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Luke 6:26

Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers treated the false prophets in the same way.

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ASV

Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for in the same manner did their fathers to the false prophets.

KJV

Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ΟὐαὶOuaiWoe to youG3759 →
ὅτανhotanwhenG3752 →
ὑμᾶςhumasof youG4771 →
καλῶςkalōswellG2573 →
εἴπωσινeipōsinspeakG2036 →
πάντεςpantesallG3956 →
οἱhoi<the>G3588 →
ἄνθρωποι·anthrōpoimen;G444 →
κατὰkataaccording toG2596 →
τὰtathe [things]G3588 →
αὐτὰautaof themG846 →
γὰρgarforG1063 →
ἐποίουνepoiounwere treatingG4160 →
τοῖςtoistheG3588 →
ψευδοπροφήταιςpseudoprophētaisfalse prophetsG5578 →
οἱhoitheG3588 →
πατέρεςpateresfathersG3962 →
αὐτῶν.autōnof them.G846 →

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John 15:19If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.James 4:4You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.Matthew 7:15Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.Micah 2:11If a man of wind were to come and say falsely, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,” he would be just the preacher for this people!1 John 4:5–6They are of the world. That is why they speak from the world’s perspective, and the world listens to them.Isaiah 30:10They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions.2 Peter 2:18–19With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.2 Peter 2:1–3Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.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.2 Timothy 4:3For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires.Jeremiah 5:31The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do in the end?John 7:7The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.Romans 16:18For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.Revelation 13:3–4One of the heads of the beast appeared to be mortally wounded. But the mortal wound was healed, and the whole world marveled and followed the beast.1 Kings 22:6–8So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “and the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.”1 Kings 22:24–28Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?”2 Peter 2:1Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.1 Kings 22:13–14Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah instructed him, “Behold now, with one accord the words of the prophets are favorable to the king. So please let your words be like theirs, and speak favorably.”

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