John 10:1 “Let me set this before you as plainly as I can. If a person climbs over or through the fence of a sheep pen instead of going through the gate, you know he’s...

10:1 MSG

逐节对照

The Message - “Let me set this before you as plainly as I can. If a person climbs over or through the fence of a sheep pen instead of going through the gate, you know he’s up to no good—a sheep rustler! The shepherd walks right up to the gate. The gatekeeper opens the gate to him and the sheep recognize his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he gets them all out, he leads them and they follow because they are familiar with his voice. They won’t follow a stranger’s voice but will scatter because they aren’t used to the sound of it.”
新标点和合本 - “我实实在在地告诉你们，人进羊圈，不从门进去，倒从别处爬进去，那人就是贼，就是强盗。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - “我实实在在地告诉你们，那不从门进羊圈，倒从别处爬进去的，就是贼，就是强盗。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - “我实实在在地告诉你们，那不从门进羊圈，倒从别处爬进去的，就是贼，就是强盗。
当代译本 - “我实实在在地告诉你们，不从门进羊圈而从别处爬进去的人就是贼，是强盗。
圣经新译本 - “我实实在在告诉你们，那不从门进羊圈，倒从别处爬进去的，那人就是贼，就是强盗；
中文标准译本 - “我确确实实地告诉你们：那不从门进入羊圈，却从别处爬进去的人，是贼、是强盗。
现代标点和合本 - “我实实在在地告诉你们：人进羊圈，不从门进去，倒从别处爬进去，那人就是贼，就是强盗。
和合本（拼音版） - “我实实在在地告诉你们：人进羊圈，不从门进去，倒从别处爬进去，那人就是贼，就是强盗。
New International Version - “Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber.
New International Reader's Version - “What I’m about to tell you Pharisees is true. What if someone does not enter the sheep pen through the gate but climbs in another way? That person is a thief and a robber.
English Standard Version - “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber.
New Living Translation - “I tell you the truth, anyone who sneaks over the wall of a sheepfold, rather than going through the gate, must surely be a thief and a robber!
Christian Standard Bible - “Truly I tell you, anyone who doesn’t enter the sheep pen by the gate but climbs in some other way is a thief and a robber.
New American Standard Bible - “Truly, truly I say to you, the one who does not enter by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up some other way, he is a thief and a robber.
New King James Version - “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
Amplified Bible - “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, he who does not enter by the door into the sheepfold, but climbs up from some other place [on the stone wall], that one is a thief and a robber.
American Standard Version - Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
King James Version - Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
New English Translation - “I tell you the solemn truth, the one who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.
World English Bible - “Most certainly, I tell you, one who doesn’t enter by the door into the sheep fold, but climbs up some other way, is a thief and a robber.
新標點和合本 - 「我實實在在地告訴你們，人進羊圈，不從門進去，倒從別處爬進去，那人就是賊，就是強盜。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 「我實實在在地告訴你們，那不從門進羊圈，倒從別處爬進去的，就是賊，就是強盜。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 「我實實在在地告訴你們，那不從門進羊圈，倒從別處爬進去的，就是賊，就是強盜。
當代譯本 - 「我實實在在地告訴你們，不從門進羊圈而從別處爬進去的人就是賊，是強盜。
聖經新譯本 - “我實實在在告訴你們，那不從門進羊圈，倒從別處爬進去的，那人就是賊，就是強盜；
呂振中譯本 - 『我實實在在地告訴你們，那不由門進羊圈，倒從別處爬進的，那人是賊，是強盜：
中文標準譯本 - 「我確確實實地告訴你們：那不從門進入羊圈，卻從別處爬進去的人，是賊、是強盜。
現代標點和合本 - 「我實實在在地告訴你們：人進羊圈，不從門進去，倒從別處爬進去，那人就是賊，就是強盜。
文理和合譯本 - 我誠語汝、入羊牢不由其門、而踰自他處者、竊也、盜也、
文理委辦譯本 - 我誠告爾、入羊牢不由其門、而從他處踰者、竊也、盜也、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 我誠告爾、入羊牢、不由其門、而由他處踰者、賊也、盜也、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 『予切實語爾、人入羊棧、不由其門、而由他處踰越而進者竊也、盜也。
Nueva Versión Internacional - »Ciertamente les aseguro que el que no entra por la puerta al redil de las ovejas, sino que trepa y se mete por otro lado, es un ladrón y un bandido.
현대인의 성경 - 예수님은 계속해서 말씀하셨다. “내가 분명히 너희에게 말한다. 문 으로 양의 우리에 들어가지 않고 다른 데로 넘어가는 사람은 도둑이며 강도이다.
Новый Русский Перевод - – Говорю вам истину: тот, кто входит в овечий загон не через ворота, а проникает другим путем, тот вор и разбойник.
Восточный перевод - – Говорю вам истину: тот, кто входит в овечий загон не через ворота, а проникает другим путём, тот вор и разбойник.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - – Говорю вам истину: тот, кто входит в овечий загон не через ворота, а проникает другим путём, тот вор и разбойник.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - – Говорю вам истину: тот, кто входит в овечий загон не через ворота, а проникает другим путём, тот вор и разбойник.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Vraiment, je vous l’assure : si quelqu’un n’entre pas par la porte dans l’enclos où l’on parque les brebis , mais qu’il escalade le mur à un autre endroit, c’est un voleur et un brigand.
リビングバイブル - 「よく言っておきます。羊の囲いの中に門から入らないで、柵を乗り越えて忍び込む者は強盗です。
Nestle Aland 28 - Ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ὁ μὴ εἰσερχόμενος διὰ τῆς θύρας εἰς τὴν αὐλὴν τῶν προβάτων ἀλλ’ ἀναβαίνων ἀλλαχόθεν ἐκεῖνος κλέπτης ἐστὶν καὶ λῃστής·
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ἀμὴν, ἀμὴν, λέγω ὑμῖν, ὁ μὴ εἰσερχόμενος διὰ τῆς θύρας, εἰς τὴν αὐλὴν τῶν προβάτων, ἀλλὰ ἀναβαίνων ἀλλαχόθεν, ἐκεῖνος κλέπτης ἐστὶν καὶ λῃστής.
Nova Versão Internacional - “Eu asseguro a vocês que aquele que não entra no aprisco das ovelhas pela porta, mas sobe por outro lugar, é ladrão e assaltante.
Hoffnung für alle - »Ich sage euch die Wahrheit«, fuhr Jesus fort: »Wer nicht durch die Tür in den Schafstall geht, sondern auf einem anderen Weg einsteigt, der ist ein Dieb und Räuber.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - “Ta quả quyết với các ông, người nào không dám đi qua cửa, nhưng leo rào vào chuồng chiên là quân trộm cướp.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - “เราบอกความจริงแก่ท่านว่า คนที่ไม่ได้เข้าคอกแกะทางประตูแต่ปีนเข้าทางอื่นนั้นก็เป็นขโมยและเป็นโจร
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - เราขอบอกความจริงกับท่านว่า ผู้ที่ไม่ได้เข้าไปในคอกแกะทางประตู แต่ปีนเข้าไปทางอื่นถือว่าเป็นขโมยและโจร

交叉引用

2 Peter 2:15 - They’ve left the main road and are directionless, having taken the way of Balaam, son of Beor, the prophet who turned profiteer, a connoisseur of evil. But Balaam was stopped in his wayward tracks: A dumb animal spoke in a human voice and prevented the prophet’s craziness.
2 Peter 2:17 - There’s nothing to these people—they’re dried-up fountains, storm-scattered clouds, headed for a black hole in hell. They are loudmouths, full of hot air, but still they’re dangerous. Men and women who have recently escaped from a deviant life are most susceptible to their brand of seduction. They promise these newcomers freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption, for if they’re addicted to corruption—and they are—they’re enslaved.
Jeremiah 23:21 - “I never sent these prophets, but they ran anyway. I never spoke to them, but they preached away. If they’d have bothered to sit down and meet with me, they’d have preached my Message to my people. They’d have gotten them back on the right track, gotten them out of their evil ruts. * * *
Jeremiah 14:15 - “So this is my verdict on them: All the preachers who preach using my name as their text, preachers I never sent in the first place, preachers who say, ‘War and famine will never come here’—these preachers will die in war and by starvation. And the people to whom they’ve been preaching will end up as corpses, victims of war and starvation, thrown out in the streets of Jerusalem unburied—no funerals for them or their wives or their children! I’ll make sure they get the full brunt of all their evil.
Ezekiel 13:2 - “Preach to them the real thing. Tell them, ‘Listen to God’s Message!’ God, the Master, pronounces doom on the empty-headed prophets who do their own thing and know nothing of what’s going on! Your prophets, Israel, are like jackals scavenging through the ruins. They haven’t lifted a finger to repair the defenses of the city and have risked nothing to help Israel stand on God’s Day of Judgment. All they do is fantasize comforting illusions and preach lying sermons. They say ‘God says . . .’ when God hasn’t so much as breathed in their direction. And yet they stand around thinking that something they said is going to happen.
Jeremiah 28:15 - So prophet Jeremiah told prophet Hananiah, “Hold it, Hananiah! God never sent you. You’ve talked the whole country into believing a pack of lies! And so God says, ‘You claim to be sent? I’ll send you all right—right off the face of the earth! Before the year is out, you’ll be dead because you instigated sedition against God.’”
Jeremiah 28:17 - Prophet Hananiah died that very year, in the seventh month.
John 3:3 - Jesus said, “You’re absolutely right. Take it from me: Unless a person is born from above, it’s not possible to see what I’m pointing to—to God’s kingdom.”
Zechariah 11:4 - God commanded me, “Shepherd the sheep that are soon to be slaughtered. The people who buy them will butcher them for quick and easy money. What’s worse, they’ll get away with it. The people who sell them will say, ‘Lucky me! God’s on my side; I’ve got it made!’ They have shepherds who couldn’t care less about them.”
Matthew 23:16 - “You’re hopeless! What arrogant stupidity! You say, ‘If someone makes a promise with his fingers crossed, that’s nothing; but if he swears with his hand on the Bible, that’s serious.’ What ignorance! Does the leather on the Bible carry more weight than the skin on your hands? And what about this piece of trivia: ‘If you shake hands on a promise, that’s nothing; but if you raise your hand that God is your witness, that’s serious’? What ridiculous hairsplitting! What difference does it make whether you shake hands or raise hands? A promise is a promise. What difference does it make if you make your promise inside or outside a house of worship? A promise is a promise. God is present, watching and holding you to account regardless.
Matthew 23:23 - “You’re hopeless, you religion scholars and Pharisees! Frauds! You keep meticulous account books, tithing on every nickel and dime you get, but on the meat of God’s Law, things like fairness and compassion and commitment—the absolute basics!—you carelessly take it or leave it. Careful bookkeeping is commendable, but the basics are required. Do you have any idea how silly you look, writing a life story that’s wrong from start to finish, nitpicking over commas and semicolons?
Matthew 23:25 - “You’re hopeless, you religion scholars and Pharisees! Frauds! You buff the surface of your cups and bowls so they sparkle in the sun, while the insides are maggoty with your greed and gluttony. Stupid Pharisee! Scour the insides, and then the gleaming surface will mean something.
Matthew 23:27 - “You’re hopeless, you religion scholars and Pharisees! Frauds! You’re like manicured grave plots, grass clipped and the flowers bright, but six feet down it’s all rotting bones and worm-eaten flesh. People look at you and think you’re saints, but beneath the skin you’re total frauds.
Zechariah 11:17 - “Doom to you, useless shepherd, walking off and leaving the sheep! A curse on your arm! A curse on your right eye! Your arm will hang limp and useless. Your right eye will go stone blind.”
Jeremiah 23:32 - “Oh yes, I’ve had it with the prophets who preach the lies they dream up, spreading them all over the country, ruining the lives of my people with their cheap and reckless lies. “I never sent these prophets, never authorized a single one of them. They do nothing for this people—nothing!” God’s Decree.
Jeremiah 23:16 - A Message from God-of-the-Angel-Armies: “Don’t listen to the sermons of the prophets. It’s all hot air. Lies, lies, and more lies. They make it all up. Not a word they speak comes from me. They preach their ‘Everything Will Turn Out Fine’ sermon to congregations with no taste for God, Their ‘Nothing Bad Will Ever Happen to You’ sermon to people who are set in their own ways.
1 Peter 1:10 - The prophets who told us this was coming asked a lot of questions about this gift of life God was preparing. The Messiah’s Spirit let them in on some of it—that the Messiah would experience suffering, followed by glory. They clamored to know who and when. All they were told was that they were serving you, you who by orders from heaven have now heard for yourselves—through the Holy Spirit—the Message of those prophecies fulfilled. Do you realize how fortunate you are? Angels would have given anything to be in on this!
2 Peter 2:1 - But there were also lying prophets among the people then, just as there will be lying religious teachers among you. They’ll smuggle in destructive divisions, pitting you against each other—biting the hand of the One who gave them a chance to have their lives back! They’ve put themselves on a fast downhill slide to destruction, but not before they recruit a crowd of mixed-up followers who can’t tell right from wrong.
Hebrews 5:4 - No one elects himself to this honored position. He’s called to it by God, as Aaron was. Neither did Christ presume to set himself up as high priest, but was set apart by the One who said to him, “You’re my Son; today I celebrate you!” In another place God declares, “You’re a priest forever in the royal order of Melchizedek.”
Matthew 7:15 - “Be wary of false preachers who smile a lot, dripping with practiced sincerity. Chances are they are out to rip you off some way or other. Don’t be impressed with charisma; look for character. Who preachers are is the main thing, not what they say. A genuine leader will never exploit your emotions or your pocketbook. These diseased trees with their bad apples are going to be chopped down and burned.

逐节对照

交叉引用

The Message - “Let me set this before you as plainly as I can. If a person climbs over or through the fence of a sheep pen instead of going through the gate, you know he’s up to no good—a sheep rustler! The shepherd walks right up to the gate. The gatekeeper opens the gate to him and the sheep recognize his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he gets them all out, he leads them and they follow because they are familiar with his voice. They won’t follow a stranger’s voice but will scatter because they aren’t used to the sound of it.”
新标点和合本 - “我实实在在地告诉你们，人进羊圈，不从门进去，倒从别处爬进去，那人就是贼，就是强盗。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - “我实实在在地告诉你们，那不从门进羊圈，倒从别处爬进去的，就是贼，就是强盗。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - “我实实在在地告诉你们，那不从门进羊圈，倒从别处爬进去的，就是贼，就是强盗。
当代译本 - “我实实在在地告诉你们，不从门进羊圈而从别处爬进去的人就是贼，是强盗。
圣经新译本 - “我实实在在告诉你们，那不从门进羊圈，倒从别处爬进去的，那人就是贼，就是强盗；
中文标准译本 - “我确确实实地告诉你们：那不从门进入羊圈，却从别处爬进去的人，是贼、是强盗。
现代标点和合本 - “我实实在在地告诉你们：人进羊圈，不从门进去，倒从别处爬进去，那人就是贼，就是强盗。
和合本（拼音版） - “我实实在在地告诉你们：人进羊圈，不从门进去，倒从别处爬进去，那人就是贼，就是强盗。
New International Version - “Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber.
New International Reader's Version - “What I’m about to tell you Pharisees is true. What if someone does not enter the sheep pen through the gate but climbs in another way? That person is a thief and a robber.
English Standard Version - “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber.
New Living Translation - “I tell you the truth, anyone who sneaks over the wall of a sheepfold, rather than going through the gate, must surely be a thief and a robber!
Christian Standard Bible - “Truly I tell you, anyone who doesn’t enter the sheep pen by the gate but climbs in some other way is a thief and a robber.
New American Standard Bible - “Truly, truly I say to you, the one who does not enter by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up some other way, he is a thief and a robber.
New King James Version - “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
Amplified Bible - “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, he who does not enter by the door into the sheepfold, but climbs up from some other place [on the stone wall], that one is a thief and a robber.
American Standard Version - Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
King James Version - Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
New English Translation - “I tell you the solemn truth, the one who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.
World English Bible - “Most certainly, I tell you, one who doesn’t enter by the door into the sheep fold, but climbs up some other way, is a thief and a robber.
新標點和合本 - 「我實實在在地告訴你們，人進羊圈，不從門進去，倒從別處爬進去，那人就是賊，就是強盜。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 「我實實在在地告訴你們，那不從門進羊圈，倒從別處爬進去的，就是賊，就是強盜。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 「我實實在在地告訴你們，那不從門進羊圈，倒從別處爬進去的，就是賊，就是強盜。
當代譯本 - 「我實實在在地告訴你們，不從門進羊圈而從別處爬進去的人就是賊，是強盜。
聖經新譯本 - “我實實在在告訴你們，那不從門進羊圈，倒從別處爬進去的，那人就是賊，就是強盜；
呂振中譯本 - 『我實實在在地告訴你們，那不由門進羊圈，倒從別處爬進的，那人是賊，是強盜：
中文標準譯本 - 「我確確實實地告訴你們：那不從門進入羊圈，卻從別處爬進去的人，是賊、是強盜。
現代標點和合本 - 「我實實在在地告訴你們：人進羊圈，不從門進去，倒從別處爬進去，那人就是賊，就是強盜。
文理和合譯本 - 我誠語汝、入羊牢不由其門、而踰自他處者、竊也、盜也、
文理委辦譯本 - 我誠告爾、入羊牢不由其門、而從他處踰者、竊也、盜也、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 我誠告爾、入羊牢、不由其門、而由他處踰者、賊也、盜也、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 『予切實語爾、人入羊棧、不由其門、而由他處踰越而進者竊也、盜也。
Nueva Versión Internacional - »Ciertamente les aseguro que el que no entra por la puerta al redil de las ovejas, sino que trepa y se mete por otro lado, es un ladrón y un bandido.
현대인의 성경 - 예수님은 계속해서 말씀하셨다. “내가 분명히 너희에게 말한다. 문 으로 양의 우리에 들어가지 않고 다른 데로 넘어가는 사람은 도둑이며 강도이다.
Новый Русский Перевод - – Говорю вам истину: тот, кто входит в овечий загон не через ворота, а проникает другим путем, тот вор и разбойник.
Восточный перевод - – Говорю вам истину: тот, кто входит в овечий загон не через ворота, а проникает другим путём, тот вор и разбойник.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - – Говорю вам истину: тот, кто входит в овечий загон не через ворота, а проникает другим путём, тот вор и разбойник.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - – Говорю вам истину: тот, кто входит в овечий загон не через ворота, а проникает другим путём, тот вор и разбойник.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Vraiment, je vous l’assure : si quelqu’un n’entre pas par la porte dans l’enclos où l’on parque les brebis , mais qu’il escalade le mur à un autre endroit, c’est un voleur et un brigand.
リビングバイブル - 「よく言っておきます。羊の囲いの中に門から入らないで、柵を乗り越えて忍び込む者は強盗です。
Nestle Aland 28 - Ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ὁ μὴ εἰσερχόμενος διὰ τῆς θύρας εἰς τὴν αὐλὴν τῶν προβάτων ἀλλ’ ἀναβαίνων ἀλλαχόθεν ἐκεῖνος κλέπτης ἐστὶν καὶ λῃστής·
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ἀμὴν, ἀμὴν, λέγω ὑμῖν, ὁ μὴ εἰσερχόμενος διὰ τῆς θύρας, εἰς τὴν αὐλὴν τῶν προβάτων, ἀλλὰ ἀναβαίνων ἀλλαχόθεν, ἐκεῖνος κλέπτης ἐστὶν καὶ λῃστής.
Nova Versão Internacional - “Eu asseguro a vocês que aquele que não entra no aprisco das ovelhas pela porta, mas sobe por outro lugar, é ladrão e assaltante.
Hoffnung für alle - »Ich sage euch die Wahrheit«, fuhr Jesus fort: »Wer nicht durch die Tür in den Schafstall geht, sondern auf einem anderen Weg einsteigt, der ist ein Dieb und Räuber.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - “Ta quả quyết với các ông, người nào không dám đi qua cửa, nhưng leo rào vào chuồng chiên là quân trộm cướp.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - “เราบอกความจริงแก่ท่านว่า คนที่ไม่ได้เข้าคอกแกะทางประตูแต่ปีนเข้าทางอื่นนั้นก็เป็นขโมยและเป็นโจร
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - เราขอบอกความจริงกับท่านว่า ผู้ที่ไม่ได้เข้าไปในคอกแกะทางประตู แต่ปีนเข้าไปทางอื่นถือว่าเป็นขโมยและโจร

2 Peter 2:15 - They’ve left the main road and are directionless, having taken the way of Balaam, son of Beor, the prophet who turned profiteer, a connoisseur of evil. But Balaam was stopped in his wayward tracks: A dumb animal spoke in a human voice and prevented the prophet’s craziness.
2 Peter 2:17 - There’s nothing to these people—they’re dried-up fountains, storm-scattered clouds, headed for a black hole in hell. They are loudmouths, full of hot air, but still they’re dangerous. Men and women who have recently escaped from a deviant life are most susceptible to their brand of seduction. They promise these newcomers freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption, for if they’re addicted to corruption—and they are—they’re enslaved.
Jeremiah 23:21 - “I never sent these prophets, but they ran anyway. I never spoke to them, but they preached away. If they’d have bothered to sit down and meet with me, they’d have preached my Message to my people. They’d have gotten them back on the right track, gotten them out of their evil ruts. * * *
Jeremiah 14:15 - “So this is my verdict on them: All the preachers who preach using my name as their text, preachers I never sent in the first place, preachers who say, ‘War and famine will never come here’—these preachers will die in war and by starvation. And the people to whom they’ve been preaching will end up as corpses, victims of war and starvation, thrown out in the streets of Jerusalem unburied—no funerals for them or their wives or their children! I’ll make sure they get the full brunt of all their evil.
Ezekiel 13:2 - “Preach to them the real thing. Tell them, ‘Listen to God’s Message!’ God, the Master, pronounces doom on the empty-headed prophets who do their own thing and know nothing of what’s going on! Your prophets, Israel, are like jackals scavenging through the ruins. They haven’t lifted a finger to repair the defenses of the city and have risked nothing to help Israel stand on God’s Day of Judgment. All they do is fantasize comforting illusions and preach lying sermons. They say ‘God says . . .’ when God hasn’t so much as breathed in their direction. And yet they stand around thinking that something they said is going to happen.
Jeremiah 28:15 - So prophet Jeremiah told prophet Hananiah, “Hold it, Hananiah! God never sent you. You’ve talked the whole country into believing a pack of lies! And so God says, ‘You claim to be sent? I’ll send you all right—right off the face of the earth! Before the year is out, you’ll be dead because you instigated sedition against God.’”
Jeremiah 28:17 - Prophet Hananiah died that very year, in the seventh month.
John 3:3 - Jesus said, “You’re absolutely right. Take it from me: Unless a person is born from above, it’s not possible to see what I’m pointing to—to God’s kingdom.”
Zechariah 11:4 - God commanded me, “Shepherd the sheep that are soon to be slaughtered. The people who buy them will butcher them for quick and easy money. What’s worse, they’ll get away with it. The people who sell them will say, ‘Lucky me! God’s on my side; I’ve got it made!’ They have shepherds who couldn’t care less about them.”
Matthew 23:16 - “You’re hopeless! What arrogant stupidity! You say, ‘If someone makes a promise with his fingers crossed, that’s nothing; but if he swears with his hand on the Bible, that’s serious.’ What ignorance! Does the leather on the Bible carry more weight than the skin on your hands? And what about this piece of trivia: ‘If you shake hands on a promise, that’s nothing; but if you raise your hand that God is your witness, that’s serious’? What ridiculous hairsplitting! What difference does it make whether you shake hands or raise hands? A promise is a promise. What difference does it make if you make your promise inside or outside a house of worship? A promise is a promise. God is present, watching and holding you to account regardless.
Matthew 23:23 - “You’re hopeless, you religion scholars and Pharisees! Frauds! You keep meticulous account books, tithing on every nickel and dime you get, but on the meat of God’s Law, things like fairness and compassion and commitment—the absolute basics!—you carelessly take it or leave it. Careful bookkeeping is commendable, but the basics are required. Do you have any idea how silly you look, writing a life story that’s wrong from start to finish, nitpicking over commas and semicolons?
Matthew 23:25 - “You’re hopeless, you religion scholars and Pharisees! Frauds! You buff the surface of your cups and bowls so they sparkle in the sun, while the insides are maggoty with your greed and gluttony. Stupid Pharisee! Scour the insides, and then the gleaming surface will mean something.
Matthew 23:27 - “You’re hopeless, you religion scholars and Pharisees! Frauds! You’re like manicured grave plots, grass clipped and the flowers bright, but six feet down it’s all rotting bones and worm-eaten flesh. People look at you and think you’re saints, but beneath the skin you’re total frauds.
Zechariah 11:17 - “Doom to you, useless shepherd, walking off and leaving the sheep! A curse on your arm! A curse on your right eye! Your arm will hang limp and useless. Your right eye will go stone blind.”
Jeremiah 23:32 - “Oh yes, I’ve had it with the prophets who preach the lies they dream up, spreading them all over the country, ruining the lives of my people with their cheap and reckless lies. “I never sent these prophets, never authorized a single one of them. They do nothing for this people—nothing!” God’s Decree.
Jeremiah 23:16 - A Message from God-of-the-Angel-Armies: “Don’t listen to the sermons of the prophets. It’s all hot air. Lies, lies, and more lies. They make it all up. Not a word they speak comes from me. They preach their ‘Everything Will Turn Out Fine’ sermon to congregations with no taste for God, Their ‘Nothing Bad Will Ever Happen to You’ sermon to people who are set in their own ways.
1 Peter 1:10 - The prophets who told us this was coming asked a lot of questions about this gift of life God was preparing. The Messiah’s Spirit let them in on some of it—that the Messiah would experience suffering, followed by glory. They clamored to know who and when. All they were told was that they were serving you, you who by orders from heaven have now heard for yourselves—through the Holy Spirit—the Message of those prophecies fulfilled. Do you realize how fortunate you are? Angels would have given anything to be in on this!
2 Peter 2:1 - But there were also lying prophets among the people then, just as there will be lying religious teachers among you. They’ll smuggle in destructive divisions, pitting you against each other—biting the hand of the One who gave them a chance to have their lives back! They’ve put themselves on a fast downhill slide to destruction, but not before they recruit a crowd of mixed-up followers who can’t tell right from wrong.
Hebrews 5:4 - No one elects himself to this honored position. He’s called to it by God, as Aaron was. Neither did Christ presume to set himself up as high priest, but was set apart by the One who said to him, “You’re my Son; today I celebrate you!” In another place God declares, “You’re a priest forever in the royal order of Melchizedek.”
Matthew 7:15 - “Be wary of false preachers who smile a lot, dripping with practiced sincerity. Chances are they are out to rip you off some way or other. Don’t be impressed with charisma; look for character. Who preachers are is the main thing, not what they say. A genuine leader will never exploit your emotions or your pocketbook. These diseased trees with their bad apples are going to be chopped down and burned.