These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you.
Parallel translations
- WEB These things I have written to you concerning those who would lead you astray.
- BSB I have written these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you.
- NKJV These things I have written to you concerning those who try to deceive you.
- NASB These things I have written to you concerning those who are trying to deceive you.
- NLT I am writing these things to warn you about those who want to lead you astray.
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Quick answer
John has written these warnings concerning those trying to deceive his readers. His aim is to protect them from error.
Overview
John states his pastoral purpose: to guard the church from the deceivers who would lead them astray. The preceding warnings about antichrists and denials of Christ serve this protective end. It shows his loving concern to keep believers in the truth against seductive false teaching.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 12
- 2 Pet 2:1–3But 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.
- 2 Jn 1:7For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
- 1 Jn 3:7Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
- Acts 20:29–30For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
- Mark 13:22For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.
- Col 2:8Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
- 1 Tim 4:1Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
- 2 Cor 11:13–15For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.
- Prov 12:26The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
- 2 Tim 3:13But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
- Col 2:18Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
- Ezek 13:10Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered morter:
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