Matthew 24:23

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Then if any man says to you, See, here is the Christ, or, Here; do not put faith in him;

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Referenced Verses

  • Luke 21:8 : 8 And he said, Take care that you are not tricked: for a number of people will come in my name, saying, I am he; and, The time is near: do not go after them.
  • Mark 13:21 : 21 And then if any man says to you, See, here is Christ; or, See, there; have no faith in it:
  • Luke 17:23-24 : 23 And if they say to you, See, it is there! or, It is here! do not go away, or go after them. 24 For as in a thunderstorm the bright light is seen from one end of the sky to the other, so will the Son of man be when his time comes.
  • John 5:43 : 43 I have come in my Father's name, and your hearts are not open to me. If another comes with no other authority but himself, you will give him your approval.
  • Deut 13:1-3 : 1 If ever you have among you a prophet or a dreamer of dreams and he gives you a sign or a wonder, 2 And the sign or the wonder takes place, and he says to you, Let us go after other gods, which are strange to you, and give them worship; 3 Then give no attention to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams: for the Lord your God is testing you, to see if all the love of your heart and soul is given to him.

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  • 95%

    20 And if the Lord had not made the time short, no flesh would have been kept from destruction; but because of the saints he has made the time short.

    21 And then if any man says to you, See, here is Christ; or, See, there; have no faith in it:

    22 Because there will be false Christs and false prophets, and they will give signs and wonders in the hope of turning even the saints from the true way.

    23 But take care; see, I have made all things clear to you before the time.

  • 85%

    24 For there will come up false Christs, and false prophets, who will do great signs and wonders; so that if possible even the saints might be tricked.

    25 See, I have made it clear to you before it comes about.

    26 If, then, they say to you, See, he is in the waste land; go not out: See, he is in the inner rooms; put no faith in it.

    27 Because as in a thunderstorm the bright light coming from the east is seen even in the west; so will be the coming of the Son of man.

  • 81%

    21 And men will not say, See, it is here! or, There! for the kingdom of God is among you.

    22 And he said to his disciples, The time will come when you will have a great desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, but you will not see it.

    23 And if they say to you, See, it is there! or, It is here! do not go away, or go after them.

  • Matt 24:4-6
    3 verses
    79%

    4 And Jesus said to them in answer, Take care that you are not tricked.

    5 For people will come in my name, saying, I am the Christ; and a number will be turned from the true way through them.

    6 And news will come to you of wars and talk of wars: do not be troubled, for these things have to be; but it is still not the end.

  • Luke 21:8-9
    2 verses
    79%

    8 And he said, Take care that you are not tricked: for a number of people will come in my name, saying, I am he; and, The time is near: do not go after them.

    9 And when news of wars and troubled times comes to your ears, have no fear; for these things have to be, but the end will not be now.

  • Mark 13:5-7
    3 verses
    76%

    5 And Jesus said to them, Take care that you are not tricked by anyone.

    6 People will come in my name, saying, I am he; and a number will be turned from the true way.

    7 And when you have news of wars and talk of wars, do not be troubled; these things have to be, but it is still not the end.

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    10 And numbers of people will be turned from the right way, and will give one another up and have hate for one another.

    11 And a number of false prophets will come, causing error.

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    21 Because in those days there will be great sorrow, such as there has not been from the start of the world till now, or ever will be.

    22 And if those days had not been made short there would have been no salvation for any, but because of the saints those days will be made short.

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    15 When, then, you see in the holy place the unclean thing which makes destruction, of which word was given by Daniel the prophet (let this be clear to the reader),

    16 Then let those who are in Judaea go in flight to the mountains:

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    42 Be watching, then! for you have no knowledge on what day your Lord will come.

    43 But be certain of this, that if the master of the house had had knowledge of the time when the thief was coming, he would have been watching, and would not have let his house be broken into.

    44 Be ready then; for at a time which you have no thought of the Son of man will come.

  • 3 Give no belief to false words: because there will first be a falling away from the faith, and the revelation of the man of sin, the son of destruction,

  • 14 But when you see the unclean thing which makes destruction, in the place where it has no right to be (let this be clear to the reader), then let those who are in Judaea go quickly to the mountains:

  • 40 So take care that these words of the prophets do not come true for you;

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    33 Even so, when you see all these things, you may be certain that he is near, even at the doors.

    34 Truly I say to you, This generation will not come to an end till all these things are complete.

  • 67 If you are the Christ, say so. But he said, If I say so you will not have belief;

  • 1 My loved ones, do not put your faith in every spirit, but put them to the test, to see if they are from God: because a great number of false prophets have gone out into the world.

  • 33 Take care, keep watch with prayer: for you are not certain when the time will be.

  • 25 And he said, O foolish men! how slow you are to give belief to what the prophets have said.

  • 2 But he, answering, said to them, See you not all these things? truly I say to you that here there will not be one stone resting on another, which will not be pulled down.

  • 40 So be ready: for the Son of man is coming at a time when you are not looking for him.

  • 15 Be on the watch for false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inside they are cruel wolves.

  • 13 Keep watch, then, because you are not certain of the day or of the hour.

  • 24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross, and come after me.

  • 23 But when they are cruel to you in one town, go in flight to another: for truly, I say to you, You will not have gone through the towns of Israel before the Son of man comes.

  • 30 And then the sign of the Son of man will be seen in heaven: and then all the nations of the earth will have sorrow, and they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

  • 37 If I am not doing the works of my Father, do not have belief in me;

  • 7 Because a number of false teachers have gone out into the world, who do not give witness that Jesus Christ came in the flesh. Such a one is a false teacher and Antichrist.

  • 37 And what I say to you, I say to all, Keep watch.

  • 29 Even so, when you see these things taking place, you may be certain that he is near, even at the doors.

  • 7 Which is not another sort: only there are some who give you trouble, desiring to make changes in the good news of Christ.

  • 7 The Son of man will be given up into the hands of evil-doers, and be put to death on the cross, and on the third day he will come back to life.