Matthew 24:26 - Easy To Read Version

²⁶ “Some person might tell you, ‘The Christ {\cf2\super [374]} is there in the desert!’ But don’t go into the desert to look for the Christ. Another person might say, ‘There is the Christ in that room!’ But don’t believe that.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁶ Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁶ So if they say to you, Behold, He is in the wilderness (desert)–do not go out there; if they tell you, Behold, He is in the secret places or inner rooms–do not believe it.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁶ If therefore they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the wilderness; go not forth: Behold, he is in the inner chambers; believe it not.

Common English Bible

²⁶ So if they say to you, ‘Look, he’s in the desert,’ don’t go out. And if they say, ‘Look, he’s in the rooms deep inside the house,’ don’t believe it.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁶ Therefore, if they will have said to you, 'Behold, he is in the desert,' do not choose to go out, or, 'Behold, he is in the inner rooms,' do not be willing to believe it.

Matthew 24:26 Cross References

Isaiah 40:3

Listen, there is a person shouting!\par “Prepare a way in the desert for the Lord!\par Make the road in the desert level\par for our God!\par

Matthew 24:25

Now I have warned you about this before it happens.

Matthew 24:27

When the Son of Man {\cf2\super [375]} comes, he will be seen by all people. It will be like lightning flashing in the sky that can be seen everywhere.

Matthew 3:1

At that time John the Baptizer came and began telling people a message \{from God\}. This was in the desert area of Judea.

Acts 21:38

Then you are not the man I thought you were? I thought you were the Egyptian man who started some trouble against the government not long ago. That Egyptian man led 4,000 killers out to the desert.”