Mat 24:5, 24, Joh 21:5, 2Th 2:3, 1Ti 4:1, 2Ti 3:1, Heb 1:2, 2Pe 2:1, 1Jo 4:3, 2Jo 7 | ISV | STEP | For many will come in my name and say, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will deceive many people.

Matthew 24:5

5 For many will come in my name and say, ‘I am the Christ,’ ^{▼▼I.e. the Messiah} and they will deceive many people.Jer 14:14; 23:24-25; Matt 5:11; 23:24; John 5:43

Matthew 24:24

24 For false christs and false prophets will appear and display great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.Deut 13:1; Matt 13:5, 11; John 6:37; 10:28-29; Rom 8:28-30; 2Thes 2:9-11; 2Tim 2:19; Rev 13:13

John 21:5

5 Jesus said to them, “Children, you don't have any fish, do you?”

They answered him, “No.”Luke 24:41

2 Thessalonians 2:3

3 Do not let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day cannot come ^{▼▼The Gk. lacks that day cannot come} unless the rebellion ^{▼▼Or apostasy} takes place first and the man of sin, ^{▼▼Other mss. read man of lawlessness} who is destined for destruction, ^{▼▼Lit. the son of destruction} is revealed.Dan 7:25; Matt 24:4; John 17:12; Eph 5:6; 1Tim 4:1; 1John 2:18; Rev 13:11

1 Timothy 4:1

1 A Prophecy About the FutureNow the Spirit says clearly that in the last times some people will abandon the faith by following deceitful spirits, the teachings of demons,Dan 11:35, 37-38; John 16:13; 2Thes 2:3; Dan 11:35, 37-38, 2Tim 3:1, 13; 1Pet 1:20; 2Pet 2:1; 3:3; 1John 2:18; Jude 1:4, 18, 37-38, 2Tim 3:1, 13; Rev 9:20; 16:14

2 Timothy 3:1

1 What People Will Be Like in the Last Days

You must realize, however, that in the last days difficult times will come.1Tim 4:1; 2Tim 4:3; 2Pet 3:3; 1John 2:18; Jude 1:18

Hebrews 1:2

2 has in these last days spoken to us by a Son whom he appointed to be the heir of everything and through whom he also made the universe.Deut 4:30; Ps 2:8; Matt 21:38; 28:18; John 1:3, 17; 3:35; 15:15; Rom 8:17; 1Cor 8:6; Gal 4:4; Eph 1:10; Col 1:16; Heb 2:3

2 Peter 2:1

1 Warning against False TeachersNow there were false prophets among the people, just as there also will be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies and even deny the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction on themselves.Deut 13:1; Matt 24:11; Acts 20:30; 1Cor 6:20; 11:19; Gal 3:13; Eph 1:7; Phil 3:19; 1Tim 4:1; 2Tim 3:1, 5; Heb 10:29; 1Pet 1:18; 1John 4:1; Jude 1:4, 18; Rev 5:9

1 John 4:3

3 But every spirit who does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist. You have heard that he is coming, and now he is already in the world.2Thes 2:7; 1John 2:18, 22; 2John 1:7

2 John 7

7 We Must Reject False TeachersFor many deceivers have gone out into the world. They refuse to acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. Any such person is a deceiver and an antichrist.1John 2:22; 4:1-3