Mark 13:6 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

⁶ [For] many [false teachers] will come, claiming to be me, and saying, ‘I am [the Christ] and they will lead many people astray.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ Many will come in [appropriating to themselves] the name [of Messiah] which belongs to Me [basing their claims on the use of My name], saying, I am [He]! And they will mislead many.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ Many shall come in my name, saying, I am he; and shall lead many astray.

Common English Bible

⁶ Many people will come in my name, saying, ‘I’m the one!’ They will deceive many people.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ For many will come in my name, saying, 'For I am he,' and they will lead many astray.

Mark 13:6 Cross References

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.

1 John 4:1

Loved ones, do not believe [the message of] every spirit [i.e., every person claiming to be a teacher], but test the spirits [i.e., require proof that they and their message are genuine] to see whether they represent God [or not], because many false prophets have begun circulating throughout the world.

John 8:24

Therefore I said to you that you will die [condemned] in your sins. For unless you believe that I am [the Messiah, who came from above. See verse 23], you will die [condemned] in your sins.”

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.

Matthew 24:11

And many false prophets will appear and will lead many people away [from the truth].

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 13:5

Then Jesus began saying to them, “Pay attention so that no one leads you astray [i.e., from the truth].

Mark 13:7

And when you hear of wars [going on] and rumors of [other] wars [pending], do not worry, for such things must necessarily happen. But the end has not yet come. [Note: By “the end” here Jesus probably alludes to the downfall of Jerusalem in AD 70, with its attending destruction of the Temple buildings].

John 8:28

So, Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of man [i.e., to crucify Him], then you will know that I am [the Messiah] and that I do not do anything on my own authority, but I speak [only] those things that the Father has taught me.