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 all this happen? What sign will show us that these things are about to be fulfilled?” 5Jesus replied, “Don’t let anyone mislead you, for many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah.’ They will deceive many. 7And you will hear of wars and threats of wars, but don’t panic. Yes, these things must take place, but the end won’t follow immediately. 8Nation will go to war against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in many parts of the world, as well as famines. But this is only the first of the birth pains, with more to come.

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 rise up and perform signs and wonders so as to deceive, if possible, even God’s chosen ones.
• Jeremiah 14:14Then the Lord said, “These prophets are telling lies in my name. I did not send them or tell them to speak. I did not give them any messages. They prophesy of visions and revelations they have never seen or heard. They speak foolishness made up in their own lying hearts.
• Jeremiah 23:21“I have not sent these prophets, yet they run around claiming to speak for me. I have given them no message, yet they go on prophesying.
• 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.
• 1 John 4:1Dear friends, do not believe everyone who claims to speak by the Spirit. You must test them to see if the spirit they have comes from God. For there are many false prophets in the world.
• Matthew 24:5for many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah.’ They will deceive many.
• Acts 5:36Some time ago there was that fellow Theudas, who pretended to be someone great. About 400 others joined him, but he was killed, and all his followers went their various ways. The whole movement came to nothing.

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