Matthew 24:23 · KJV
“Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here {is} Christ, or there; believe {it} not.”
— Matthew 24:23
And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
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.
Matthew 24 — Context
For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
22And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
23Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here {is} Christ, or there; believe {it} not.
24For 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.
25Behold, I have told you before.
Cross References
Luke 21:8
And 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. {and the time: or, and, The time}
Luke 17:23-24
And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after {them}, nor follow {them}.
Deuteronomy 13:1-3
If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,
Mark 13:21
And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here {is} Christ; or, lo, {he is} there; believe {him} not:
John 5:43
I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.