Mark 13:22

Mark 13:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.
• New International Version (NIV)For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform signs and wonders, to lead astray, if possible, the elect.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For false christs and false prophets will rise and show signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

Context of Mark 13:22

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. 21“Then if anyone tells you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah,’ or ‘There he is,’ don’t believe it. For 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! 24“At that time, after the anguish of those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will give no light,

Mark 13:22 word by word

ἐγερθήσονται γὰρ ψευδόχριστοι καὶ ψευδοπροφῆται καὶ δώσουσιν σημεῖα καὶ τέρατα πρὸς τὸ ἀποπλανᾶν εἰ δυνατὸν τοὺς ἐκλεκτούς.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• false Christsψευδόχριστοςpseudochristos · false ChristG5580
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• false prophetsψευδοπροφήτηςpseudoprophētēs · false prophetG5578
• shall riseἐγείρωegeirō · to ariseG1453
• shall shewδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• signsσημεῖονsēmeion · signG4592
• wondersτέραςteras · wondersG5059
• toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• seduceἀποπλανάωapoplanaō · to misleadG635
• ifεἰei · ifG1487
• possibleδυνατόςdunatos · ableG1415
• the electἐκλεκτόςeklektos · selectG1588

Cross-references for Mark 13:22

• Mark 13:6for many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah.’ They will deceive many.
• Matthew 24:24For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and perform great signs and wonders so as to deceive, if possible, even God’s chosen ones.
• John 10:27My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:8Then the man of lawlessness will be revealed, but the Lord Jesus will slay him with the breath of his mouth and destroy him by the splendor of his coming.
• 2 Timothy 2:19But God’s truth stands firm like a foundation stone with this inscription: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and “All who belong to the Lord must turn away from evil.”
• 1 John 2:19These people left our churches, but they never really belonged with us; otherwise they would have stayed with us. When they left, it proved that they did not belong with us.
• Revelation 13:8And all the people who belong to this world worshiped the beast. They are the ones whose names were not written in the Book of Life that belongs to the Lamb who was slaughtered before the world was made.
• Revelation 17:8The beast you saw was once alive but isn’t now. And yet he will soon come up out of the bottomless pit and go to eternal destruction. And the people who belong to this world, whose names were not written in the Book of Life before the world was made, will be amazed at the reappearance of this beast who had died.

Commentaries on Mark 13:22

• 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. 2222. For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall show signs and wonders. No one can read Josephus' account of what took place before the destruction of Jerusalem without seeing how strikingly this was fulfilled. to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect--implying that this, though all but done, will prove impossible. What a precious assurance! (Compare 2Th 2:9-12).Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 13:22

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

In the dictionaries

• False Prophets
• False, Christs
• Choose
• Andrew
• Christ, Offices of
• Christs, False
• Crime; Crimes
• Eschatology of the New Testament
• Jesus Christ
• Lie; Lying

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