Matthew 24:25
23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
24 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.
Behold, I have told you before.
26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- See, I have told you in advance.
- KJV
- Behold, I have told you before.
- WEB
- “Behold, I have told you beforehand.
- ASV
- Behold, I have told you beforehand.
- DARBY
- Behold, I have told you beforehand.
- BLB
- Behold, I have told you⁺ beforehand.
- ÅB
- Se, jeg har fortalt dere det på forhånd.
- OTB
- Se, jeg har sagt dere det på forhånd.
- B1930
- Se, jeg har sagt eder det forut.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 16:1
These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.
Read in contextLuke 21:13
And it shall turn to you for a testimony.
Read in contextIsaiah 44:7–8
And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them.
Read in contextIsaiah 46:10–11
Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
Read in contextIsaiah 48:5–6
I have even from the beginning declared it to thee; before it came to pass I shewed it thee: lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them.
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