1 John 2:18 Cross References - Thomson

¹⁸ Children, the last period is come: and as you have heard that the Antichrist cometh, there are even now many Antichrists, by which we know that it is the last period.

⁵ For many will come in my name, saying, I am the Christ and will seduce many.

¹¹ And many false prophets will rise up and deceive many.

²⁴ For false Christs and false prophets will rise up and give out great signs and wonders, so as to deceive, if it were possible, even the chosen.

⁶ for many will come in my name, saying, I am he; and will seduce many.

²¹ Now, if at that time, anyone say to you, Lo! the Christ is here! or, Lo! he is there! believe it not. ²² For false Christs and false prophets will rise up and give out signs and wonders to seduce, if possible, even the chosen ones.

⁵ Then Jesus saith to them, Lads, have you any thing to eat? They answered him, No.

²⁹ For this I know, that after my departure there will enter in among you grievous wolves, not sparing the flock. ³⁰ Yes, even from among yourselves men will start up, speaking perverse things to draw the disciples after them.

³ Let no one by any means deceive you that it is, until the apostacy hath first come, and the man of sin hath been revealed: that son of perdition ⁴ who setteth himself against, and exalteth himself above, all that is called God, or an object of worship; so as to seat himself as God in the temple of God, pointing himself out that he is God. ⁵ Do you not remember that while I was yet with you I told you these things? ⁶ And you know what it is which now restraineth, to the end that he may be revealed in his own time. ⁷ For the mystery of this iniquity is now in operation, but there is one who yet restraineth. When he is out of the way, ⁸ then will be revealed that lawless one, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of his mouth. With the brightness of his coming he will indeed put a stop to the operations ⁹ of him, whose coming is according to the energy of satan, with' all the power, and signs, and wonders of falsehood, ¹⁰ and with all the deceit of this unrighteousness among them who perish. Because they did not embrace the love of the truth that they might be saved; ¹¹ for this cause therefore God will send them the energy of delusion, that they may believe this falsehood; ¹² that all may be condemned who have not believed the truth, but have taken pleasure in unrighteousness.

¹ But the spirit saith expressly that in latter times some will apostatise from this belief, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines concerning demons, ² through the hypocrisy of liars, who have their own conscience seared, ³ forbidding marriage, and enjoining an abstinence from meats which God hath created to be partaken of with thankfulness by the faithful, and by them who are convinced of this truth,

¹ But know this, that in the last days there will be grievous times. ² For the men will be selfish, avaricious, vain, haughty, addicted to slander, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, ³ void of natural affection, perfidious, false accusers, intemperate, fierce, destitute of love for goodness, ⁴ betrayers, headstrong, puffed up with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, ⁵ having a form of religion but denying the power of it. From such turn away; ⁶ for of such sort are they who insinuate themselves into families, and lead captive weak women laden with sin, led aside by various lusts,

³ For a time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine: But when they have an itch of hearing they will, according to their own desires, heap up for themselves teachers, ⁴ who will turn their attention from the truth, and they will be turned aside to fables.

² hath in these last days spoken to us by a son whom he hath constituted heir of all things, by whom also he made the ages;

⁵ who are, during belief, kept safely by the power of God, for a deliverance prepared to be revealed in the last time;

²⁰ fore-ordained indeed before the foundation of the world, and manifested in these last times, for the sake of you

¹ Now there were also false prophets among the people, as there will be also among you false teachers, who will introduce destructive sects, denying even the Lord who bought them, bringing on themselves speedy destruction.

³ knowing this first, that in the last day scoffers will come, walking after their own desires,

²² Who is the liar; but he who denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is the Antichrist who denieth the Father and the Son:

¹ Beloved, trust not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they be of God; for many false teachers, are gone forth into the world.

³ And every spirit which doth not acknowledge Jesus. Christ come in flesh, is not of God. This indeed is that of Antichrist which you have heard is coming, and is now already in the world:

⁷ Because there are many deceivers come into the world, who do not acknowledge that Jesus Christ is come in flesh. [This is the deceiver, and the Antichrist]

¹⁸ For they assured you that in the last time there would be scoffers, walking after their own wicked desires.