Matthew 24:10

At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another,

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Jesus delivers this warning to His disciples during the Olivet Discourse, describing the tribulation period that follows His prediction of temple destruction.

The words — σκανδαλισθήσονται (skandalisthēsontai) means they will stumble or fall away, and παραδώσουσιν (paradōsousin) denotes they will hand over or betray.

The thread — The collapse of communal trust mirrors Micah 7:5, while the betrayal dynamic aligns with Mark 13:12, and the warning against spiritual collapse echoes Matthew 11:6.

Why it lands — The text demands recognition that persecution will fracture relationships and faith, requiring readers to examine their own steadfastness when hostility rises.

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The Greek words

καὶkaiAnd τότεtotethen σκανδαλισθήσονταιskandalisthēsontaiwill fall away πολλοὶpolloimany καὶkaiand ἀλλήλουςallēlousone another παραδώσουσινparadōsousinthey will betray καὶkaiand μισήσουσινmisēsousinthey will hate ἀλλήλους·allēlousone another;

King James Version

And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.

Cross-references

Micah 7:5 Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms.
Matthew 11:6 Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.”
Mark 13:12 Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.
Luke 21:16 You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and some of you will be put to death.
Mark 4:17 But they themselves have no root, and they remain for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.
John 6:66 From that time on many of His disciples turned back and no longer walked with Him.
2 Timothy 4:16 At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be charged against them.
Matthew 10:21 Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.
Matthew 10:35 For I have come to turn ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
Matthew 13:21 But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.