New English Translation
Luke 21:8
8He said, “Watch out that you are not misled. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them!
Luke 21:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)He replied: “Watch out that you are not deceived. For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am he,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he said, "See that you are not led astray. For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am he!' and, 'The time is at hand!' Do not go after them.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And He said: “Take heed that you not be deceived. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time has drawn near.’ Therefore do not go after them.
Context of Luke 21:8
6“As for these things that you are gazing at, the days will come when not one stone will be left on another. All will be torn down!” 7So they asked him, “Teacher, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that these things are about to take place?” He said, “Watch out that you are not misled. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them! 9And when you hear of wars and rebellions, do not be afraid. For these things must happen first, but the end will not come at once.” 10Then he said to them, “Nation will rise up in arms against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
Read all of Luke 21Luke 21:8 word by word
Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν· βλέπετε μὴ πλανηθῆτε· πολλοὶ γὰρ ἐλεύσονται ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματί μου λέγοντες ἐγώ εἰμι, καὶ ὁ καιρὸς ἤγγικεν. μὴ πορευθῆτε ὀπίσω αὐτῶν.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Andδέde · thenG1161
- he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- Take heed thatβλέπωblepō · to seeG991
- ye beπλανάωplanaō · to lead astrayG4105
- notμήmē · notG3361
- forγάρgar · forG1063
- manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
- shall comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
- inἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
- myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
- sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
- amεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- the timeκαιρόςkairos · time/right timeG2540
- draweth nearἐγγίζωeggizō · to come nearG1448
- go yeπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
- thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
- afterὀπίσωopisō · afterG3694
- themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
Cross-references for Luke 21:8
- Jeremiah 29:8“For the Lord God of Israel who rules over all says, ‘Do not let the prophets or those among you who claim to be able to predict the future by divination deceive you. And do not pay any attention to the dreams that you are encouraging them to dream.
- Matthew 24:4Jesus answered them, “Watch out that no one misleads you.
- Mark 13:5Jesus began to say to them, “Watch out that no one misleads you.
- 2 Corinthians 11:13For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.
- Ephesians 5:6Let nobody deceive you with empty words, for because of these things God’s wrath comes on the sons of disobedience.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:3Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not arrive until the rebellion comes and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction.
- 2 Timothy 3:13But evil people and charlatans will go from bad to worse, deceiving others and being deceived themselves.
- 1 John 4:1Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to determine if they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
- 2 John 1:7For many deceivers have gone out into the world, people who do not confess Jesus as Christ coming in the flesh. This person is the deceiver and the antichrist!
- Revelation 12:9So that huge dragon – the ancient serpent, the one called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world – was thrown down to the earth, and his angels along with him.
- John 5:43I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not accept me. If someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him.
- Acts 5:36For some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men joined him. He was killed, and all who followed him were dispersed and nothing came of it.
- Acts 8:9Now in that city was a man named Simon, who had been practicing magic and amazing the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great.
- Matthew 3:2“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
- Matthew 4:17From that time Jesus began to preach this message: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
- Revelation 1:3Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy aloud, and blessed are those who hear and obey the things written in it, because the time is near!
Commentaries on Luke 21:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Many shall come in my name - Usurping my name: calling themselves the Messiah. See Matthew 24:5. Concerning this prediction of the destruction of Jerusalem, and its literal accomplishment, see the notes on Matthew 24:1-42 (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7-36Verses 7-36 The account of the destruction of Jerusalem contained in this chapter has been fully considered in the notes at Luke 21:9 Commotions - Insurrections. Subjects rising against their rulers. Luke 21:11 Fearful sights - See Matthew 24:7. Luke 21:12, Luke 21:13 Synagogues, and into prisons - See the notes at Mark 13:9-10. Luke 21:14 Settle it, therefore, in your hearts - Fix it firmly in your minds - so firmly as to become a settled principle…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-28Verses 5-28 With much curiosity those about Christ ask as to the time when the great desolation should be. He answers with clearness and fulness, as far as was necessary to teach them their duty; for all knowledge is desirable as far as it is in order to practice. Though spiritual judgements are the most common in gospel times, yet God makes use of temporal judgments also. Christ tells them what hard things they should suffer for his name's sake, and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8claiming, ‘I am He,’: See study note on Mark 13:5–6.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. the time--of the Kingdom, in its full glory. go ... not ... after them--"I come not so very soon" (2Th 2:1, 2) [Stier].Read the comment
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Commentaries on Luke 21
- 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
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