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

19It will be a time of misery that has not happened from the beginning of God’s creation until now, and will certainly never happen again. 20If the Lord does not reduce that time, no one will be saved. But those days will be reduced because of those whom God has chosen. “At that time don’t believe anyone who tells you, ‘Here is the Messiah!’ or ‘There he is!’ 22False messiahs and false prophets will appear. They will work miraculous signs and do wonderful things to deceive, if possible, those whom God has chosen. 23Be on your guard! I have told you everything before it happens.

Mark 13:21 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• thenτότεtote · thenG5119
• ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• any manτιςtis · oneG5100
• shall sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• to youσύsu · youG4771
• Loὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• hereὧδεhōde · hereG5602
• Christὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• orἤē · orG2228
• thereἐκεῖekei · thereG1563
• believeπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• notμήmē · notG3361

Cross-references for Mark 13:21

• Deuteronomy 13:1One of your people, claiming to be a prophet or to have prophetic dreams, may predict a miraculous sign or an amazing thing.
• Matthew 24:5Many will come using my name. They will say, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and they will deceive many people.
• Luke 17:23People will say, ‘There he is!’ or ‘Here he is!’ Don’t run after those people.
• Luke 21:8Jesus said, “Be careful that you are not deceived. Many will come using my name. They will say, ‘I am he!’ and ‘The time is near.’ Don’t follow them!
• John 5:43I have come with the authority my Father has given me, but you don’t accept me. If someone else comes with his own authority, you will accept him.

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
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• 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