See, I have told you beforehand.
“I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away.
This will be your opportunity to bear witness.
“Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.
So, if they say to you, ‘Look, he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out. If they say, ‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.
I warned those who sinned before and all the others, and I warn them now while absent, as I did when present on my second visit, that if I come again I will not spare them—
