Charles Spurgeon Commentary Matthew 24:4

"And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man lead you astray." — Matthew 24:4 (ASV)

And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.

Jesus was always practical. The most important thing for his disciples was not that they might know when "these things" would be, but that they might be preserved from the peculiar evils of the time.