Discovery BoxMatthew 24:4-6 
Context24:4 Jesus answered them, 1 “Watch out 2 that no one misleads you. 24:5 For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ 3 and they will mislead many. 24:6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. Make sure that you are not alarmed, for this must happen, but the end is still to come. 4
1 tn Grk “answering, Jesus said to them.” This is somewhat redundant and has been simplified in the translation.
2 tn Or “Be on guard.”
3 tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”
sn See the note on Christ in 1:16.
4 tn Grk “it is not yet the end.”
