People will tell you, ‘Look, there He is!’ or ‘Look, here He is!’ Do not go out or chase after them.
Parallel translations
- WEB They will tell you, ‘Look, here!’ or ‘Look, there!’ Don’t go away, nor follow after them,
- KJV And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.
- NKJV And they will say to you, ‘Look here!’ or ‘Look there!’ Do not go after them or follow them.
- NASB And they will say to you, ‘Look there,’ or, ‘Look here!’ Do not leave, and do not run after them.
- NLT People will tell you, ‘Look, there is the Son of Man,’ or ‘Here he is,’ but don’t go out and follow them.
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Quick answer
Jesus warns against following those who claim the Son of Man has secretly come here or there. His return will not be hidden or local.
Overview
False reports and false messiahs will tempt believers to chase rumors of a secret coming. Jesus tells them not to go after such claims. His true return will be public and undeniable, so any private or localized "sighting" is to be rejected outright.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Luke 21:8Jesus answered, “See to it that you are not deceived. For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them.
- Matt 24:23–26At that time, if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.
- Luke 17:21Nor will people say, ‘Look, here it is,’ or ‘There it is.’ For you see, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”
- Mark 13:21–23At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.
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