Mark 13:6

Mark 13:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
• New International Version (NIV)Many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am he,’ and will deceive many.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Many will come in my name, saying, 'I am he!' and they will lead many astray.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and will deceive many.

Context of Mark 13:6

4“Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that all these things are about to take place?” 5Jesus began to say to them, “Watch out that no one misleads you. Many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and they will mislead many. 7When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come. 8For nation will rise up in arms against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines. These are but the beginning of birth pains.

Mark 13:6 word by word

πολλοὶ ἐλεύσονται ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματί μου λέγοντες ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμι, καὶ πολλοὺς πλανήσουσιν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• shall comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• inἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• nameὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• amεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• shall deceiveπλανάωplanaō · to lead astrayG4105
• ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754

Cross-references for Mark 13:6

• Mark 13:22For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, the elect.
• Jeremiah 14:14Then the Lord said to me, “Those prophets are prophesying lies while claiming my authority! I did not send them. I did not commission them. I did not speak to them. They are prophesying to these people false visions, worthless predictions, and the delusions of their own mind.
• Jeremiah 23:21I did not send those prophets. Yet they were in a hurry to give their message. I did not tell them anything. Yet they prophesied anyway.
• John 5:43I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not accept me. If someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him.
• 1 John 4:1Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to determine if they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
• Matthew 24:5For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will mislead many.
• Acts 5:36For some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men joined him. He was killed, and all who followed him were dispersed and nothing came of it.

Commentaries on Mark 13:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Saying, I am - The Christ, is added by eight MSS., Coptic, Armenian, Saxon, and four of the Itala.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-13Verses 5-13 Our Lord Jesus, in reply to the disciples' question, does not so much satisfy their curiosity as direct their consciences. When many are deceived, we should thereby be awakened to look to ourselves. And the disciples of Christ, if it be not their own fault, may enjoy holy security and peace of mind, when all around is in disorder. But they must take heed that they are not drawn away from Christ and their duty to him, by the sufferings they…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6Jesus warned his followers not to be deceived by false messiahs. Many people would come claiming, ‘I am He,’ and would lead many others astray. These people claimed either to be the long-awaited Jewish Messiah or to speak with the Messiah’s authority. Some examples include Theudas the Galilean (Acts 5:36), Simon, the son of Gioras, and John of Gischala, who tricked many people in the AD 60s.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ--(see Mt 24:5)--"and the time draweth nigh" (Lu 21:8); that is, the time of the kingdom in its full splendor. and shall deceive many--"Go ye not therefore after them" (Lu 21:8). The reference here seems not to be to pretended Messiahs, deceiving those who rejected the claims of Jesus, of whom indeed there were plenty--for our Lord is addressing His own genuine disciples--but to persons pretending to…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 13:6

• Antichrist
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jesus Continued

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• Christ, Messiah
• Choose
• Andrew
• Christs, False
• Deceivableness; Deceive
• 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