⁵ Jesus told them, ‘Watch out that no one deceives you. ⁶ Many will come in my name,^(A) saying, “I am he,”^(B) and they will deceive^(C) many.

¹² Now we have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who comes from God, so that we may understand what has been freely given to us by God.

Demonic Influence

4 Now the Spirit^(A) explicitly says that in later times^(B) some will depart from the faith,^(C) paying attention to deceitful spirits^(D) and the teachings of demons,^(E)