Matius 24:11

24:11 And many false prophets will appear and deceive ¹  many,

Matius 24:23-24

24:23 Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ ²  or ‘There he is!’ do not believe him. 24:24 For false messiahs ³  and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

Matius 24:1

The Destruction of the Temple

24:1 Now ⁴  as Jesus was going out of the temple courts and walking away, his disciples came to show him the temple buildings. ⁵ 

Yohanes 2:18

2:18 So then the Jewish leaders ⁶  responded, ⁷  “What sign can you show us, since you are doing these things?” ⁸ 

[24:11]  ¹ tn Or “and lead many astray.”

[24:23]  ² tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

[24:23]  sn See the note on Christ in 1:16.

[24:24]  ³ tn Or “false christs”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

[24:1]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

[24:1]  ⁵ sn The Jerusalem temple was widely admired around the world. See Josephus, Ant. 15.11 [15.380-425]; J. W. 5.5 [5.184-227] and Tacitus, History 5.8, who called it “immensely opulent.” Josephus compared it to a beautiful snowcapped mountain.

[2:18]  ⁶ tn Or “the Jewish authorities”; Grk “the Jews.” In NT usage the term ᾿Ιουδαῖοι (Ioudaioi) may refer to the entire Jewish people, the residents of Jerusalem and surrounding territory, the authorities in Jerusalem, or merely those who were hostile to Jesus. Here the author refers to the authorities or leaders in Jerusalem. (For further information see R. G. Bratcher, “‘The Jews’ in the Gospel of John,” BT 26 [1975]: 401-9.)

[2:18]  ⁷ tn Grk “answered and said to him.”

[2:18]  ⁸ sn The request “What sign can you show us” by Jesus’ adversaries was a request for a defense of his actions – a mark of divine authentication. Whether this was a request for a miracle is not entirely clear. Jesus never obliged such a request. Yet, ironically, the only sign the Jewish leadership will get is that predicted by Jesus in 2:19 – his crucifixion and resurrection. Cf. the “sign of Jonah” in the synoptics (Matt 12:39, 40; Luke 11:29-32).