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Acts 20:30 (WEB)
Men will arise from among your own selves, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.

Fathers and councils · 4

John Cassian, Conferences XI–XVII XIV.11Conference XIV
“Of which too the blessed Apostle speaks: “I know that after my departure grievous wolves shall enter in among you, not sparing the flock, and of yourselves also shall arise men speaking perverse things so as to lead astray the disciples after them.”” — editor's note: Acts xx. 29, 30.
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Cyprian of Carthage, Epistles Letter 5
“…by deacons or by presbyters, but cause that, by the wicked and evil characters of a few, the honourable glories of many and good confessors are tarnished; whom they ought to fear, lest, being condemned by their testimony and judgment, they be excluded from their fellowship.” — editor's note: [“Whence hath it tares?” Ans.: “An enemy hath done this.” See Matt. xiii. 27; Acts xx. 29–31.]
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John Chrysostom, Homilies on Matthew Homily 56
“Declaring this, Paul said, “Without were fightings, within were fears;”and, “In perils among false brethren;”and in his discourse to the Milesians too He said, “Also of you shall some arise speaking perverse things;”and He Himself too said, “The man’s foes shall be they of his own household.”” — editor's note: Acts xx. 30.
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Hippolytus of Rome, The Refutation of All Heresies IX.1Book IX
“…up in our own day, by which certain ignorant and presumptuous men have attempted to scatter abroad the Church, and have introduced the greatest confusion among all the faithful throughout the entire world.” — editor's note: [1 Cor. xi. 19. These terrible confusions were thus foretold. Note the remarkable feeling, the impassioned tone, of the Apostle’s warning in Acts xx. 28–31.]
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