"Behold,I have told you in advance.
"Behold,I sendyou out as sheepin the midstof wolves;sobe shrewdas serpentsand innocentas doves.
"For false Christsand false prophetswill ariseand will showgreatsignsand wonders,soas to mislead,ifpossible,eventhe elect.
"Soifthey sayto you, 'Behold,He is in the wilderness,'do not goout, [or], 'Behold,He is in the inner rooms,'do not believe[them].
"It will leadto an opportunity for your testimony.
"These thingsI have spokento you sothat you may be keptfrom stumbling.
I have previously saidwhenpresentthe second time,and though nowabsentI say in advanceto thosewho have sinned in the pastand to allthe rest[as well], that ifI comeagainI will not spare[anyone],
