Matthew 24:5
For many will come in my name, saying, I am the Christ, and will lead many astray.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
In Context
4And having answered, Jesus said to them, See that not any man may lead you astray.
Cross References
Jeremiah 23:21I did not send these prophets, yet they ran. I did not speak to them, yet they prophesied.
Matthew 24:11And many FALSE prophets will arise, and will lead many astray.
John 5:43I have come in my Father's name, and ye do not accept me. If another man should come in his own name, ye will accept that man.
Acts 8:9But a certain man in the city, Simon by name, was formerly practicing sorcery, and fascinating the nation of Samaria, saying himself to be some great man,
Revelation 13:8And all who dwell upon the earth will worship it, whose name has not been written in the book of life of the Lamb who was killed from the foundation of the world.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 24:5-32
Awful Predictions. 4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. 5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. 6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. 8 All these are the beginning of sorrows. 9 Then shall… Read the whole commentary →