Romans 16:17

Paul urges believers to watch out for those who cause divisions and stumbling-blocks contrary to sound doctrine, and to turn away from them. It warns that guarding the truth and unity of the church requires vigilance.

Cross-references · 24

• Jude 1:19These are the ones who cause divisions, who are worldly and devoid of the Spirit.
• 2 Th 3:6Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received from us.
• 1 Tim 6:3–5If anyone teaches another doctrine and disagrees with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and with godly teaching,
• 2 Tim 3:5having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!
• Col 2:8See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.
• Titus 3:10Reject a divisive man after a first and second admonition,
• 2 Jn 1:7–11For many deceivers have gone out into the world, refusing to confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist.
• 2 Th 3:14–15Take note of anyone who does not obey the instructions we have given in this letter. Do not associate with him, so that he may be ashamed.
• Gal 2:4This issue arose because some false brothers had come in under false pretenses to spy on our freedom in Christ Jesus, in order to enslave us.
• Phil 3:17Join one another in following my example, brothers, and carefully observe those who walk according to the pattern we set for you.
• 1 Tim 1:3As I urged you on my departure to Macedonia, you should stay on at Ephesus to instruct certain men not to teach false doctrines
• Gal 1:7–9which is not even a gospel. Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of Christ.
• 2 Pet 2:1–2Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.
• 1 Cor 1:10–13I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree together, so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be united in mind and conviction.
• Matt 18:7Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!
• 1 Cor 5:9–11I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people.
• 1 Cor 3:3for you are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and dissension among you, are you not worldly? Are you not walking in the way of man?
• Acts 15:24It has come to our attention that some went out from us without our authorization and unsettled you, troubling your minds by what they said.
• Phil 3:2–3Watch out for those dogs, those workers of evil, those mutilators of the flesh!
• Matt 18:17If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.
• Acts 15:1–5Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”
• 1 Cor 11:18First of all, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.
• 1 Jn 2:19They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us.
• Luke 17:1Jesus said to His disciples, “It is inevitable that stumbling blocks will come, but woe to the one through whom they come!

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