Matthew 24:23

Matthew 24:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
• New International Version (NIV)At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘There he is!’ do not believe it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or 'There he is!' do not believe it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There!’ do not believe it.

Context of Matthew 24:23

21For then there will be great trouble, such as has not happened since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will. 22And unless those days were cut short, no one would be delivered. But for the sake of the chosen, those days will be cut short. “Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here’s the Messiah,’ or ‘There He is,’ do not believe it. 24For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and show great signs and wonders so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen. 25See, I have told you beforehand.

Matthew 24:23 word by word

Τότε ἐάν τις ὑμῖν εἴπῃ· ἰδοὺ ὧδε ὁ χριστὸς ἢ ὧδε, μὴ πιστεύσητε.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenτότεtote · thenG5119
• ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• any manτιςtis · oneG5100
• shall sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto youσύsu · youG4771
• Loὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• hereὧδεhōde · hereG5602
• Christὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• orἤē · orG2228
• believeπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• notμήmē · notG3361

Cross-references for Matthew 24:23

• Deuteronomy 13:1“Whatever I command you, you must take care to do—you are not to add to it or take away from it.
• Mark 13:21“And then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here’s the Messiah!’ or, ‘Look, there He is!’ do not believe it.
• Luke 17:23They will say to you, ‘Look, there!’ or ‘Look, here!’ Do not go and chase after them.
• Luke 21:8And He said, “Watch out that you are not led astray! For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He’ and ‘The time is near!’ Do not follow them.
• John 5:43I have come in My Father’s name, and you do not receive Me. But if another comes in his own name, you will receive him.

Commentaries on Matthew 24:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo here is Christ - Our Lord had cautioned his disciples against false Christs and prophets before, Matthew 24:11; but he seems here to intimate that there would be especial need to attend to this caution about the time of the siege. And in fact many such impostors did arise about that time, promising deliverance from God; and the lower the Jews were reduced, the more disposed they were to listen to such deceivers. Like…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23Lo, here is Christ - The Messiah. The Jews expected the Messiah to deliver them from Roman oppression. In the time of these great calamities they would anxiously look for him. Many would claim “to be” the Messiah. Many would follow those who set up that claim. Many would rejoice to believe that he was come, and would call on others, Christians with the rest, to follow them. Believe it not - You have evidence that the Messiah has come, and you are not to…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. 1-31Some think chapter 24 is about the return of Jesus at the end of time. Others think it as a prediction of events in AD 70, when the Romans destroyed Jerusalem and the temple. Some think it refers to both events. See also study notes on Mark 13.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 24:23

• Antichrist
• Faith
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jesus Continued

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• Antichrist
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• Elect
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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