# Matthew 24.24

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**Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew-the-apostle/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 22. <span class="rl-speech">And except those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.</span> 23. <span class="rl-speech">Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is the Christ, or, Here; believe it not.</span>
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> **24. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span>**
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> 25. <span class="rl-speech">Behold, I have told you beforehand.</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">If therefore they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the wilderness; go not forth: Behold, he is in the inner chambers; believe it not.</span> (Matthew 24:22-26, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 22. <span class="rl-speech">Unless those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved. But for the sake of the chosen ones, those days will be shortened.</span> 23. <span class="rl-speech">“Then if any man tells you, ‘Behold, here is the Christ,’ or, ‘There,’ don’t believe it.</span>
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> **24. <span class="rl-speech">For there will arise false christs, and false prophets, and they will show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones.</span>**
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> 25. <span class="rl-speech">“Behold, I have told you beforehand.</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">If therefore they tell you, ‘Behold, he is in the wilderness,’ don’t go out; ‘Behold, he is in the inner rooms,’ don’t believe it.</span> (Matthew 24:22-26, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 22. <span class="rl-speech">And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.</span> 23. <span class="rl-speech">Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.</span>
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> **24. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span>**
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> 25. <span class="rl-speech">Behold, I have told you before.</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> (Matthew 24:22-26, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 22. <span class="rl-speech">And if those days were not shortened, no flesh would have been saved; but because of the chosen, shall those days be shortened.</span> 23. <span class="rl-speech">'Then if any one may say to you, Lo, here [is] the Christ! or here! ye may not believe;</span>
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> **24. <span class="rl-speech">for there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and they shall give great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, also the chosen.</span>**
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> 25. <span class="rl-speech">Lo, I did tell you beforehand.</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">'If therefore they may say to you, Lo, in the wilderness he is, ye may not go forth; lo, in the inner chambers, ye may not believe;</span> (Matthew 24:22-26, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** Matthew (traditionally) the tax-collector-apostle / narrator + Jesus's direct teaching
- **Audience:** Jewish-Christian audience (heavy OT-fulfillment emphasis)
- **Location:** first-century Palestine (events); possibly Antioch (composition)
- **Time period:** events c. 4 BC, AD 30/33; composed c. AD 60-80

## Theological reading

## Key words

- [G1453 - egeiro](/codex/g1453-egeiro/), *egeiro* (Strong's G1453). Also appears in: [Matthew 8.26](/codex/matthew-8-26/), [Matthew 9.4-8](/codex/matthew-9-4-8/), [Matthew 17.1-8](/codex/matthew-17-1-8/).

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Did Jesus Send Muhammad Dilemma Argument](/codex/did-jesus-send-muhammad-dilemma-argument/)
- [Satanic Fabrication Objection Defeater](/codex/satanic-fabrication-objection-defeater/)

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Matthew 24](/codex/matthew-24/)
- [Two-Stage Messianic Prophecy](/codex/two-stage-messianic-prophecy/)

**Passages:**

- [Daniel 7.13-14](/codex/daniel-7-13-14/)
- [Matthew 17.1-8](/codex/matthew-17-1-8/)
- [Matthew 8.26](/codex/matthew-8-26/)
- [Matthew 9.4-8](/codex/matthew-9-4-8/)

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