Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
Beware--But beware.
of false prophets--that is, of teachers coming as authorized expounders of the mind of God and guides to heaven. (See Acts 20:29-30; 2 Peter 2:1-2).
which come to you in sheep's clothing--with a bland, gentle, plausible exterior; persuading you that the gate is not strait nor the way narrow, and that to teach so is illiberal and bigoted--precisely what the old prophets did (Ezekiel 13:1-10, Ezekiel 13:22).
but inwardly they are ravening wolves--bent on devouring the flock for their own ends (2 Corinthians 11:2-3, 2 Corinthians 11:13-15).
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Isaiah 11:6
Jeremiah 23:22
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