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ULTAnd then if anyone says to you, ‘Behold, here is the Christ! Behold, there!’ do not believe it.
USTAt that time people will falsely say that they are the Messiah. And some will appear claiming to be prophets from God. Then they will perform many kinds of miracles. They will even try to deceive the people whom God has chosen. So at that time if someone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’, or if someone says, ‘Look, there he is!’, do not believe it!
BSB § At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.
BLBAnd then if anyone says to you, 'Behold, here is the Christ! Behold, there!' you shall not believe it.
AICNT“And then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ,’ or ‘Look, there he is,’ do not believe it;
OEB‘And at that time if anyone should say to you “Look, here is the Christ!” “Look, there he is!”, do not believe it;
WEBBEThen if anyone tells you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or, ‘Look, there!’ don’t believe it.
WMBBThen if anyone tells you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘Look, there!’ don’t believe it.
NETThen if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘Look, there he is!’ do not believe him.
LSVAnd then, if any may say to you, Behold, here [is] the Christ, or, Behold, there, you may not believe;
FBVSo if anyone tells you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah,’ or ‘Look, there he is,’ don't believe it.
TCNTIf anyone says to you at that time, ‘Behold, here is the[fn]Christ!’ or, ‘Behold, there he is!’ do not believe him.
13:21Christ!’ or, ‘Behold ¦ Christ! Behold ANT CT PCK
T4TAt that time people who will falsely say that they are Messiahs and prophets will appear. Then they will perform many kinds ◄of miracles/of things that ordinary people cannot do► [DOU]. They will even try to deceive you people whom God has chosen, but they will not be able to do that. So at that time if someone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or if someone says, ‘Look, he is over there!’ do not believe it!
LEB“And at that time if anyone should say to you, “Behold, here is the Christ,’ ‘Behold, there he is,’ do not believe him![fn]
13:21*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
BBEAnd then if any man says to you, See, here is Christ; or, See, there; have no faith in it:
Wymth"At that time if any one says to you, `See, here is the Christ!' or `See, He is there!' do not believe it.
ASVAnd then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is the Christ; or, Lo, there; believe it not:
DRAAnd then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; lo, he is here: do not believe.
YLT'And then, if any may say to you, Lo, here [is] the Christ, or, Lo, there, ye may not believe;
DrbyAnd then if any one say to you, Lo, here [is] the Christ, or Lo, there, believe [it] not.
RVAnd then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is the Christ; or, Lo, there; believe it not:
WbstrAnd then, if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or lo, he is there; believe him not.
KJB-1769 And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not:
KJB-1611[fn]And then, if any man shall say to you, Loe, here is Christ, or loe, hee is there: beleeue him not. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes))
BshpsAnd then, yf any man say to you, lo here is Christe, lo he is there, beleue not. (And then, if any man say to you, lo here is Christ, lo he is there, believe not.)
GnvaThen if any man say to you, Loe, here is Christ, or, lo, he is there, beleeue it not. (Then if any man say to you, Lo, here is Christ, or, lo, he is there, believe it not. )
CvdlNow yf eny man shal saye vnto you at yt tyme: Lo, here is Christ: lo, he is there, beleue it not. (Now if any man shall say unto you at it time: Lo, here is Christ: lo, he is there, believe it not.)
TNTAnd then yf eny man saye to you: loo here is Christ: loo he is there beleve not. (And then if any man say to you: loo here is Christ: loo he is there believe not. )
WyclAnd thanne if ony man seie to you, Lo! here is Crist, lo! there, bileue ye not. (And then if any man say to you, Lo! here is Christ, lo! there, believe ye/you_all not.)
LuthWenn nun jemand zu der Zeit wird zu euch sagen: Siehe, hier ist Christus! siehe, da ist er! so glaubet nicht. (When now someone to the/of_the time becomes to you say: See, hier is Christ! look, there is er! so glaubet not.)
ClVgEt tunc si quis vobis dixerit: Ecce hic est Christus, ecce illic, ne credideritis.[fn] (And tunc when/but_if who/any to_you dixerit: Behold this it_is Christus, behold illic, not credideritis. )
13.21Et tunc si quis. BED. Quidam hoc ad captivitatem Judaicam referunt, quando multi Christos se esse dicentes, populum post se deceptum trahebant. Sed ibi nullus erat fidelis, quem Deus exhortaretur, ne perversos magistros sequeretur. Omnes et obsidentes et obsessi alieni a Christo obdurabant, unde melius de hæreticis accipiendum, qui contra Ecclesiam venientes, se Christos esse mentiuntur: quorum primus Simon Magus; extremus Antichristus.
13.21And tunc when/but_if quis. BED. Quidam this to captivitatem Yudaicam referunt, when multi Christos se esse saying, the_people after se deceptum trahebant. But there nullus was fidelis, which God exhortaretur, not perversos magistros sequeretur. All_of_them and obsidentes and obsessi alieni from Christo obdurabant, whence melius about hæreticis accipiendum, who on_the_contrary Ecclesiam venientes, se Christos esse mentiuntur: quorum primus Simon Magus; extremus Antichristus.
UGNTκαὶ τότε ἐάν τις ὑμῖν εἴπῃ, ἴδε, ὧδε ὁ Χριστός, ἴδε, ἐκεῖ, μὴ πιστεύετε. (kai tote ean tis humin eipaʸ, ide, hōde ho Ⱪristos, ide, ekei, maʸ pisteuete.)
SBL-GNT⸀καὶ τότε ἐάν τις ὑμῖν εἴπῃ· ⸀Ἴδε ὧδε ὁ ⸀χριστός, ⸁Ἴδε ἐκεῖ, μὴ πιστεύετε· (⸀kai tote ean tis humin eipaʸ; ⸀Ide hōde ho ⸀ⱪristos, ⸁Ide ekei, maʸ pisteuete;)
13:1-37 This passage brings to a conclusion the section begun at 11:1. Israel’s failure to produce fruit (11:12-26; 12:38-40) and its leaders’ hostility toward God’s anointed, the Messiah (11:1-11, 27-33; 12:13-17, 18-27), would result in judgment and the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple.
Jesus predicted three future events in the synoptic Gospels. One was his own death and resurrection (Mark 8:31; 9:31; 10:33-34); this was a past event when the Gospels were written.
The second event that Jesus predicted was the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70 (Matt 24:1-28; 13:1-23; Luke 19:41-44; 21:5-24). This event was probably about to happen when Mark wrote his Gospel (see Mark Book Introduction, “Date”). It would not signify the very end, so the Christian community must continue to live in faithful watchfulness after this event for the Son of God’s return in glory, which might be soon (Mark 13:34-37).
Jesus speaks as if this were a hypothetical situation, but he means that it will happen. If your language does not state something as a condition if it is certain or true, and if your readers might think that what Jesus is saying is uncertain, then you could translate his words as an affirmative statement. Alternate translation: [Then, although some people will say to you]
˱to˲_you_all /may/_say behold here_‹is› the Messiah (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καὶ τότε ἐάν τις ὑμῖν εἴπῃ ἴδε ὧδε ὁ Χριστός ἢ ἴδε ἐκεῖ μὴ πιστεύετε)
If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [says to you that you should look because the Christ is here or that you should look because he is there, do not not believe it]
behold here_‹is› the Messiah ˱or˲_behold (Some words not found in SR-GNT: καὶ τότε ἐάν τις ὑμῖν εἴπῃ ἴδε ὧδε ὁ Χριστός ἢ ἴδε ἐκεῖ μὴ πιστεύετε)
Here Jesus is implying that these two statements are two examples of what people might say to the disciples. Jesus is not implying that the same person says these two sentences during the same conversation. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a form that makes that idea moreexplicit. Alternate translation: [‘Behold, here is the Christ!’ or if anyone says to you, ‘Behold, there!’]
(Some words not found in SR-GNT: καὶ τότε ἐάν τις ὑμῖν εἴπῃ ἴδε ὧδε ὁ Χριστός ἢ ἴδε ἐκεῖ μὴ πιστεύετε)
In both places, the word Behold draws the attention of the audience and asks them to look at something. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express behold with a word or phrase that asks the audience to look, or you could draw the audience’s attention in another way. Alternate translation: [Look … Look] or [Pay attention … Pay attention]
Jesus is leaving out some of the words that a sentence would need in many languages to be complete. If it would be helpful in your language, you could supply these words from the context. Alternate translation: [Behold, there is the Christ]
By the time of the New Testament, the ancient city of Jerusalem had been transformed from the relatively small fortress of David’s day (2 Samuel 5:6-10; 1 Chronicles 11:4-9) into a major city with a Temple that rivaled the greatest temples in the Roman world. Just prior to Jesus’ birth, Herod the Great completely renovated and expanded the Temple of the Lord, and he also built a lavish palace for himself, various pools (where Jesus occasionally performed healings), public buildings, and military citadels, including the Antonia Fortress, which overlooked the Temple. Wealthy residents, including the high priest, occupied extravagant houses in the Upper City, while the poorer residents were relegated to less desirable areas like the Lower City. The Essene Quarter was so named because many of its residents belonged to the Essenes, a strict religious sect that was known for its careful attention to the law of Moses. Across the Kidron Valley lay the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus often met with his disciples (Matthew 26:36-46; Mark 14:32-53; John 18:1-14). Further east was the Mount of Olives, where Jesus began his triumphal entry one week before his crucifixion (Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-40; John 12:12-19), taught his disciples about the last days (Matthew 24-25; Mark 13), and eventually ascended to heaven after his resurrection (Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:1-11).
