For thus says the Lord: Let not the false prophets that are among you persuade you, and let not your diviners persuade you, and hearken not to your dreams which you dream.

And Jesus answered and said to them: "Take heed that no one deceives you.

For many will come in My name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and they will deceive many.

Then many false prophets will be raised up, and they will deceive many.

Then if someone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or 'There!' do not believe [it].

See, I have told you in advance.

And Jesus, answering them, began to say: "Take heed lest anyone deceive you.

For many will come in My name, saying, 'I AM,' and they will deceive many.

Then if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or, 'Look, there He is!' do not believe [it].

But you take heed! See, I have foretold to you all things.

For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ.

Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.

Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

Let no one deceive you by any means; for [that day will not come] unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is unveiled, the son of perdition,

whose coming is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders,

And because of this, God will send them strong delusion, in order for them to believe the lie,

But evil men and impostors shall advance worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are from God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

Because many deceivers have gone out into the world who do not confess Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is a deceiver and the antichrist.

And the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

I have come in My Father's name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, him you will receive.

For before these days, Theudas rose up, claiming himself to be someone, to whom was joined a number of men, about four hundred. He was slain, and all who obeyed him were scattered and came to nothing.

After this arose Judas the Galilean, in the days of the census, and caused considerable number of people after him to revolt. That one also perished, and as many as were persuaded by him were dispersed.

Now a certain man named Simon was previously in the city practicing magic and astounding the people of Samaria, claiming himself to be someone great,

to whom they gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, "This man is the great power of God."

and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!"

From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and who keep the things having been written in it; for the time is near.