Matthew 24:4

24:4 Jesus answered them, ¹  “Watch out ²  that no one misleads you.

Matthew 24:24-25

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.

Mark 13:5-6

13:5 Jesus began to say to them, “Watch out ⁵  that no one misleads you. 13:6 Many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ ⁶  and they will mislead many.

Mark 13:9

Persecution of Disciples

13:9 “You must watch out for yourselves. You will be handed over ⁷  to councils ⁸  and beaten in the synagogues. ⁹  You will stand before governors and kings ¹⁰  because of me, as a witness to them.

Mark 13:23

13:23 Be careful! I have told you everything ahead of time.

Luke 21:8

21:8 He ¹¹  said, “Watch out ¹²  that you are not misled. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ ¹³  and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them!

Hebrews 12:15

12:15 See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God, that no one be like a bitter root springing up ¹⁴  and causing trouble, and through him many become defiled.

Revelation 3:11

3:11 I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have so that no one can take away ¹⁵  your crown. ¹⁶ 

[24:4]  ¹ tn Grk “answering, Jesus said to them.” This is somewhat redundant and has been simplified in the translation.

[24:4]  ² tn Or “Be on guard.”

[24:24]  ³ tn Or “false christs”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

[24:25]  ⁴ tn Or “Pay attention!” Grk “Behold.”

[13:5]  ⁵ tn Or “Be on guard.”

[13:6]  ⁶ tn That is, “I am the Messiah.”

[13:9]  ⁷ tn Grk “They will hand you over.” “They” is an indefinite plural, referring to people in general. The parallel in Matt 10:17 makes this explicit.

[13:9]  ⁸ sn Councils in this context refers to local judicial bodies attached to the Jewish synagogue. This group would be responsible for meting out justice and discipline within the Jewish community.

[13:9]  ⁹ sn See the note on synagogue in 1:21.

[13:9]  ¹⁰ sn These statements look at persecution both from a Jewish context as the mention of councils and synagogues suggests, and from a Gentile one as the reference to governors and kings suggests. Some fulfillment of Jewish persecution can be seen in Acts.

[21:8]  ¹¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[21:8]  ¹² tn Or “Be on guard.”

[21:8]  ¹³ tn That is, “I am the Messiah.”

[12:15]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “that there not be any root of bitterness,” but referring figuratively to a person who causes trouble (as in Deut 29:17 [LXX] from which this is quoted).

[3:11]  ¹⁵ tn On the verb λάβῃ (labh) here BDAG 583 s.v. λαμβάνω 2 states, “to take away, remove…with or without the use of force τὰ ἀργύρια take away the silver coins (fr. the temple) Mt 27:6. τὰς ἀσθενείας diseases 8:17. τὸν στέφανον Rv 3:11.”

[3:11]  ¹⁶ sn Your crown refers to a wreath consisting either of foliage or of precious metals formed to resemble foliage and worn as a symbol of honor, victory, or as a badge of high office – ‘wreath, crown’ (L&N 6.192).