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 be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.
• 2 Th 3:6Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.
• 1 Tim 6:3–5If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;
• 2 Tim 3:5Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
• 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.
• Titus 3:10A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;
• 2 Jn 1:7–11For 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.
• 2 Th 3:14–15And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.
• Gal 2:4And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:
• Phil 3:17Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.
• 1 Tim 1:3As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine,
• Gal 1:7–9Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.
• 2 Pet 2:1–2But 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.
• 1 Cor 1:10–13Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
• Matt 18:7Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
• 1 Cor 5:9–11I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:
• 1 Cor 3:3For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?
• Acts 15:24Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:
• Phil 3:2–3Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.
• Matt 18:17And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
• Acts 15:1–5And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.
• 1 Cor 11:18For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.
• 1 Jn 2:19They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.
• Luke 17:1Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!

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