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2 Corinthians 11:15

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

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ASV

It is no great thing therefore if his ministers also fashion themselves as ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

KJV

Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

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διάκονοιdiakonoiservantsG1249 →
αὐτοῦautouof himG846 →
μετασχηματίζονταιmetaschēmatizontaimasqueradeG3345 →
ὡςhōsasG5613 →
διάκονοιdiakonoiservantsG1249 →
δικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsof righteousnessG1343 →
ὧνhōnwhoseG3739 →
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τέλοςtelosendG5056 →
ἔσταιestaiwill beG1510 →
κατὰkataaccording toG2596 →
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ἔργαergadeedsG2041 →
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Proverbs 18:21Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.Philippians 3:19Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.Revelation 9:11They were ruled by a king, the angel of the Abyss. His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek it is Apollyon.2 Corinthians 3:9For if the ministry of condemnation was glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry of righteousness!2 Thessalonians 2:10and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.Jeremiah 23:14–15And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: They commit adultery and walk in lies. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns his back on wickedness. They are all like Sodom to Me; the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.”2 Peter 2:3In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.Acts 13:10and said, “O child of the devil and enemy of all righteousness, you are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery! Will you never stop perverting the straight ways of the Lord?Jude 1:4For certain men have crept in among you unnoticed—ungodly ones who were designated long ago for condemnation. They turn the grace of our God into a license for immorality, and they deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.2 Corinthians 11:23Are they servants of Christ? I am speaking like I am out of my mind, but I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death.2 Peter 2:13–22The harm they will suffer is the wages of their wickedness. They consider it a pleasure to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deception as they feast with you.Isaiah 9:14–15So the LORD will cut off Israel’s head and tail, both palm branch and reed in a single day.Matthew 7:15–16Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.Revelation 13:2The beast I saw was like a leopard, with the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.2 Thessalonians 2:8–12And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival.Jeremiah 28:15–17Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah! The LORD did not send you, but you have persuaded this people to trust in a lie.Revelation 19:19–21Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies assembled to wage war against the One seated on the horse, and against His army.1 Corinthians 9:11If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much for us to reap a material harvest from you?

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