Hebrews 13:9

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Hebrews 13:7–11 · Berean Standard Bible

7 Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.

8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

9 Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by foods of no value to those devoted to them.

10 We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat.

11 Although the high priest brings the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, the bodies are burned outside the camp.

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Matthew 24:4

Jesus answered, “See to it that no one deceives you.

Matthew 24:24

For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders that would deceive even the elect, if that were possible.

Acts 20:30

Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.

Romans 16:17

Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them.

Romans 16:18

For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.

2 Corinthians 11:11

Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do!

2 Corinthians 11:12

But I will keep on doing what I am doing, in order to undercut those who want an opportunity to be regarded as our equals in the things of which they boast.

2 Corinthians 11:13

For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ.

2 Corinthians 11:14

And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.

2 Corinthians 11:15

It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.

Galatians 1:6

I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—

Galatians 1:7

which is not even a gospel. Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of Christ.

Galatians 1:8

But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse!

Galatians 1:9

As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be under a curse!

Ephesians 4:14

Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.

Ephesians 5:6

Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.

Colossians 2:4

I say this so that no one will deceive you by smooth rhetoric.

Colossians 2:8

See 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.

2 Thessalonians 2:2

not to be easily disconcerted or alarmed by any spirit or message or letter seeming to be from us, alleging that the Day of the Lord has already come.

1 Timothy 4:1

Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,

1 Timothy 4:2

influenced by the hypocrisy of liars, whose consciences are seared with a hot iron.

1 Timothy 4:3

They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from certain foods that God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

1 Timothy 6:3

If anyone teaches another doctrine and disagrees with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and with godly teaching,

1 Timothy 6:4

he is conceited and understands nothing. Instead, he has an unhealthy interest in controversies and semantics, out of which come envy, strife, abusive talk, evil suspicions,

1 Timothy 6:5

and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain.

1 Timothy 6:20

O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid irreverent, empty chatter and the opposing arguments of so-called “knowledge,”

1 John 4:1

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.

Jude 1:3

Beloved, although I made every effort to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt it necessary to write and urge you to contend earnestly for the faith entrusted once for all to the saints.

Acts 20:32

And now I commit you to God and to the word of His grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.

2 Corinthians 1:21

Now it is God who establishes both us and you in Christ. He anointed us,

Galatians 6:1

Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.

2 Thessalonians 2:17

encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good word and deed.

2 Timothy 2:1

You therefore, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

2 Timothy 2:2

And the things that you have heard me say among many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be qualified to teach others as well.

Hebrews 9:9

It is an illustration for the present time, because the gifts and sacrifices being offered were unable to cleanse the conscience of the worshiper.

Hebrews 9:10

They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform.

Leviticus 11:1

The LORD spoke again to Moses and Aaron, telling them,

Leviticus 11:2

“Say to the Israelites, ‘Of all the beasts of the earth, these ones you may eat:

Leviticus 11:3

You may eat any animal that has a split hoof completely divided and that chews the cud.

Leviticus 11:4

But of those that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.

Leviticus 11:5

The rock badger, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.

Leviticus 11:6

The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.

Leviticus 11:7

And the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.

Leviticus 11:8

You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you.

Leviticus 11:9

Of all the creatures that live in the water, whether in the seas or in the streams, you may eat anything with fins and scales.

Leviticus 11:10

But the following among all the teeming life and creatures in the water are detestable to you: everything in the seas or streams that does not have fins and scales.

Leviticus 11:11

They shall be an abomination to you; you must not eat their meat, and you must detest their carcasses.

Leviticus 11:12

Everything in the water that does not have fins and scales shall be detestable to you.

Leviticus 11:13

Additionally, you are to detest the following birds, and they must not be eaten because they are detestable: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,

Leviticus 11:14

the kite, any kind of falcon,

Leviticus 11:15

any kind of raven,

Leviticus 11:16

the ostrich, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk,

Leviticus 11:17

the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl,

Leviticus 11:18

the white owl, the desert owl, the osprey,

Leviticus 11:19

the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe, and the bat.

Leviticus 11:20

All flying insects that walk on all fours are detestable to you.

Leviticus 11:21

However, you may eat the following kinds of flying insects that walk on all fours: those having jointed legs above their feet for hopping on the ground.

Leviticus 11:22

Of these you may eat any kind of locust, katydid, cricket, or grasshopper.

Leviticus 11:23

All other flying insects that have four legs are detestable to you.

Leviticus 11:24

These creatures will make you unclean. Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,

Leviticus 11:25

and whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening.

Leviticus 11:26

Every animal with hooves not completely divided or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you. Whoever touches any of them will be unclean.

Leviticus 11:27

All the four-footed animals that walk on their paws are unclean for you; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,

Leviticus 11:28

and anyone who picks up a carcass must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening. They are unclean for you.

Leviticus 11:29

The following creatures that move along the ground are unclean for you: the mole, the mouse, any kind of great lizard,

Leviticus 11:30

the gecko, the monitor lizard, the common lizard, the skink, and the chameleon.

Leviticus 11:31

These animals are unclean for you among all the crawling creatures. Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until evening.

Leviticus 11:32

When one of them dies and falls on something, that article becomes unclean; any article of wood, clothing, leather, sackcloth, or any implement used for work must be rinsed with water and will remain unclean until evening; then it will be clean.

Leviticus 11:33

If any of them falls into a clay pot, everything in it will be unclean; you must break the pot.

Leviticus 11:34

Any food coming into contact with water from that pot will be unclean, and any drink in such a container will be unclean.

Leviticus 11:35

Anything upon which one of their carcasses falls will be unclean. If it is an oven or cooking pot, it must be smashed; it is unclean and will remain unclean for you.

Leviticus 11:36

Nevertheless, a spring or cistern containing water will remain clean, but one who touches a carcass in it will be unclean.

Leviticus 11:37

If a carcass falls on any seed for sowing, the seed is clean;

Leviticus 11:38

but if water has been put on the seed and a carcass falls on it, it is unclean for you.

Leviticus 11:39

If an animal that you may eat dies, anyone who touches the carcass will be unclean until evening.

Leviticus 11:40

Whoever eats from the carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening, and anyone who picks up the carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening.

Leviticus 11:41

Every creature that moves along the ground is detestable; it must not be eaten.

Leviticus 11:42

Do not eat any creature that moves along the ground, whether it crawls on its belly or walks on four or more feet; for such creatures are detestable.

Leviticus 11:43

Do not defile yourselves by any crawling creature; do not become unclean or defiled by them.

Leviticus 11:44

For I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am holy. You must not defile yourselves by any creature that crawls along the ground.

Leviticus 11:45

For I am the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt so that I would be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.

Leviticus 11:46

This is the law regarding animals, birds, all living creatures that move in the water, and all creatures that crawl along the ground.

Leviticus 11:47

You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between animals that may be eaten and those that may not.’”

Deuteronomy 14:3

You must not eat any detestable thing.

Deuteronomy 14:4

These are the animals that you may eat: The ox, the sheep, the goat,

Deuteronomy 14:5

the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope, and the mountain sheep.

Deuteronomy 14:6

You may eat any animal that has a split hoof divided in two and that chews the cud.

Deuteronomy 14:7

But of those that chew the cud or have a completely divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: the camel, the rabbit, or the rock badger. Although they chew the cud, they do not have a divided hoof. They are unclean for you,

Deuteronomy 14:8

as well as the pig; though it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud. It is unclean for you. You must not eat its meat or touch its carcass.

Deuteronomy 14:9

Of all the creatures that live in the water, you may eat anything with fins and scales,

Deuteronomy 14:10

but you may not eat anything that does not have fins and scales; it is unclean for you.

Deuteronomy 14:11

You may eat any clean bird,

Deuteronomy 14:12

but these you may not eat: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,

Deuteronomy 14:13

the red kite, the falcon, any kind of kite,

Deuteronomy 14:14

any kind of raven,

Deuteronomy 14:15

the ostrich, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk,

Deuteronomy 14:16

the little owl, the great owl, the white owl,

Deuteronomy 14:17

the desert owl, the osprey, the cormorant,

Deuteronomy 14:18

the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe, or the bat.

Deuteronomy 14:19

All flying insects are unclean for you; they may not be eaten.

Deuteronomy 14:20

But you may eat any clean bird.

Deuteronomy 14:21

You are not to eat any carcass; you may give it to the foreigner residing within your gates, and he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a holy people belonging to the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.

Acts 10:14

“No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”

Acts 10:15

The voice spoke to him a second time: “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”

Acts 10:16

This happened three times, and all at once the sheet was taken back up into heaven.

Romans 14:2

For one person has faith to eat all things, while another, who is weak, eats only vegetables.

Romans 14:6

He who observes a special day does so to the Lord; he who eats does so to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.

Romans 14:17

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 6:13

“Food for the stomach and the stomach for food,” but God will destroy them both. The body is not intended for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.

1 Corinthians 8:8

But food does not bring us closer to God: We are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do.

Colossians 2:16

Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath.

Colossians 2:17

These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ.

Colossians 2:18

Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you with speculation about what he has seen. Such a person is puffed up without basis by his unspiritual mind.

Colossians 2:19

He has lost connection to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and knit together by its joints and ligaments, grows as God causes it to grow.

Colossians 2:20

If you have died with Christ to the spiritual forces of the world, why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its regulations:

1 Timothy 4:4

For every creation of God is good, and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected,

1 Timothy 4:5

because it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

Titus 1:14

and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of men who have rejected the truth.

Titus 1:15

To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.