Matthew 24:26

Matthew 24:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)“So if anyone tells you, ‘There he is, out in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ‘Here he is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So, if they say to you, 'Look, he is in the wilderness,' do not go out. If they say, 'Look, he is in the inner rooms,' do not believe it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Therefore if they say to you, ‘Look, He is in the desert!’ do not go out; or ‘Look, He is in the inner rooms!’ do not believe it.

Context of Matthew 24:26

24False messiahs and false prophets will appear. They will work spectacular, miraculous signs and do wonderful things to deceive, if possible, even those whom God has chosen. 25Listen! I’ve told you this before it happens. So if someone tells you, ‘He’s in the desert!’ don’t go out ⌞looking for him⌟. And don’t believe anyone who says, ‘He’s in a secret place!’ 27The Son of Man will come again just as lightning flashes from east to west. 28Vultures will gather wherever there is a dead body.

Matthew 24:26 word by word

ἐὰν οὖν εἴπωσιν ὑμῖν· ἰδοὺ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ ἐστίν, μὴ ἐξέλθητε· ἰδοὺ ἐν τοῖς ταμείοις, μὴ πιστεύσητε.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Whereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• they shall sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto youσύsu · youG4771
• Beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• he isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the desertἔρημοςerēmos · desertedG2048
• goἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• notμήmē · notG3361
• the secret chambersταμεῖονtameion · inner roomG5009
• believeπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100

Cross-references for Matthew 24:26

• Matthew 21:38“When the workers saw his son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Let’s kill him and get his inheritance.’
• Matthew 3:1Later, John the Baptizer appeared in the desert of Judea. His message was,
• Isaiah 40:3A voice cries out in the desert: “Clear a way for the Lord. Make a straight highway in the wilderness for our God.
• Luke 3:2It was at the time when Annas and Caiaphas were chief priests that God spoke to John, son of Zechariah, in the desert.
• Acts 21:38Aren’t you the Egyptian who started a revolution not long ago and led four thousand terrorists into the desert?”

Commentaries on Matthew 24:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26If they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert - Is it not worthy of remark that our Lord not only foretold the appearance of these impostors, but also the manner and circumstances of their conduct? Some he mentions as appearing in the desert. Josephus says, Ant. b. xx. c. 7, and War, book ii. c. 13: That many impostors and cheats persuaded the people to follow them to the desert, promising to show them signs and wonders done by the providence of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26Behold, he is in the desert - The Jews had formed the expectation that the Messiah would appear suddenly from some unexpected quarter; hence, many would be looking to desert places, expecting that he would come from them. Accordingly, most of the impostors and pretended prophets led their people into the deserts. Go not forth - Do not follow them; they will only deceive you. In secret chambers - Concealed in some house, or some retired part of the city…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-28Verses 4-28 The disciples had asked concerning the times, When these things should be? Christ gave them no answer to that; but they had also asked, What shall be the sign? This question he answers fully. The prophecy first respects events near at hand, the destruction of Jerusalem, the end of the Jewish church and state, the calling of the Gentiles, and the setting up of Christ's kingdom in the world; but it also looks to the general judgment; and toward…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26Some Jewish prophets persuaded people to follow them into the desert to witness signs of salvation (see Matthew 24:4–8). in the inner rooms: This might refer to secretive groups, like those at Qumran, or small fellowship groups linked to the Pharisees.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 24:26

• Antichrist
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jesus Continued
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Commentaries on Matthew 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings