Matthew 24:10

Matthew 24:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
• New International Version (NIV)At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And then many will fall away and betray one another and hate one another.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another.

Context of Matthew 24:10

8But all this is only the first of the birth pains, with more to come. 9“Then you will be arrested, persecuted, and killed. You will be hated all over the world because you are my followers. And many will turn away from me and betray and hate each other. 11And many false prophets will appear and will deceive many people. 12Sin will be rampant everywhere, and the love of many will grow cold.

Matthew 24:10 word by word

καὶ τότε σκανδαλισθήσονται πολλοὶ καὶ ἀλλήλους παραδώσουσιν καὶ μισήσουσιν ἀλλήλους·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• thenτότεtote · thenG5119
• shallσκανδαλίζωskandalizō · to cause to stumbleG4624
• manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• shall betrayπαραδίδωμιparadidōmi · to deliverG3860
• one anotherἀλλήλωνallēlōn · one anotherG240
• shall hateμισέωmiseō · to hateG3404

Cross-references for Matthew 24:10

• Matthew 11:6And he added, “God blesses those who do not fall away because of me.”
• Matthew 13:21But since they don’t have deep roots, they don’t last long. They fall away as soon as they have problems or are persecuted for believing God’s word.
• Matthew 26:31On the way, Jesus told them, “Tonight all of you will desert me. For the Scriptures say, ‘God will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’
• Mark 4:17But since they don’t have deep roots, they don’t last long. They fall away as soon as they have problems or are persecuted for believing God’s word.
• John 6:60Many of his disciples said, “This is very hard to understand. How can anyone accept it?”
• 2 Timothy 1:15As you know, everyone from the province of Asia has deserted me—even Phygelus and Hermogenes.
• 2 Timothy 4:10Demas has deserted me because he loves the things of this life and has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus has gone to Dalmatia.
• Matthew 10:21“A brother will betray his brother to death, a father will betray his own child, and children will rebel against their parents and cause them to be killed.
• Matthew 26:21While they were eating, he said, “I tell you the truth, one of you will betray me.”
• Micah 7:5Don’t trust anyone— not your best friend or even your wife!
• Mark 13:12“A brother will betray his brother to death, a father will betray his own child, and children will rebel against their parents and cause them to be killed.
• Luke 21:16Even those closest to you—your parents, brothers, relatives, and friends—will betray you. They will even kill some of you.

Commentaries on Matthew 24:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another - To illustrate this point, one sentence out of Tacitus (Annal. l. xv). will be sufficient, who, speaking of the persecution under Nero, says, At first several were seized, who confessed, and then by Their Discovery a great multitude of others were convicted and executed.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Many shall be offended - See the notes at Matthew 5:29. Many shall stumble, fall, apostatize from a profession of religion. Many who “professed” to love me will then show that they had no “real” attachment to me; and in those trying times it will be seen that they knew nothing of genuine Christian love. See 1 John 2:19. Shall betray one another - Those who thus apostatize from professed attachment to me will betray others who really love me. This they…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. 10Some people will stop being loyal to Jesus because of persecution (Matthew 10:25; 13:21; 16:24–28; 26:33).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 24:10

• Apostasy
• Betrayal
• Jesus Continued
• Persecution

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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