Mat 24:5, Act 20:29-30, 1Ti 4:1 | ESV | STEP | For many will come in my name , saying , I am the Christ , and they will lead many astray .

a ver. 11, 24; Jer. 14:14; 1 John 2:18

bSee ch. 1:17

c[See ver. 28 above]

dSee Matt. 7:15

e John 10:12; [Col. 2:8]

f[1 Cor. 11:19; 2 Cor. 11:13; 1 Tim. 1:19, 20; 1 John 2:18, 19]

gSee John 14:17

h[2 Thess. 2:3-9; 2 Tim. 3:1]; See 1 Cor. 11:19

i 1 John 4:6 (Gk.); See Matt. 7:15

Matthew 24:5

5 For ^amany will come in my name, saying, ‘I am ^bthe Christ,’ and they will lead many astray.

Acts 20:29-30

29 I ^cknow that after my departure ^dfierce wolves will come in among you, ^enot sparing the flock; 30 and ^ffrom among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples after them.

1 Timothy 4:1

Some Will Depart from the Faith

1 Now ^gthe Spirit expressly says that ^hin later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to ⁱdeceitful spirits and teachings of demons,