Luke 21:8 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

⁸ And he said, “Take heed that you are not led astray; for many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he!’ and, ‘The time is at hand!’ Do not go after them.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ And He said, Be on your guard and be careful that you are not led astray; for many will come in My name [appropriating to themselves the name Messiah which belongs to Me], saying, I am He! and, The time is at hand! Do not go out after them.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ And he said, Take heed that ye be not led astray: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am he; and, The time is at hand: go ye not after them.

Common English Bible

⁸ Jesus said, “Watch out that you aren’t deceived. Many will come in my name, saying, ‘I’m the one!’ and ‘It’s time!’ Don’t follow them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ And he said: "Be cautious, lest you be seduced. For many will come in my name, saying: 'For I am he,' and, 'The time has drawn near.' And so, do not choose to go after them.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁸ Who said: Take heed you be not seduced; for many will come in my name, saying, I am he; and the time is at hand: go ye not therefore after them.

Luke 21:8 Cross References

Jeremiah 29:8

For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Do not let your prophets and your diviners who are among you deceive you, and do not listen to the dreams which they dream,

Matthew 24:11

And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray.

Matthew 3:2

“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

Matthew 4:17

From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

Luke 17:23

And they will say to you, ‘Lo, there!’ or ‘Lo, here!’ Do not go, do not follow them.

Luke 21:7

And they asked him, “Teacher, when will this be, and what will be the sign when this is about to take place?”

Luke 21:9

And when you hear of wars and tumults, do not be terrified; for this must first take place, but the end will not be at once.”

John 5:43

I have come in my Father's name, and you do not receive me; if another comes in his own name, him you will receive.

John 8:24

I told you that you would die in your sins, for you will die in your sins unless you believe that I am he.”

John 8:28

So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of man, then you will know that I am he, and that I do nothing on my own authority but speak thus as the Father taught me.

1 Corinthians 6:9

Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither the immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor sexual perverts,

Ephesians 5:6

Let no one deceive you with empty words, for it is because of these things that the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

2 Thessalonians 2:3

Let no one deceive you in any way; for that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of perdition,

2 Timothy 3:13

while evil men and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceivers and deceived.

1 John 4:1

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are of God; for many false prophets have gone out into the world.

2 John 1:7

For many deceivers have gone out into the world, men who will not acknowledge the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh; such a one is the deceiver and the antichrist.

Revelation 1:3

Blessed is he who reads aloud the words of the prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written therein; for the time is near.

Revelation 12:9

And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.