Mark 13:21 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

And then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is Christ,’ or ‘Look, there He is,’ do not believe him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And then if anyone says to you, See, here is the Christ (the Messiah)! or, Look, there He is! do not believe it.

American Standard Version (1901)

And then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is the Christ; or, Lo, there; believe it not:

Common English Bible

“Then if someone says to you, ‘Look, here’s the Christ,’ or ‘There he is,’ don’t believe it.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And then, if anyone will have said to you: 'Behold, here is the Christ. Behold, in that place.' Do not believe it.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; lo, he is here: do not believe.

Mark 13:21 Cross References

Matthew 24:5

For many [false teachers] will come, claiming to be me, and saying, ‘I am the Christ [i.e., God’s specially chosen one]’ and they will lead many people away [from the truth].

Mark 13:20

And if the Lord had not kept those days as short as they were, no one would have been saved [i.e., from the devastating destruction]. But for the sake of the elect [i.e., God’s people], whom He chose, He kept those days short.

Mark 13:22

For false christs and false prophets will appear and they will perform [miraculous] signs and [supernatural] wonders in order to lead astray [even] the elect, if possible.

Luke 21:8

And He replied, “Pay attention, so that you are not led astray [from the truth]. For many [false teachers] will come, claiming to be me, and saying, ‘I am [the Christ],’ and ‘The time is near.’ [But] do not go after them.

John 5:43

I have come in my Father’s name [i.e., by His authority] and you do not accept me. If someone else comes in his own name [i.e., by his own authority], you will accept him.