Mark 13:5
Jesus said, “Listen, you have to be careful. Don’t let anybody trick you.
Plain English Version
In The King James Version
And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you:
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Cross References
1 Corinthians 15:33Listen, don’t let anyone trick you with that sort of talk. Remember that wise people say this, “Don’t have friends that do bad things, or they will get you to do bad things too.”
Colossians 2:8Some people might try to make you believe some ideas about God that are wrong. Those ideas didn’t come from Jesus Christ, but they came from bad spirits, and from the people of this world. People taught those ideas to their kids, and to their grand-kids. But those ideas are not true. They might sound good, but they are tricky lies. Be careful. Don’t believe them.
1 John 4:1Listen, my friends. Don’t believe every message that somebody tells you. First, you have to find out if that message comes from God’s spirit. There are lots of people in the world that tell lies about God. They say that their messages come from God’s spirit, but really their messages come from bad spirits.
Matthew Henry on Mark 13:2-5
The Destruction of the Temple Foretold. 1 And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here! 2 And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. 3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, 4 Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when… Read the whole commentary →