Luke 21:8

King James Version (KJV)

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.

Translations

Luke 21:8 - Amplified Bible

And He said, Be on your guard {and} be careful that you are not led astray; for many will come in My name [appropriating to themselves the name Messiah which belongs to Me], saying, I am He! and, The time is at hand! Do not go out after them.

Luke 21:8 - American Standard Version

And he said, Take heed that ye be not led astray: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am he; and, The time is at hand: go ye not after them.

Luke 21:8 - Bible in Basic English

And he said, Take care that you are not tricked: for a number of people will come in my name, saying, I am he; and, The time is near: do not go after them.

Luke 21:8 - Darby Bible

And he said, See that ye be not led astray, for many shall come in my name, saying, *I* am [he], and the time is drawn nigh: go ye not [therefore] after them.

Luke 21:8 - English Standard Version

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.

Luke 21:8 - King James Version

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 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y El dijo: Mirad que no seáis engañados; porque muchos vendrán en mi nombre, diciendo: "Yo soy el Cristo", y: "El tiempo está cerca". No los sigáis.

Luke 21:8 - The Message

He said, "Watch out for the doomsday deceivers. Many leaders are going to show up with forged identities claiming, ’I’m the One,’ or, ’The end is near.’ Don’t fall for any of that. When you hear of wars and uprisings, keep your head and don’t panic. This is routine history and no sign of the end."

Luke 21:8 - New American Standard Bible

And He said, "See to it that you are not misled; for many will come in My name, saying, `I am {He,}' and, `The time is near.' Do not go after them.

Luke 21:8 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Jesùs respondiò: "Cuìdense de no ser engañados; porque muchos vendrán en Mi nombre, diciendo: 'Yo soy el Cristo (el Mesìas),' y: 'El tiempo está cerca.' No los sigan.

Luke 21:8 - World English Bible

He said, "Watch out that you don`t get led astray, for many will come in my name, saying, `I AM,` and, `The time is at hand.` Therefore don`t follow them.

Luke 21:8 - Young's Living Translation

And he said, `See -- ye may not be led astray, for many shall come in my name, saying -- I am [he], and the time hath come nigh; go not on then after them;

Luke 21:8 - Additional Comments

See Gal 1:8, 2 Cor 11:4, 13-15, Matt 24:26-27
Some of those who are false messiahs:
- Maitreya, the "world teacher", is expected to initiate his 'Day of Revealing' anytime now, and is reported to have been making a number of special appearances in third world countries.
- David Koresh, former leader of the Branch Davidian cult in Waco, Texas, believed he was the Lamb of Revelation 5 because he received revelations from God in how to interpret the seven seals needed to be broken in order to open the scroll. 75 people died in the inferno that ensued during the attempted takeover of the compound by the FBI and ATF on April 19, 1993.
- Sun Myung Moon, the Moonies, the Unification Church, and 'True Parents Organization', are all examples of Matt 24:5. Moon has claimed often to be God.
- Four thousand feet up into the mountains of Siberia a man in a red velvet robe, he calls himself Vissarion. He lives in a log cabin with a view and spends his days writing down his musings and painting oil canvasses. He says, I am Jesus Christ.
- Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson (April 18, 1902-June 12, 1994). Hasidism has been charged by other Orthodox Jews with creating a cult of personality since its inception. His followers had an extremely high level of devotion to him; they believed that he was infallible, and many proclaimed that he was the messiah.
- Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad said that the Holy Prophet Muhammad had brought the final, everlasting religion, law and scripture. So any truthful claimant sent by God could ONLY appear within the Islamic religion. And the work of any such claimant could ONLY be the defense and propagation of Islam (as taught in the Quran and by the Prophet Muhammad). Therefore Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad is a Messiah and Mahdi within Islam carrying forward the mission of the Prophet Muhammad, and being entirely subject to the authority of the Quran and Prophet Muhammad like any other Muslim. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad referred to himself as a "prophet" in his writings and claimed to be the second coming of Jesus. Hence this claim is abhorrent to most Muslims.
- See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_messiah_claimants, or "list of messiah claimants.doc"

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