Luke 21:8

8 And He said, "Take heed that ye be not deceived, for many shall come in My name, saying, `I am Christ,' and, `the time draweth near.' Go ye not therefore 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 which ye behold, the days will come in which there shall not be left one stone upon another that shall not be thrown down."

7 And they asked Him, saying, "Master, but when shall these things be? And what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass?"

8 And He said, "Take heed that ye be not deceived, for many shall come in My name, saying, `I am Christ,' and, `the time draweth near.' Go ye not therefore after them.

9 But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified, for these things must first come to pass. But the end is not at once."

10 Then said He unto them, "Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom,