Mark 13:6

13:6 Many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ ¹  and they will mislead many.

Mark 13:21-22

13:21 Then ²  if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ ³  or ‘Look, there he is!’ do not believe him. 13:22 For false messiahs ⁴  and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, the elect.

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¹ tn That is, “I am the Messiah.”

² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

³ tn Or “the Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

sn See the note on Christ in 8:29.

⁴ tn Or “false christs”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”