13
But evil people and impostors will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
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Colossians 2:22
( which all refer to things destined to perish with use)— in accordance with the commandments and teachings of man?
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2 Peter 3 17
You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, be on your guard so that you are not carried away by the error of unscrupulous people and lose your own firm commitment,
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Romans 16:17
Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, keep your eye on those who cause dissensions and hindrances contrary to the teaching which you learned, and turn away from them.
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Matthew 15:2-9
“ Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”And He answered and said to them,“ Why do you yourselves also break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?For God said,‘ Honor your father and mother,’ and,‘ The one who speaks evil of father or mother is to be put to death.’But you say,‘ Whoever says to his father or mother,“ Whatever I have that would help you has been given to God,”he is not to honor his father or mother.’ And by this you have invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition.You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy about you, by saying:‘ This people honors Me with their lips, But their heart is far away from Me.And in vain do they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ ”
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Philippians 3:2
Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the false circumcision;
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1 Peter 1 18
knowing that you were not redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers,
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Galatians 1:14
and I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries among my countrymen, being more extremely zealous for my ancestral traditions.
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2 Timothy 2 17-2 Timothy 2 18
and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,men who have gone astray from the truth, claiming that the resurrection has already taken place; and they are jeopardizing the faith of some.
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Deuteronomy 6:12
be careful that you do not forget the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
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2John 1:8
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Matthew 10:17
But be on guard against people, for they will hand you over to the courts and flog you in their synagogues;
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2 Corinthians 10 5
We are destroying arguments and all arrogance raised against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ,
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Song of Solomon 2 15
“ Catch the foxes for us, The little foxes that are ruining the vineyards, While our vineyards are in blossom.”
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1 Corinthians 1 19-1 Corinthians 1 23
For it is written:“ I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And the understanding of those who have understanding, I will confound.”Where is the wise person? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has God not made foolish the wisdom of the world?For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not come to know God, God was pleased through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe.For indeed Jews ask for signs and Greeks search for wisdom;but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block, and to Gentiles foolishness,
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1 Corinthians 15 35-1 Corinthians 15 36
But someone will say,“ How are the dead raised? And with what kind of body do they come?”You fool! That which you sow does not come to life unless it dies;
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Matthew 16:6
And Jesus said to them,“ Watch out and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
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Ephesians 4:20
But you did not learn Christ in this way,
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Ephesians 2:2
in which you previously walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience.
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Acts 17:18
And some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers as well were conversing with him. Some were saying,“ What could this scavenger of tidbits want to say?” Others,“ He seems to be a proclaimer of strange deities,”— because he was preaching Jesus and the resurrection.
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Mark 7:3-13
( For the Pharisees and all the other Jews do not eat unless they carefully wash their hands, thereby holding firmly to the tradition of the elders;and when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they completely cleanse themselves; and there are many other things which they have received as traditions to firmly hold, such as the washing of cups, pitchers, and copper pots.)And the Pharisees and the scribes* asked Him,“ Why do Your disciples not walk in accordance with the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with unholy hands?”But He said to them,“ Rightly did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites, as it is written:‘ This people honors Me with their lips, But their heart is far away from Me.And in vain do they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men.”He was also saying to them,“ You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition.For Moses said,‘ Honor your father and your mother’; and,‘ The one who speaks evil of father or mother, is certainly to be put to death’;but you say,‘ If a person says to his father or his mother, whatever I have that would help you is Corban( that is, given to God),’you no longer allow him to do anything for his father or his mother;thereby invalidating the word of God by your tradition which you have handed down; and you do many things such as that.”
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Acts 17:32
Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some began to scoff, but others said,“ We shall hear from you again concerning this.”