TSK · James 3:6

The serpent said to the woman,“Surely you will not die,

These women invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods; then the people ate and bowed down to their gods.

False Prophets in the Family Suppose your own full brother, your son, your daughter, your beloved wife, or your closest friend should seduce you secretly and encourage you to go and serve other gods that neither you nor your ancestors have previously known,

She said to him,“How can you say,‘I love you,’ when you will not share your secret with me? Three times you have deceived me and have not told me what makes you so strong.”

Then Absalom said,“If you will not go, then let my brother Amnon go with us.” The king replied to him,“Why should he go with you?”

Then Absalom said to Ahithophel,“Give us your advice. What should we do?”

Then his wife Jezebel came in and said to him,“Why do you have a bitter attitude and refuse to eat?”

Abijah and his army thoroughly defeated them; 500,000 well-trained Israelite men fell dead.

I said,“O LORD, rescue me from those who lie with their lips and those who deceive with their tongue.

Admonition to Avoid Easy but Unjust Riches My child, if sinners try to entice you, do not consent!

so that they may keep you from the adulterous woman, from the loose woman who has flattered you with her words.

A gentle response turns away anger, but a harsh word stirs up wrath.

Where there is no wood, a fire goes out, and where there is no gossip, contention ceases.

I hear many whispering words of intrigue against me. Those who would cause me terror are everywhere! They are saying,“Come on, let’s publicly denounce him!” All my so-called friends are just watching for something that would lead to my downfall. They say,“Perhaps he can be enticed into slipping up, so we can prevail over him and get our revenge on him.

But I say to you that anyone who is angry with a brother will be subjected to judgment. And whoever insults a brother will be brought before the council, and whoever says‘Fool’ will be sent to fiery hell.

Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven. But whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.

There is nothing outside of a person that can defile him by going into him. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles him.”

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death, but they did not find anything.

But Peter said,“Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back for yourself part of the proceeds from the sale of the land?

Even from among your own group men will arise, teaching perversions of the truth to draw the disciples away after them.

Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who create dissensions and obstacles contrary to the teaching that you learned. Avoid them!

But among you there must not be either sexual immorality, impurity of any kind, or greed, as these are not fitting for the saints.

The arrival of the lawless one will be by Satan’s working with all kinds of miracles and signs and false wonders,

Do they not blaspheme the good name of the one you belong to?

Above all, understand this: In the last days blatant scoffers will come, being propelled by their own evil urges

Yet these men, as a result of their dreams, defile the flesh, reject authority, and insult the glorious ones.

But I have a few things against you: You have some people there who follow the teaching of Balaam, who instructed Balak to put a stumbling block before the people of Israel so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.

The Two Beasts Then I saw a beast coming up out of the sea. It had ten horns and seven heads, and on its horns were ten diadem crowns, and on its heads a blasphemous name.

Even the light from a lamp will never shine in you again! The voices of the bridegroom and his bride will never be heard in you again. For your merchants were the tycoons of the world, because all the nations were deceived by your magic spells!