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Mark 13:21

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21 At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘Look, there he is!’ do not believe it.
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Mark 13:21 in Other Translations

KJV
21 And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not:
ESV
21 And then if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or 'Look, there he is!' do not believe it.
NLT
21 “Then if anyone tells you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah,’ or ‘There he is,’ don’t believe it.
MSG
21 "If anyone tries to flag you down, calling out, 'Here's the Messiah!' or points, 'There he is!' don't fall for it.
CSB
21 "Then if anyone tells you, 'Look, here is the Messiah! Look-there!' do not believe it!

Mark 13:21 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 13:21

And then if any man shall say to you
During those days of tribulation and affliction, or when shortened and at an end:

lo! [here is] Christ, or lo! [he is] there;
the Messiah has appeared in such or in such a place, to deliver you from your national distresses and calamities, and from the Roman yoke and bondage:

believe him not;
give no credit to such a report, for the reason following; (See Gill on Matthew 24:23).

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Mark 13:21 In-Context

19 because those will be days of distress unequaled from the beginning, when God created the world, until now—and never to be equaled again.
20 “If the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would survive. But for the sake of the elect, whom he has chosen, he has shortened them.
21 At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘Look, there he is!’ do not believe it.
22 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
23 So be on your guard; I have told you everything ahead of time.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Luke 17:23; Luke 21:8
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