Behold, I have told you in advance.
“Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be as wary as serpents, and as innocent as doves.
For false christs and false prophets will arise and will provide great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect.
So if they say to you, ‘Behold, He is in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ‘Behold, He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe them.
It will lead to an opportunity for your testimony.
“These things I have spoken to you so that you will not be led into sin.
I have previously said when I was present the second time, and though now absent I say in advance to those who have sinned in the past and to all the rest as well, that if I come again I will not spare anyone,