Luke 21:8

8 And he said, ¹“See that you are not led astray. For ²many will come in my name, saying, ³‘I am he! ’ and, ⁴‘The time is at hand! ’ Do not go after them.

Luke 21:8 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 21:8

And he said, take heed that ye be not deceived
With false Christs, and false prophets: for many shall come in my name;
making use of his name, taking it to them; not that they would pretend they were sent by him, but that they were he himself: saying, I am [Christ];
so the Syriac and Persic versions supply as we do: and the time draweth near;
not that such will come, but when come, they will say, that the time of the deliverance of the Jewish nation from the Roman yoke is at hand: go ye not therefore after them;
do not be their disciples, or follow them where they would lead you; for nothing but destruction will be the consequence of it.

Luke 21:8 In-Context

6 “As for these things that you see, the days will come when there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down. ”

7 And they asked him, “Teacher, when will these things be, and what will be the sign when these things are about to take place? ”

8 And he said, “See that you are not led astray. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he! ’ and, ‘The time is at hand! ’ Do not go after them.

9 And when you hear of wars and tumults, do not be terrified, for these things must first take place, but the end will not be at once. ”

10 Then he said to them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.

Cross References

• 1. 21:8 Jer. 29:8; Eph. 5:6; Col. 2:8; 2 Thess. 2:3; 1 John 3:7
• 2. 21:8 Jer. 14:14; 1 John 2:18
• 3. 21:8 See John 8:24
• 4. 21:8 [Matt. 3:2; 4:17; Mark 1:15]