Matthew 24:12
"and because of the increase of iniquity the love of the majority will grow cold;
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
In Context
11"Many false prophets will rise up and mislead many;
13"but he who endures to the end will be saved.
Cross References
James 5:1Go to now, you rich men! Weep aloud, howl for the miseries which are about to come upon you!
Revelation 2:10Fear not what you are about to suffer! Behold, the devil is indeed going to put some of you in prison, that you may be tested, and you will have persecution for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you 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 →