Mark 13:21

Mark 13:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not:
• New International Version (NIV)At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘Look, there he is!’ do not believe it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And then if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or 'Look, there he is!' do not believe it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or, ‘Look, He is there!’ do not believe it.

Context of Mark 13:21

19for those days shall be distress such as there has not been the like since [the] beginning of creation which God created, until now, and never shall be; 20and if [the] Lord had not cut short those days, no flesh should have been saved; but on account of the elect whom he has chosen, he has cut short those days. And then if any one say to you, Lo, here [is] the Christ, or Lo, there, believe [it] not. 22For false Christs and false prophets will arise, and give signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 23But do ye take heed: behold, I have told you all things beforehand.

Mark 13:21 word by word

καὶ τότε ἐάν τις ὑμῖν εἴπῃ· ἴδε ὧδε ὁ χριστός ἴδε ἐκεῖ, μὴ πιστεύετε.Read the interlinear

• oneτιςtis · oneG5100
• sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• hereὧδεhōde · hereG5602
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• believeπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100

Cross-references for Mark 13:21

• Deuteronomy 13:1If there arise among you a prophet, or one that dreameth dreams, and he give thee a sign or a wonder,
• Matthew 24:5For many shall come in my name, saying, I am the Christ, and they shall mislead many.
• Luke 17:23And they will say to you, Lo here, or Lo there; go not, nor follow [them].
• Luke 21:8And he said, See that ye be not led astray, for many shall come in my name, saying, I am [he], and the time is drawn nigh: go ye not [therefore] after them.
• John 5:43I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not; if another come in his own name, him ye will receive.

Commentaries on Mark 13:21

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-23Verses 14-23 The Jews in rebelling against the Romans, and in persecuting the Christians, hastened their own ruin apace. Here we have a prediction of that ruin which came upon them within less than forty years after this. Such destruction and desolation, that the like cannot be found in any history. Promises of power to persevere, and cautions against falling away, well agree with each other. But the more we consider these things, the more we shall see…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-23The larger section (13:5–23) ends with another warning about false messiahs. In this passage, these false leaders are connected with the events leading up to AD 70. In 13:5–6, however, they are connected more generally with ongoing events in history. Along with false messiahs, false prophets would appear and perform signs and wonders (13:22). Jesus warned his followers not to believe such claims. When the Messiah comes from heaven, "every eye will see…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. And then, if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo he is there; believe him not--So Lu 17:23.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 13:21

• Antichrist
• Jerusalem
• Jesus Continued
• Minister, Christian
• Temptation
• Watchfulness

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• Christ, Messiah
• Choose
• Andrew
• Christ, Offices of
• Christs, False
• Eschatology of the New Testament
• Jesus Christ
• Mark, the Gospel According to
• Millennium, Premillennial View

Commentaries on Mark 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings