1 Machabæorum 24:4

Jerome's Latin Vulgate

Et respondens Jesus, dixit eis: Videte ne quis vos seducat:

Parallel Translations

Nova Vulgata (1979)
Et respondens Iesus dixit eis: "Videte, ne quis vos seducat.

Clementine Latin Vulgate (1592)
Et respondens Jesus, dixit eis : Videte ne quis vos seducat :

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Take: Jeremiah 29:8, Mark 13:5, Mark 13:6, Mark 13:22, Luke 21:8, 2 Corinthians 11:13-15, Ephesians 4:14, Ephesians 5:6, Colossians 2:8, Colossians 2:18, 2 Thessalonians 2:3, 2 Peter 2:1-3, 1 John 4:1

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 4:23 - heed Jeremiah 37:9 - Deceive Matthew 7:15 - false John 21:21 - Lord 1 Corinthians 15:33 - Be Colossians 2:4 - lest 2 Thessalonians 2:2 - by spirit Hebrews 3:12 - Take Hebrews 13:9 - carried 2 John 1:8 - Look

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Jesus answered and said unto them,.... Not to indulge their curiosity, but to instruct them in things useful to be known, and which might be cautions to them and others, against deceivers; confirm them in the faith of himself, when they should see his predictions accomplished; and be directions to them, of what might shortly be expected.

Take heed that no man deceive you: by pretending to come from God with a new revelation, setting himself up for the Messiah, after my departure; suggesting himself to be the person designed by God to be the deliverer of Israel, and to be sent by him, to set up a temporal kingdom, in great worldly splendour and glory; promising great names, and high places of honour and trust in it; things which Christ knew his disciples were fond of, and were in danger of being ensnared by; and therefore gives them this suitable and seasonable advice, and caution.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Take heed ... - Jesus, in reply to their question, first gives them a caution to beware of deception. They were to be constantly on their guard, because many would arise to deceive the people.

Many shall come in my name - Not in the name or by the authority of Jesus, or claiming to be His followers, and to be sent by him, but in the name of the Messiah, or claiming to be the Messiah.

I am Christ - I am the Messiah. See the notes at Matthew 1:1. The Messiah was expected at that time, Matthew 2:1-2. Many would lay, claims to being the Messiah, and, as He was universally expected, multitudes would easily be led to believe in them. There is abundant evidence that this was fully accomplished. Josephus informs us that there were many who pretended to divine inspiration; who deceived the people, leading out numbers of them into the desert. “The land,” says He “was overrun with magicians, seducers, and impostors, who drew the people after them in multitudes into solitudes and deserts, to see I the signs and miracles which they promised to show by the power of God.” Among these are mentioned particularly Dositheus, the Samaritan, who affirmed that He was Christ; Simon Magus, who said He appeared among the Jews as the Son of God; and Theudas, who persuaded many to go with him to the river Jordan, to see the waters divided. The names of 24 false Messiahs are recorded as having appeared between the time of the Emperor Adrian and the year 1682.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Matthew 24:4. Take heed that no man deceive you. — The world is full of deceivers, and it is only by taking heed to the counsel of Christ that even his followers can escape being ruined by them. From this to Matthew 24:31, our Lord mentions the signs which should precede his coming.