Matthew 24:23

Webster's Bible (1833)

"Then if any man tells you, 'Behold, here is the Christ,' or, 'There,' don't believe it.

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Referenced Verses

  • Luke 21:8 : 8 He said, "Watch out that you don't get led astray, for many will come in my name, saying, 'I AM,' and, 'The time is at hand.' Therefore don't follow them.
  • Mark 13:21 : 21 Then if anyone tells you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or, 'Look, there!' don't believe it.
  • Luke 17:23-24 : 23 They will tell you, 'Look, here!' or 'Look, there!' Don't go away, nor follow after them, 24 for as the lightning, when it flashes out of the one part under the sky, shines to the other part under the sky; so will the Son of Man be in his day.
  • John 5:43 : 43 I have come in my Father's name, and you don't receive me. If another comes in his own name, you will receive him.
  • Deut 13:1-3 : 1 If there arise in the midst of you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and he give you a sign or a wonder, 2 and the sign or the wonder come to pass, of which he spoke to you, saying, Let us go after other gods, which you have not known, and let us serve them; 3 you shall not listen to the words of that prophet, or to that dreamer of dreams: for Yahweh your God proves you, to know whether you love Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Mark 13:20-23
    4 verses
    95%

    20Unless the Lord had shortened the days, no flesh would have been saved; but for the sake of the chosen ones, whom he picked out, he shortened the days.

    21Then if anyone tells you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or, 'Look, there!' don't believe it.

    22For there will arise false christs and false prophets, and will show signs and wonders, that they may lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones.

    23But you watch. "Behold, I have told you all things beforehand.

  • Matt 24:24-27
    4 verses
    85%

    24For there will arise false christs, and false prophets, and they will show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones.

    25"Behold, I have told you beforehand.

    26If therefore they tell you, 'Behold, he is in the wilderness,' don't go out; 'Behold, he is in the inner chambers,' don't believe it.

    27For as the lightning comes forth from the east, and is seen even to the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

  • Luke 17:21-23
    3 verses
    81%

    21neither will they say, 'Look, here!' or, 'Look, there!' for behold, the Kingdom of God is within you."

    22He said to the disciples, "The days will come, when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.

    23They will tell you, 'Look, here!' or 'Look, there!' Don't go away, nor follow after them,

  • Matt 24:4-6
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    79%

    4Jesus answered them, "Be careful that no one leads you astray.

    5For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and will lead many astray.

    6You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you aren't troubled, for all this must happen, but the end is not yet.

  • Luke 21:8-9
    2 verses
    79%

    8He said, "Watch out that you don't get led astray, for many will come in my name, saying, 'I AM,' and, 'The time is at hand.' Therefore don't follow them.

    9When you hear of wars and disturbances, don't be terrified, for these things must happen first, but the end won't come immediately."

  • Mark 13:5-7
    3 verses
    76%

    5Jesus, answering, began to tell them, "Be careful that no one leads you astray.

    6For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am he!{Literally, "I AM!"}' and will lead many astray.

    7"When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, don't be troubled. For those must happen, but the end is not yet.

  • Matt 24:10-11
    2 verses
    73%

    10Then many will stumble, and will deliver up one another, and will hate one another.

    11Many false prophets will arise, and will lead many astray.

  • Matt 24:21-22
    2 verses
    73%

    21for then there will be great oppression, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever will be.

    22Unless those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved. But for the sake of the chosen ones, those days will be shortened.

  • Matt 24:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15"When, therefore, you see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),

    16then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

  • Matt 24:42-44
    3 verses
    71%

    42Watch therefore, for you don't know in what hour your Lord comes.

    43But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.

    44Therefore also be ready, for in an hour that you don't expect, the Son of Man will come.

  • 2 Thess 2:3
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    3Let no one deceive you in any way. For it will not be, unless the departure comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of destruction,

  • Mark 13:14
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    14But when you see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains,

  • Acts 13:40
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    40Beware therefore, lest that come on you which is spoken in the prophets:

  • Matt 24:33-34
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    70%

    33Even so you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.

    34Most assuredly I tell you, this generation{The word for "generation" (genea) can also be translated as "race."} will not pass away, until all these things are accomplished.

  • Luke 22:67
    69%

    67"If you are the Christ, tell us." But he said to them, "If I tell you, you won't believe,

  • 1 John 4:1
    69%

    1Beloved, don't believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

  • Mark 13:33
    69%

    33Watch, keep alert, and pray; for you don't know when the time is.

  • Luke 24:25
    69%

    25He said to them, "Foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!

  • Matt 24:2
    69%

    2But he answered them, "Don't you see all of these things? Most assuredly I tell you, there will not be left here one stone on another, that will not be thrown down."

  • Luke 12:40
    69%

    40Therefore be ready also, for the Son of Man is coming in an hour that you don't expect him."

  • Matt 7:15
    69%

    15"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.

  • Matt 25:13
    68%

    13Watch therefore, for you don't know the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.

  • Matt 16:24
    68%

    24Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

  • Matt 10:23
    68%

    23But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next, for most assuredly I tell you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel, until the Son of Man has come.

  • Matt 24:30
    68%

    30and then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky. Then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory.

  • John 10:37
    68%

    37If I don't do the works of my Father, don't believe me.

  • 2 John 1:7
    68%

    7For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who don't confess that Jesus Christ came in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the Antichrist.

  • Mark 13:37
    68%

    37What I tell you, I tell all: Watch."

  • Mark 13:29
    67%

    29even so you also, when you see these things coming to pass, know that it is near, at the doors.

  • Gal 1:7
    67%

    7and there isn't another gospel. Only there are some who trouble you, and want to pervert the Gospel of Christ.

  • Luke 24:7
    67%

    7saying that the Son of Man must be delivered up into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again?"