Matthew 24:26

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“So if they tell you, ‘There He is in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ‘Here He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.”

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BSBPD

“So if they tell you, ‘There He is in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ‘Here He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“If therefore they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the wilderness; go not forth: Behold, he is in the inner chambers; believe it not.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`If therefore they may say to you, Lo, in the wilderness he is, ye may not go forth; lo, in the inner chambers, ye may not believe;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 24:26 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Isaiah 40:3A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.
  2. Matthew 3:1In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea
  3. Luke 3:2during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
  4. Acts 21:38“Aren’t you the Egyptian who incited a rebellion some time ago and led four thousand members of the ‘Assassins’ into the wilderness?”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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