Matthew 24:5-12 for many will come bearing the name of the Messiah, and saying, 'I am the Christ,' and will mislead many people.

Williams⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁵ for many will come bearing the name of the Messiah, and saying, 'I am the Christ,' and will mislead many people. ⁶ You are going to hear of wars and rumors of wars; take care not to be scared out of your wits. They have to come, but that is not the end yet. ⁷ For nation will go to war with nation, and kingdom with kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in many places. ⁸ But all this is but the beginning of the agonies. ⁹ At that time they will turn you over to torture, and will murder you, and you will be hated by all the heathen, because you bear my name. ¹⁰ Then many will fall by the way, and will betray one another and hate one another. ¹¹ Many false prophets will appear and mislead many people; ¹² and because of the increasing crime wave, most people's love will grow cold.