KJV King James Version
Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here [is] Christ, or there; believe [it] not.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Matthew 24:23
Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here [is] Christ, or there; believe [it] not.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
At that time, if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.
WEB World English Bible
“Then if any man tells you, ‘Behold, here is the Christ,’ or, ‘There,’ don’t believe it.
ASV American Standard Version
Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is the Christ, or, Here; believe it not.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Then if any one may say to you, Lo, here is the Christ! or here! ye may not believe;
Surrounding context — Matthew 24
20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.
23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here [is] Christ, or there; believe [it] not.
24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if [it were] possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
25 Behold, I have told you before.
26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, [he is] in the secret chambers; believe [it] not.
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Cross-references
Luke 21:8And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am [Christ]; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.Luke 17:23-24And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after [them], nor follow [them].Deuteronomy 13:1-3If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,Mark 13:21And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here [is] Christ; or, lo, [he is] there; believe [him] not: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.
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