Matthew 24:5

24:5 For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ ¹  and they will mislead many.

Matthew 24:23-26

24:23 Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ ²  or ‘There he is!’ do not believe him. 24:24 For false messiahs ³  and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 24:25 Remember, ⁴  I have told you ahead of time. 24:26 So then, if someone ⁵  says to you, ‘Look, he is in the wilderness,’ ⁶  do not go out, or ‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe him.

¹ tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

² tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

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

⁴ tn Or “Pay attention!” Grk “Behold.”

⁵ tn Grk “they say.” The third person plural is used here as an indefinite and translated “someone” (ExSyn 402).

⁶ tn Or “in the desert.”