11 translations · Greek
Matthew 7:15
“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.
Matthew 7:15 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.
- KJV King James Version
- Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- But take heed of the false prophets who come to you in sheep’s clothing, and inwardly are ravenous wolves.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Watch out for false prophets who come wearing sheep's clothing, but who on the inside are vicious wolves.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- 'But, take heed of the false prophets, who come unto you in sheep's clothing, and inwardly are ravening wolves.
- DBY Darby Translation
- But beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but within are ravening wolves.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Beware of false prophets, who come to you in the clothing of sheep, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Προσέχετε | Prosechete | Beware | G4337 προσέχω to watch out |
| ἀπὸ | apo | of | G575 ἀπό away from |
| τῶν | tōn | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ψευδοπροφητῶν | pseudoprophētōn | false prophets | G5578 ψευδοπροφήτης false prophet |
| οἵτινες | hoitines | [They] | G3748 ὅστις who/which |
| ἔρχονται | erchontai | come | G2064 ἔρχομαι to come/go |
| πρὸς | pros | to | G4314 πρός to/with |
| ὑμᾶς | hymas | you | G4771 σύ you |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| ἐνδύμασιν | endymasin | clothing | G1742 ἔνδυμα clothing |
| προβάτων | probatōn | sheep’s | G4263 πρόβατον sheep |
| ἔσωθεν | esōthen | inwardly | G2081 ἔσωθεν inwardly |
| δέ | de | but | G1161 δέ then |
| εἰσιν | eisin | they are | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| λύκοι | lykoi | wolves | G3074 λύκος wolf |
| ἅρπαγες | harpages | ravenous | G727 ἅρπαξ rapacious |
Related verses
- 1 John 4:1
Beloved, don’t believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
- Matthew 24:11
Many false prophets will arise, and will lead many astray.
- 2 Peter 2:1–3
But false prophets also arose among the people, as false teachers will also be among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction. Many will follow their immoral ways, and as a result, the way of the truth will be maligned. In covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words: whose sentence now from of old doesn’t linger, and their destruction will not slumber.
- Acts 20:29–31
For I know that after my departure, vicious wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Men will arise from among your own selves, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them. Therefore watch, remembering that for a period of three years I didn’t cease to admonish everyone night and day with tears.
- Mark 13:22–23
For there will arise false christs and false prophets, and will show signs and wonders, that they may lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones. But you watch. “Behold, I have told you all things beforehand.
- Deuteronomy 13:1–3
If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you, and he gives you a sign or a wonder, and the sign or the wonder comes to pass, of which he spoke to you, saying, “Let us go after other gods” (which you have not known) “and let us serve them”; you shall not listen to the words of that prophet, or to that dreamer of dreams; for Yahweh your God is testing you, to know whether you love Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
- Colossians 2:8
Be careful that you don’t let anyone rob you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the elements of the world, and not after Christ.
- 2 Corinthians 11:13–15
For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as Christ’s apostles. And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light. It is no great thing therefore if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.
- Jude 1:4
For there are certain men who crept in secretly, even those who were long ago written about for this condemnation: ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into indecency, and denying our only Master, God, and Lord, Jesus Christ.
- Revelation 19:20
The beast was taken, and with him the false prophet who worked the signs in his sight, with which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
13 “Enter in by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter in by it.
14 How narrow is the gate, and restricted is the way that leads to life! Few are those who find it.
15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.
16 By their fruits you will know them. Do you gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?
17 Even so, every good tree produces good fruit; but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit.
Read all of Matthew 7 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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