Matthew 24:23
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Then if any man shall say to you, Lo here is Christ, or there: do not believe him.

Deuteronomy 13:1-3 If there rise in the midst of thee a prophet or one that saith he hath dreamed a dream, and he foretell a sign and a wonder, . . .

Mark 13:21 And then if any man shall say to you: Lo, here is Christ. Lo, he is here: do not believe.

Luke 17:23,24 And they will say to you: See here, and see there. Go ye not after, nor follow them. . . .

Luke 21:8 Who said: Take heed you be not seduced: for many will come in my name, saying: I am he and the time is at hand. Go ye not therefore after them.

John 5:43 I am come in the name of my Father, and you receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him you will receive.

Context
The Abomination of Desolation
22And unless those days had been shortened, no flesh should be saved: but for the sake of the elect those days shall be shortened. 23Then if any man shall say to you, Lo here is Christ, or there: do not believe him. 24For there shall arise false Christs and false prophets and shall shew great signs and wonders, insomuch as to deceive (if possible) even the elect.…
Cross References
Luke 17:23
And they will say to you: See here, and see there. Go ye not after, nor follow them.

Acts 27:11
But the centurion believed the pilot and the master of the ship, more than those things which were said by Paul.

Lexicon
At that time,
Τότε (Tote)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 5119: Then, at that time. From ho and hote; the when, i.e. At the time that.

if
ἐάν (ean)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1437: If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.

anyone
τις (tis)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.

says
εἴπῃ (eipē)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

to you,
ὑμῖν (hymin)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

‘Look,
Ἰδοὺ (Idou)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2400: See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo!

here [is]
ὧδε (hōde)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 5602: From an adverb form of hode; in this same spot, i.e. Here or hither.

the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Christ!’
Χριστός (Christos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5547: Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.

or
(ē)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.

‘There [He is],’
Ὧδε (Hōde)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 5602: From an adverb form of hode; in this same spot, i.e. Here or hither.

{do} not
μὴ (mē)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.

believe [it].
πιστεύσητε (pisteusēte)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4100: From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust.


Additional Translations
At that time, if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is,’ do not believe it.

Then if anyone says to you, 'Behold, here is the Christ,' or 'Here,' do not believe it.

Then if any man shall say to you, See, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.

Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is the Christ, or, Here; believe it not.

Then if any one say to you, Behold, here is the Christ, or here, believe [it] not.

Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is the Christ, or, Here; believe it not.

Then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.

"If at that time any one should say to you, 'See, here is the Christ!' or 'Here!' give no credence to it.

"Then if any man tells you, 'Behold, here is the Christ,' or, 'There,' don't believe it.

Then if any one may say to you, Lo, here is the Christ! or here! ye may not believe;
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