1 Machabæorum 24:23

Jerome's Latin Vulgate

Tunc si quis vobis dixerit: Ecce hic est Christus, aut illic: nolite credere.

Parallel Translations

Nova Vulgata (1979)
Tunc si quis vobis dixerit: "Ecce hic Christus" aut: "Hic", nolite credere.

Clementine Latin Vulgate (1592)
Tunc si quis vobis dixerit : Ecce hic est Christus, aut illic : nolite credere.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Deuteronomy 13:1-3, Mark 13:21, Luke 17:23, Luke 17:24, Luke 21:8, John 5:43

Reciprocal: Proverbs 26:25 - believe Ezekiel 13:7 - The Lord Amos 8:12 - shall run Mark 13:6 - and shall Luke 17:21 - Lo here John 8:21 - I go 1 John 4:1 - many

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then if any man shall say unto you,.... Either at the time when the siege shall be begun, and the abomination of desolation standing in the holy place; or during the days of tribulation, whilst the siege lasted; or after those days were shortened, and the city destroyed, and the Roman army was gone with their captives: when some, that were scattered up and down in the country, would insinuate to their countrymen, that the Messiah was in such a place: saying,

lo! here is Christ, or there, believe it not; for both during the time of the siege, there were such that sprung up, and pretended to be Messiahs, and deliverers of them from the Roman power, and had their several abettors; one saying he was in such place, and another that he was in such a place; and so spirited up the people not to fly, nor to deliver up the city; and also, after the city was taken and destroyed, one and another set up for the Messiah. Very quickly after, one Jonathan, a very wicked man, led many into the desert of Cyrene, promising to show them signs and wonders, and was overthrown by Catullius, the Roman governor q; and after that, in the times of Adrian, the famous Barcochab set up for the Messiah, and was encouraged by R. Akiba, and a multitude of Jews r.

q Joseph. Antiq. l. 7. c. 12. r Ganz. Tzemach David, par. 1. fol. 28. 2.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Lo, here is Christ - The Messiah. The Jews expected the Messiah to deliver them from Roman oppression. In the time of these great calamities they would anxiously look for him. Many would claim “to be” the Messiah. Many would follow those who set up that claim. Many would rejoice to believe that he was come, and would call on others, Christians with the rest, to follow them.

Believe it not - You have evidence that the Messiah has come, and you are not to be deceived by the plausible pretensions of others.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Matthew 24:23. Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo here is Christ — Our Lord had cautioned his disciples against false Christs and prophets before, Matthew 24:11; but he seems here to intimate that there would be especial need to attend to this caution about the time of the siege. And in fact many such impostors did arise about that time, promising deliverance from God; and the lower the Jews were reduced, the more disposed they were to listen to such deceivers. Like a man drowning, they were willing to catch even at a straw, while there was any prospect of being saved. But as it was to little purpose for a man to take upon him the character of the Christ, without miracles to avouch his Divine mission, so it was the common artifice of these impostors to show signs and wonders, σημεια και τερατα; the very words used by Christ in this prophecy, and by Josephus in his history: ANT. b. xx. c. 7. Among these Simon Magus, and Dositheus, mentioned before; and Barcocab, who, St. Jerome says, pretended to vomit flames. And it is certain these and some others were so dexterous in imitating miraculous works that they deceived many; and such were their works, that if the elect, the chosen persons, the Christians, had not had the fullest evidence of the truth of Christ's mission and miracles, they must have been deceived too: but, having had these proofs, they could not possibly be deceived by these impostors. This is simply the meaning of this place; and it is truly astonishing that it should be brought as a proof for the doctrine (whether true or false is at present out of the question) of the necessary and eternal perseverance of the saints! How abundant the Jews were in magic, divination, sorcery, incantation, &c., see proved by Dr. Lightfoot on this place.