# Matthew 24.5

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**Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 3. <span class="rl-speech">And as he sat on the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?</span> 4. And Jesus answered and said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Take heed that no man lead you astray.</span>
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> **5. <span class="rl-speech">For many shall come in my name, saying, I am the Christ; and shall lead many astray.</span>**
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> 6. <span class="rl-speech">And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars; see that ye be not troubled: for these things must needs come to pass; but the end is not yet.</span> 7. <span class="rl-speech">For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be famines and earthquakes in divers places.</span> (Matthew 24:3-7, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 3. <span class="rl-speech">As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? What is the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?”</span> 4. Jesus answered them, <span class="rl-speech">“Be careful that no one leads you astray.</span>
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> **5. <span class="rl-speech">For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will lead many astray.</span>**
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> 6. <span class="rl-speech">You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you aren’t troubled, for all this must happen, but the end is not yet.</span> 7. <span class="rl-speech">For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines, plagues, and earthquakes in various places.</span> (Matthew 24:3-7, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 3. <span class="rl-speech">And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?</span> 4. And Jesus answered and said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Take heed that no man deceive you.</span>
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> **5. <span class="rl-speech">For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.</span>**
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> 6. <span class="rl-speech">And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.</span> 7. <span class="rl-speech">For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.</span> (Matthew 24:3-7, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 3. <span class="rl-speech">And when he is sitting on the mount of the Olives, the disciples came near to him by himself, saying, 'Tell us, when shall these be? and what [is] the sign of thy presence, and of the full end of the age?'</span> 4. And Jesus answering said to them, <span class="rl-speech">'Take heed that no one may lead you astray,</span>
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> **5. <span class="rl-speech">for many shall come in my name, saying, I am the Christ, and they shall lead many astray,</span>**
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> 6. <span class="rl-speech">and ye shall begin to hear of wars, and reports of wars; see, be not troubled, for it behoveth all [these] to come to pass, but the end is not yet.</span> 7. <span class="rl-speech">'For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places;</span> (Matthew 24:3-7, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Messiahs Before Jesus Objection Defeater](/codex/messiahs-before-jesus-objection-defeater/)

**Concepts:**

- [God and the Killing of Children](/codex/god-and-the-killing-of-children/), via [Matthew 24.1-22](/codex/matthew-24-1-22/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Matthew 24](/codex/matthew-24/)

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## Notes

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## 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.