Matthew 24:5
For many shall come in my name, saying, I am the Christ; and shall lead many astray.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
In Context
4And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man lead you astray.
Cross References
Jeremiah 23:21I sent not these prophets, yet they ran: I spake not unto them, yet they prophesied.
Matthew 24:11And many false prophets shall arise, and shall lead many astray.
John 5:43I am come in my Father’s name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.
Acts 8:9But there was a certain man, Simon by name, which beforetime in the city used sorcery, and amazed the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:
Revelation 13:8And all that dwell on the earth shall worship him, every one whose name hath not been written in the book of life of the Lamb that hath been slain 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 →