Bible Strands
Matthew 24:11
and many false prophets will arise and deceive many.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses his disciples during the Olivet discourse, describing the escalating tribulation that will precede the end. He outlines the spiritual decay and betrayal that will characterize that period.
The words — ψευδοπροφῆται (pseudoprophētai) literally means “false prophets,” and πλανήσουσιν (planēsousin) means “they will mislead.” These terms mark the specific mechanism of spiritual corruption in the coming days.
The thread — The warning against deceptive religious figures appears in Matthew 7:15, Matthew 24:5, and Matthew 24:24, where false prophets and false Christs are repeatedly linked to mass deception. These passages establish a consistent biblical pattern of testing spiritual claims against established truth.
Why it lands — The text demands active discernment rather than passive acceptance of charismatic or popular religious claims. Readers must evaluate teachings and miracles against Christ’s word to avoid being misled by increasing wickedness.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
Cross-references
- Matthew 24:24 For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible.
- Matthew 7:15 Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
- Matthew 24:5 For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.
- 1 Timothy 4:1 Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,
- Mark 13:22 For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible.
- 1 John 2:18 Children, it is the last hour; and just as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have appeared. This is how we know it is the last hour.
- Jude 1:4 For certain men have crept in among you unnoticed—ungodly ones who were designated long ago for condemnation. They turn the grace of our God into a license for immorality, and they deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
- Revelation 19:20 But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.
- 2 Peter 2:1 Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.
- 1 John 4:1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.