Matthew 24:4-5

24:4 Jesus answered them, ¹  “Watch out ²  that no one misleads you. 24:5 For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ ³  and they will mislead many.

Matthew 24:11

24:11 And many false prophets will appear and deceive ⁴  many,

Matthew 24:23-27

24:23 Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ ⁵  or ‘There he is!’ do not believe him. 24:24 For false messiahs ⁶  and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 24:25 Remember, ⁷  I have told you ahead of time. 24:26 So then, if someone ⁸  says to you, ‘Look, he is in the wilderness,’ ⁹  do not go out, or ‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe him. 24:27 For just like the lightning ¹⁰  comes from the east and flashes to the west, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.

¹ tn Grk “answering, Jesus said to them.” This is somewhat redundant and has been simplified in the translation.

² tn Or “Be on guard.”

³ tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

⁵ tn Or “and lead many astray.”

⁷ tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

⁹ tn Or “false christs”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

¹¹ tn Or “Pay attention!” Grk “Behold.”

¹³ tn Grk “they say.” The third person plural is used here as an indefinite and translated “someone” (ExSyn 402).

¹⁴ tn Or “in the desert.”

¹⁵ sn The Son of Man’s coming in power will be sudden and obvious like lightning. No one will need to point it out.