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Προσέχετε δὲ ἀπὸ τῶν ψευδοπροφητῶν, οἵτινες ἔρχονται πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐν ἐνδύμασι προβάτων, ἔσωθεν δέ εἰσιν λύκοι ἅρπαγες. (Matthew 7:15)

Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.

In this verse, grammar becomes a tool of spiritual perception. The command Προσέχετε (“beware”) begins the sentence with the same authoritative tone found in other warnings of Jesus. It is a present active imperative, second person plural, calling for continuous vigilance rather than a single act of caution. The particle δέ introduces a new instruction in the Sermon on the Mount, shifting from inward moral purity (7:1–14) to outward discernment.… Learn Koine Greek