Cross references

1 Timothy 4:1

Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,

1 Timothy 4:1 BSB

1 Timothy 4:1 has 55 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 33 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 2 Timothy 3:1–9 (48 votes) and 2 Peter 2:1 (37 votes). 62 other verses point back to it. It links with 34 other books, from Genesis 3 to Revelation 20.

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Which verses does 1 Timothy 4:1 point to?

The 20 strongest of 55, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, …

  2. 2 Peter 2:137 votes

    Now 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.

  3. For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. …

  4. Jude 1:1828 votes

    when they said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow after their own ungodly desires.”

  5. Let no one deceive you in any way, for it will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness—the son of destruction—is revealed. He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God. …

  6. 2 Peter 3:321 votes

    Most importantly, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires.

  7. Jude 1:417 votes

    For certain men have crept in among you unnoticed—ungodly ones who were designated long ago for condemnation. They turn the grace of our God into a license for immorality, and they deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

  8. I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.

  9. while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.

  10. 1 John 4:612 votes

    We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. That is how we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deception.

  11. 1 John 2:1810 votes
  12. John 16:138 votes

Which verses point to 1 Timothy 4:1?

The 10 strongest of 62.