Mark 13:22
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New International Version (©2011)
For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

New Living Translation (©2007)
For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and perform signs and wonders so as to deceive, if possible, even God's chosen ones.

English Standard Version (©2001)
For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform signs and wonders, to lead astray, if possible, the elect.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
for false Christs and false prophets will arise, and will show signs and wonders, in order to lead astray, if possible, the elect.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and will perform signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, the elect.

International Standard Version (©2012)
because false messiahs and false prophets will appear and produce signs and omens to deceive, if possible, the elect.

NET Bible (©2006)
For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, the elect.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
“And false Messiahs and lying Prophets will arise, and they will give signs and wonders and they will deceive if possible, even the chosen ones.”

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
False messiahs and false prophets will appear. They will work miraculous signs and do wonderful things to deceive, if possible, those whom God has chosen.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall show signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.

American King James Version
For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall show signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.

American Standard Version
for there shall arise false Christs and false prophets, and shall show signs and wonders, that they may lead astray, if possible, the elect.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For there will rise up false Christs and false prophets, and they shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce (if it were possible) even the elect.

Darby Bible Translation
For false Christs and false prophets will arise, and give signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

English Revised Version
for there shall arise false Christs and false prophets, and shall shew signs and wonders, that they may lead astray, if possible, the elect.

Webster's Bible Translation
For false Christs, and false prophets will rise, and will show signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.

Weymouth New Testament
For there will rise up false Christs and false prophets, displaying signs and prodigies with a view to lead astray--if indeed that were possible--even God's own People.

World English Bible
For there will arise false christs and false prophets, and will show signs and wonders, that they may lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones.

Young's Literal Translation
for there shall rise false Christs and false prophets, and they shall give signs and wonders, to seduce, if possible, also the chosen;

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

13:14-23 The Jews in rebelling against the Romans, and in persecuting the Christians, hastened their own ruin apace. Here we have a prediction of that ruin which came upon them within less than forty years after this. Such destruction and desolation, that the like cannot be found in any history. Promises of power to persevere, and cautions against falling away, well agree with each other. But the more we consider these things, the more we shall see abundant cause to flee without delay for refuge to Christ, and to renounce every earthly object, for the salvation of our souls.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For false Christs and false prophets shall rise,.... As there did, both before and after the destruction of Jerusalem:

and shall show signs and wonders; as they pretended to do, and did, at least to the appearance of people:

to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect; who were chosen in Christ, unto eternal life; in consequence of which they truly believed in him, and were constant followers of him; but this was not possible: though such was the force of their deception, that there was apparent danger of it, were it not for the power and grace of God; See Gill on Matthew 24:24.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

22. For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall show signs and wonders. No one can read Josephus' account of what took place before the destruction of Jerusalem without seeing how strikingly this was fulfilled.

to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect—implying that this, though all but done, will prove impossible. What a precious assurance! (Compare 2Th 2:9-12).

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The Abomination of Desolation
…21And then if any man shall say to you, See, here is Christ; or, see, he is there; believe him not: 22For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall show signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect. 23But take you heed: behold, I have foretold you all things.

Deuteronomy 13:1 If a prophet, or one who foretells by dreams, appears among you and announces to you a sign or wonder,
Matthew 7:15 "Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.
Matthew 24:24 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
Mark 13:21 At that time if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Messiah!' or, 'Look, there he is!' do not believe it.
Mark 13:23 So be on your guard; I have told you everything ahead of time.
John 4:48 "Unless you people see signs and wonders," Jesus told him, "you will never believe."
1 John 2:18 Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour.