Bible Strands
Matthew 24:12
Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses his disciples on the Mount of Olives, situating this statement between the warning of deceptive false prophets and the command to endure to the end.
The words — ἀνομίαν (anomian) denotes active lawlessness, and ψυγήσεται (psugēsetai) literally means will grow cold or lose warmth.
The thread — The motif of cooling love appears in Revelation 2:4 where believers are rebuked for abandoning their first love, and in Revelation 3:15 where indifference is condemned. James 4:1 similarly traces relational breakdown to internal passions warring within.
Why it lands — The text demands endurance when moral corruption becomes widespread and communal devotion declines. It requires the reader to maintain faithful obedience regardless of external decay or internal cooling.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
Cross-references
- Revelation 2:4 But I have this against you: You have abandoned your first love.
- James 4:1 What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?
- Revelation 3:15 I know your deeds; you are neither cold nor hot. How I wish you were one or the other!
- Revelation 2:10 Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
- James 5:1 Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.