Luke 21:8

And he said, See that ye be not led astray, for many shall come in my name, saying, *I* am [he], and the time is drawn nigh: go ye not [therefore] after them.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.

In Context

7And they asked him saying, Teacher, when then shall these things be; and what [is] the sign when these things are going to take place?

9And when ye shall hear of wars and tumults, be not terrified, for these things must first take place, but the end is not immediately.

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Cross References

Matthew 3:2and saying, Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn nigh.

Matthew 24:4And Jesus answering said to them, See that no one mislead you.

Matthew 24:23Then if any one say to you, Behold, here is the Christ, or here, believe [it] not.

Mark 13:21And then if any one say to you, Lo, here [is] the Christ, or Lo, there, believe [it] not.

John 5:43I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not; if another come in his own name, him ye will receive.

Acts 5:36for before these days Theudas rose up, alleging himself to be somebody, to whom a number of men, about four hundred, were joined; who was slain, and all, as many as obeyed him, were dispersed and came to nothing.

Matthew Henry on Luke 21:6-20

Judgments Predicted. 5 And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said, 6 As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. 7 And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass? 8 And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time… Read the whole commentary →

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