Mark 13:22

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“For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders that would deceive even the elect, if that were possible.”

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BSBPD

“For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders that would deceive even the elect, if that were possible.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“for there shall rise false Christs and false prophets, and they shall give signs and wonders, to seduce, if possible, also the chosen;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Mark 13:22 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 7:15Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
  2. Matthew 24:24For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders that would deceive even the elect, if that were possible.
  3. Mark 13:6Many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and will deceive many.
  4. John 4:48Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe.”
  5. John 10:27My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.
  6. 2 Thessalonians 2:8And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival.
  7. 2 Timothy 2:19Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”
  8. 1 John 2:19They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us.
  9. 1 John 2:26I have written these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you.
  10. Revelation 13:8And all who dwell on the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain.
  11. Revelation 13:13And the second beast performed great signs to cause even fire from heaven to come down to earth in the presence of the people.
  12. Revelation 17:8The beast that you saw—it was, and now is no more, but is about to come up out of the Abyss and go to its destruction. And those who dwell on the earth whose names were not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world will marvel when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet will be.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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