Luke 21:8 - The Scriptures 2009

⁸ And He said, “See that you are not led astray, for many shall come in My Name, saying, ‘I am,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Then 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 said יהוה of hosts, Elohim of Yisra’ĕl, ‘Let not your prophets and your diviners who are in your midst deceive you, neither listen to the dreams which you are dreaming.

Matthew 24:11

“And many false prophets shall rise up and lead many astray.

Matthew 3:2

and saying, “Repent, for the reign of the heavens has come near!”

Matthew 4:17

From that time יהושע began to proclaim and to say, “Repent, for the reign of the heavens has drawn near.”

Luke 17:23

“And they shall say to you, ‘Look here!’ or ‘Look there!’ Do not go after them, nor follow.

Luke 21:7

And they asked Him, saying, “Teacher, but when shall this be? And what is the sign when this is about to take place?”

Luke 21:9

But when you hear of fightings and unrests, do not be alarmed, for these have to take place first, but the end is not immediately.

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 would receive.

John 8:24

Therefore I said to you that you shall die in your sins. For if you do not believe that I am He, you shall die in your sins.

John 8:28

So יהושע said to them, “When you lift up the Son of Aḏam, then you shall know that I am He, and that I do none at all of Myself, but as My Father taught Me, these words I speak.

1 Corinthians 6:9

Do you not know that the unrighteous shall not inherit the reign of Elohim? Do not be deceived. Neither those who whore, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals,

Ephesians 5:6

Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these the wrath of Elohim comes upon the sons of disobedience.

2 Thessalonians 2:3

Let no one deceive you in any way, because the falling away is to come first, and the man of lawlessness is to be revealed, the son of destruction,

2 Timothy 3:13

But evil men and impostors shall go on to the worse, leading astray and being led astray.

1 John 4:1

Beloved ones, do not believe every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of Elohim, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

2 John 1:7

Because many who are leading astray went out into the world who do not confess יהושע Messiah as coming in the flesh. This one is he who is leading astray and the anti-messiah.

Revelation 1:3

Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and guard what is written in it, for the time is near.

Revelation 12:9

And the great dragon was thrown out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who leads all the world astray. He was thrown to the earth, and his messengers were thrown out with him.