1. Matthew 24:10 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

Who will turn away from the faith?

Matthew 24:10 (ESV)

10 And then many will fall awayand betray one another and hate one another.

Jesus makes it clear that persecution will cause some to forsake him. He made a similar statement in Matthew 13:1–58 where those who have no root fall away when trouble or persecution comes (Matthew 13:20–21). Apostasy from fellow disciples is sadly something which must be expected (1 Timothy 4:1–3; 1 John 2:18–19).1