Matthew 24:12
And because of the abounding of iniquity, the love of many will languish.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
In Context
11And many lying prophets shall stand up, and shall delude the multitudes.
13But he who shall persevere unto the end,-he shall live.
Cross References
James 5:1O rich men, howl and weep for the miseries which are coming upon you.
Revelation 2:10Fear not any thing of those that thou art to suffer; for, behold, it will be that the accuser will cast some of you into prison, so that you may be tried; and you will have affliction ten days. Be faithful unto the death, and I will give thee the crown of life.
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 →