Acts 13:6 Cross References - WPNT

⁶ Now when they had gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew named Bar-Jesus,

¹⁵ “Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.

¹⁷ And in answer Jesus said to him: “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father who is in the heavens.

²⁴ Because false christs and false prophets will be raised up, and they will give great signs and wonders so as to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

⁴⁶ They came to Jericho. Then as He was going out from Jericho, with His disciples and a large crowd, the blind Bartimaeus (son of Timaeus) was sitting by the roadside begging.

¹⁵ So, when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus says to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me more than these?” He says to Him, “Yes, Lord, you know that I’m fond of you.” He says to him, “Feed my lambs.” ¹⁶ He says to him again, a second time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me?” He says to Him, “Yes, Lord, you know that I’m fond of you.” He says to him, “Shepherd my sheep.” ¹⁷ The third time He says to him, “Simon, son of Jonah, are you fond of me?” Peter was grieved in that the third time He said to him, “Are you fond of me?” and said to Him: “Lord, you know all things. You know that I’m fond of you!” Jesus says to him: “Feed my sheep.

⁹ Now a certain man named Simon was in the city first, practicing sorcery and astounding the people of Samaria, affirming himself to be someone great, ¹⁰ to whom they used to pay attention, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the great power of God.” ¹¹ They listened to him because he had amazed them with his sorceries for a long time.

¹⁸ And many of those who had believed started coming, confessing and disclosing their practices. ¹⁹ In fact, many of those who had practiced magic brought their books together and burned them up, in front of everybody (they had calculated their value and it totaled fifty thousand pieces of silver).

¹³ Such men are really false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into ‘apostles’ of Christ.

⁸ Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these oppose the truth—men of depraved mind, disqualified as regards the faith—

¹ However, there were also false prophets among the people, just as, indeed, there will be false teachers among you, who will introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Owner who bought them (bringing on themselves swift destruction). ² And many will follow their licentious ways, because of which the way of the Truth will be defamed. ³ And in covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words; since way back the judgment for such people is not slack, and their destruction will not sleep.

¹ Dear ones, don’t believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

²⁰ So the Beast was captured, and with him the False prophet, the one who performed signs in his presence (by which he had deceived those who had received the mark of the Beast and those who worshipped his image). The two were thrown alive into the Lake of Fire that burns with brimstone.