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New Revised Standard

Mark 13:6

Many will come in my name and say, ‘I am he!' and they will lead many astray.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Antichrist;   Israel, Prophecies Concerning;   Jesus Continued;   The Topic Concordance - Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ;   Deception;   Earthquakes;   End of the World;   Hate;   Persecution;   Pestilence;   Redemption;   Resurrection;   Tribulation;   World;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Worship;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Agnoet Ae;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Mark, the Gospel of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Apocalyptic Literature;   Kingdom of God;   Matthew, Gospel According to;   Messiah;   Mss;   Parousia;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - False Christs;   Hypocrisy;   Incarnation (2);   Messiah;   Parousia (2);   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Christs, False;   Deceivableness;   Eschatology of the New Testament;   Name;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Many will come in my name,
King James Version (1611)
For many shal come in my Name, saying, I am Christ: and shall deceiue many.
King James Version
For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
English Standard Version
Many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he!' and they will lead many astray.
New American Standard Bible
"Many will come in My name, saying, 'I am He!' and they will mislead many.
New Century Version
Many people will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the One,' and they will fool many people.
Amplified Bible
"Many will come in My name [misusing My name or claiming to be the Messiah], saying, 'I am He!' and will deceive and mislead many.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Many will come in My name, saying, 'I am He!' and will mislead many.
Legacy Standard Bible
Many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He!' and will mislead many.
Berean Standard Bible
Many will come in My name, claiming, 'I am He,' and will deceive many.
Contemporary English Version
Many will come and claim to be me. They will use my name and fool many people.
Complete Jewish Bible
Many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he!' and they will fool many people.
Darby Translation
For many shall come in my name, saying, It is *I*, and shall mislead many.
Easy-to-Read Version
Many people will come and use my name. They will say, ‘I am the Messiah,' and they will fool many people.
Geneva Bible (1587)
For many shall come in my Name, saying, I am Christ, and shall deceiue many.
George Lamsa Translation
For many will come in my name, and say, I am he; and they will deceive many.
Good News Translation
Many men, claiming to speak for me, will come and say, ‘I am he!' and they will fool many people.
Lexham English Bible
Many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,' and they will deceive many.
Literal Translation
For many will come in My name, saying, I AM! And they will lead many astray.
American Standard Version
Many shall come in my name, saying, I am he; and shall lead many astray.
Bible in Basic English
People will come in my name, saying, I am he; and a number will be turned from the true way.
Hebrew Names Version
For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am he!' and will lead many astray.
International Standard Version
Many will come in my name and say, 'I am he,' and they will deceive many people.
Etheridge Translation
For many will come in my name, and will say, I am (He); and many will be deceived.
Murdock Translation
for many will come in my name, and will say: I am he. And they will mislead many.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For many shall come in my name, saying I am [Christe:] and shall deceaue many.
English Revised Version
Many shall come in my name, saying, I am he; and shall lead many astray.
World English Bible
For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am he!' and will lead many astray.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
For many will come in my name saying, I am Christ, and will deceive many.
Weymouth's New Testament
Many will come assuming my name and saying, `I am He;' and they will mislead many.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
for manye schulen come in my name, seiynge, That Y am; and thei schulen disseyue manye.
Update Bible Version
Many shall come in my name, saying, I am [he]; and shall lead many astray.
Webster's Bible Translation
For many will come in my name, saying, I am [Christ]; and will deceive many.
New English Translation
Many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,' and they will mislead many.
New King James Version
For many will come in My name, saying, "I am He,' and will deceive many.
New Living Translation
for many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah.' They will deceive many.
New Life Bible
Many people will come using My name. They will say, ‘I am Christ.' They will turn many to the wrong way.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For, many, will come on my name, saying, I, am he! and, will deceive, many.
Douay-Rheims Bible
For many shall come in my name saying, I am he: and they shall deceive many.
Revised Standard Version
Many will come in my name, saying, 'I am he!' and they will lead many astray.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
For many shall come in my name sayinge: I am Christ and shall deceave many.
Young's Literal Translation
for many shall come in my name, saying -- I am [he], and many they shall lead astray;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
for there shal many come vnder my name, and saye: I am Christ, & shal disceaue many.
Mace New Testament (1729)
for many shall come in my name, and say, I am the Messiah; and deceive many.
Simplified Cowboy Version
There will be many people claiming to be me, and a lot of people will believe them.

Contextual Overview

5 Then Jesus began to say to them, "Beware that no one leads you astray. 6 Many will come in my name and say, ‘I am he!' and they will lead many astray. 7 When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed; this must take place, but the end is still to come. 8 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. This is but the beginning of the birth pangs. 9 "As for yourselves, beware; for they will hand you over to councils; and you will be beaten in synagogues; and you will stand before governors and kings because of me, as a testimony to them. 10 And the good news must first be proclaimed to all nations. 11 When they bring you to trial and hand you over, do not worry beforehand about what you are to say; but say whatever is given you at that time, for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit. 12 Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death; 13 and you will be hated by all because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

many: Mark 13:22, Jeremiah 14:14, Jeremiah 23:21-25, John 5:43, 1 John 4:1

and shall: Mark 13:22, Matthew 24:5, Matthew 24:11, Matthew 24:23, Matthew 24:24, Acts 5:36-39

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 29:8 - Let Ezekiel 13:6 - made Matthew 24:4 - Take Luke 21:8 - Take 1 John 2:18 - ye have 2 John 1:8 - Look

Cross-References

Genesis 13:6
so that the land could not support both of them living together; for their possessions were so great that they could not live together,
Genesis 13:7
and there was strife between the herders of Abram's livestock and the herders of Lot's livestock. At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites lived in the land.
Genesis 13:10
Lot looked about him, and saw that the plain of the Jordan was well watered everywhere like the garden of the Lord , like the land of Egypt, in the direction of Zoar; this was before the Lord had destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.
Genesis 13:11
So Lot chose for himself all the plain of the Jordan, and Lot journeyed eastward; thus they separated from each other.
Genesis 13:17
Rise up, walk through the length and the breadth of the land, for I will give it to you."
Genesis 13:18
So Abram moved his tent, and came and settled by the oaks of Mamre, which are at Hebron; and there he built an altar to the Lord .
1 Timothy 6:9
But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For many shall come in my name,.... Taking upon them the name of the Messiah: saying,

I am [Christ]; the word "Christ", is rightly supplied from

Matthew 24:5; otherwise in the original it is only, "I am"; which the Persic version doubles, reading it, "I am indeed, I am": he that was promised and expected, the true Messiah; he that was to come:

and shall deceive many; Matthew 24:5- :.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Mark 13:6. Saying, I amThe Christ, is added by eight MSS., Coptic, Armenian, Saxon, and four of the Itala.


 
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