The head is the elder, the honoured one; the tail is the prophet, the one teaching lies.
Matthew 24:24 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised For false messiahs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For false Christs and false prophets will arise, and they will show great signs and wonders so as to deceive and lead astray, if possible, even the elect (God's chosen ones). American Standard Version (1901) For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. Common English Bible False christs and false prophets will appear, and they will offer great signs and wonders in order to deceive, if possible, even those whom God has chosen. Catholic Public Domain Version For there will arise false Christs and false prophets. And they will produce great signs and wonders, so much so as to lead into error even the elect (if this could be). Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For there shall arise false Christs and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders, insomuch as to deceive (if possible) even the elect. |
The head is the elder, the honoured one; the tail is the prophet, the one teaching lies.
Unless those days were cut short, no one would be saved. But those days will be cut short because of the elect.
He will send out his angels with a loud trumpet, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.
For many will come in my name, saying, “I am the Messiah,” and they will deceive many.
‘Be on your guard against false prophets who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravaging wolves.
For false messiahs and false prophets will arise and will perform signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, the elect.
Will not God grant justice to his elect who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay helping them?
Jesus told him, ‘Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will not believe.’
Everyone the Father gives me will come to me, and the one who comes to me I will never cast out.
This is the will of him who sent me: that I should lose none of those he has given me but should raise them up on the last day.
For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, because he was hurrying to be in Jerusalem, if possible, for the day of Pentecost.
If possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
Where, then, is your blessing? For I testify to you that, if possible, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me.
‘If a prophet or someone who has dreams arises among you and proclaims a sign or wonder to you,
Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, bearing this inscription: The Lord knows those who are his, , and let everyone who calls on the name of the Lord turn away from wickedness.
You are being guarded by God’s power through faith for a salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
Therefore, dear friends, since you know this in advance, be on your guard, so that you are not led away by the error of lawless people and fall from your own stable position.
Children, it is the last hour. And as you have heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. By this we know that it is the last hour.
Who is the liar, if not the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This one is the antichrist: the one who denies the Father and the Son.
We know that everyone who has been born of God does not sin, but the one who is born of God keeps him, , and the evil one does not touch him.
But the beast was taken prisoner, and along with it the false prophet, who had performed the signs in its presence. He deceived those who accepted the mark of the beast and those who worshipped its image with these signs. Both of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulphur.