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 there will be greater anguish in those days than at any time since God created the world. And it will never be so great again. 20In fact, unless the Lord shortens that time of calamity, not a single person will survive. But for the sake of his chosen ones he has shortened those days. “Then if anyone tells you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah,’ or ‘There he is,’ don’t believe it. 22For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and perform signs and wonders so as to deceive, if possible, even God’s chosen ones. 23Watch out! I have warned you about this ahead of time!

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 13:1“Suppose there are prophets among you or those who dream dreams about the future, and they promise you signs or miracles,
• Matthew 24:5for many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah.’ They will deceive many.
• Luke 17:23People will tell you, ‘Look, there is the Son of Man,’ or ‘Here he is,’ but don’t go out and follow them.
• Luke 21:8He replied, “Don’t let anyone mislead you, for many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and saying, ‘The time has come!’ But don’t believe them.
• John 5:43For I have come to you in my Father’s name, and you have rejected me. Yet if others come in their own name, you gladly welcome them.

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
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• 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