1 Timothy 4:2
Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
Cross-reference
1 Timothy 1:19 urges holding a good conscience, contrasting the seared conscience that leads to shipwreck of faith here.
In Jeremiah 23:32, God condemns prophets who lie and lead people astray — the same deception seen here in false teachers with seared consciences.
Ephesians 4:14 warns against human cunning and deceitful schemes that toss believers — the same crafty deception seen in these false teachers.
Romans 16:18 describes deceivers with smooth talk who serve their own appetites — parallel to the hypocritical liars with seared consciences here.
Ephesians 4:19 uses 'callous' — the same loss of moral feeling as a seared conscience, leading to unrestrained sin.
In Romans 1:28, a depraved mind parallels the seared conscience — both describe moral insensitivity as divine judgment.
In Acts 20:30, Paul warns that from within the church will arise men speaking twisted things to draw disciples away — exactly the kind of false teachers here.
Matthew 24:24 warns that false prophets will arise and lead many astray — the same threat of deception Paul addresses here.
Matthew 7:15 warns of false prophets in sheep's clothing — directly parallel to the hypocritical false teachers described here.
Jeremiah 23:14 condemns prophets who walk in lies and strengthen evildoers — directly parallels the liars with seared consciences.
2 Timothy 3:5 describes those with a form of godliness but denying its power — directly parallel to the hypocritical false teachers with seared consciences here.
2 Peter 2:1-3 warns of false teachers who bring destructive heresies and exploit with false words — a strong parallel to the lying hypocrites here.
In 1 Kings 22:22, a lying spirit volunteers to deceive Ahab's prophets — directly parallels the deceitful spirits and liars of 1 Tim 4:1-2.
Romans 1:18 speaks of those who 'hold the truth in unrighteousness' — directly parallel to hypocritical false teachers suppressing truth while speaking lies.
Colossians 2:4 warns against being deluded by persuasive arguments, directly addressing the deceptive teachers with seared consciences.
2 Timothy 3:8 describes false teachers as 'corrupted in mind and disqualified' — the same moral insensibility as a seared conscience.
Ephesians 4:25 commands speaking truth, contrasting the hypocrisy of liars whose consciences are seared here.
Hebrews 10:22 speaks of a conscience cleansed from evil, in direct contrast to the seared conscience here.
1 John 1:6 exposes the lie of claiming fellowship while walking in darkness, paralleling the hypocrisy of those with seared consciences.
Romans 2:15 describes the conscience bearing witness — a functioning conscience, in direct contrast to the seared conscience of false teachers here.
Habakkuk 2:18 calls an idol a 'teacher of lies' — directly linking false teaching to deception, echoing the lying hypocrisy here.
Jeremiah 23:26 describes prophets prophesying lies from their own deceitful hearts — directly parallel to false teachers with seared consciences.
Jeremiah 14:14 describes false prophets speaking deception from their own minds—parallel to the hypocritical liars with seared consciences here.
1 Kings 13:18 records a prophet lying to another — an example of the liars with seared consciences Paul describes.
Jeremiah 9:5 describes habitual deceit — the same pattern of dishonest speech that marks those with seared consciences.
Isaiah 57:11 confronts lying and forgetting God — a root of the hypocritical behavior that stems from a seared conscience.
Isaiah 44:20 depicts a deceived heart unable to recognize lies — similar to the seared conscience that embraces falsehood.
Isaiah 9:15 calls the prophet who teaches lies 'the tail' — parallels the false teachers and liars Paul warns about.
Revelation 21:8 lists 'all liars' among the condemned, showing the ultimate judgment for the hypocritical liars here.