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BSB For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders that would deceive even the elect, if that were possible.
BLB For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will give signs and wonders so as to deceive, if possible, the elect.
AICNT for false christs and false prophets will rise and will give signs and wonders in order to lead astray, if possible, [[even]][fn] the elect.
OEB for false Christs and false prophets will arise, and display signs and marvels, to lead astray, were it possible, even God’s people.
WEBBE For false christs and false prophets will arise and will show signs and wonders, that they may lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones.
WMBB For false messiahs and false prophets will arise and will show signs and wonders, that they may lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones.
NET For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, the elect.
LSV for there will rise false Christs and false prophets, and they will give signs and wonders, to seduce, if possible, also the chosen;
FBV For false Messiahs and false prophets will appear, and they will perform miraculous signs and wonders to deceive the chosen of God, if that were possible.
TCNT For false christs and false prophets will rise up and perform signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, [fn]even the chosen.
T4T At 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 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear, and will produce signs and wonders in order to mislead, if possible, the elect.
BBE Because there will be false Christs and false prophets, and they will give signs and wonders in the hope of turning even the saints from the true way.
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Wymth 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.
ASV for there shall arise false Christs and false prophets, and shall show signs and wonders, that they may lead astray, if possible, the elect.
DRA 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.
YLT for there shall rise false Christs and false prophets, and they shall give signs and wonders, to seduce, if possible, also the chosen;
Drby For false Christs and false prophets will arise, and give signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
RV for there shall arise false Christs and false prophets, and shall shew signs and wonders, that they may lead astray, if possible, the elect.
Wbstr For false Christs, and false prophets will rise, and will show signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.
KJB-1769 For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.
( For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall show signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect. )
KJB-1611 For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shewe signes and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, euen the elect.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)
Bshps For false Christes, and false prophetes shall ryse, and shall shewe signes and wonders, to deceaue, yf it were possible, euen the elect.
(For false Christ’s, and false prophets shall ryse, and shall show signs and wonders, to deceaue, if it were possible, even the elect.)
Gnva For false Christes shall rise, and false prophets, and shall shewe signes and wonders, to deceiue if it were possible the very elect.
(For false Christ’s shall rise, and false prophets, and shall show signs and wonders, to deceive if it were possible the very elect. )
Cvdl For there shal aryse false Christes, and false prophetes, which shal do tokens & wonders, to disceaue euen the very chosen, yf it were possyble.
(For there shall arise false Christ’s, and false prophets, which shall do tokens and wonders, to deceive even the very chosen, if it were possyble.)
TNT For falce Christes shall aryse and falce Prophetes and shall shewe myracles and wondres to deceave yf it were possible evyn the electe.
(For falce Christ’s shall arise and falce Prophets and shall show miracles and wondres to deceive if it were possible evyn the electe. )
Wyc For false Cristis and false prophetis schulen rise, and schulen yyue tokenes and wondris, to disseyue, if it may be don, yhe, hem that be chosun.
(For false Christis and false prophetis should rise, and should give tokenes and wondris, to disseyue, if it may be done, yea/yes, them that be chosen.)
Luth Denn es werden sich erheben falsche Christi und falsche Propheten, die Zeichen und Wunder tun, daß sie auch die Auserwählten verführen, so es möglich wäre.
(Because it become itself/yourself/themselves erheben falsche Christi and falsche Propheten, the sign and Wunder do/put, that they/she/them also the Auserwählten verführen, so it möglich wäre.)
ClVg Exsurgent enim pseudochristi et pseudoprophetæ, et dabunt signa et portenta ad seducendos, si fieri potest, etiam electos.
(Exsurgent because pseudochristi and pseudoprophetæ, and dabunt signa and portenta to seducendos, when/but_if to_be_done potest, also electos. )
UGNT ἐγερθήσονται γὰρ ψευδόχριστοι καὶ ψευδοπροφῆται, καὶ δώσουσιν σημεῖα καὶ τέρατα, πρὸς τὸ ἀποπλανᾶν εἰ δυνατὸν τοὺς ἐκλεκτούς.
(egerthaʸsontai gar pseudoⱪristoi kai pseudoprofaʸtai, kai dōsousin saʸmeia kai terata, pros to apoplanan ei dunaton tous eklektous.)
SBL-GNT ἐγερθήσονται γὰρ ψευδόχριστοι καὶ ψευδοπροφῆται καὶ δώσουσιν σημεῖα καὶ τέρατα πρὸς τὸ ἀποπλανᾶν εἰ ⸀δυνατὸν τοὺς ἐκλεκτούς·
(egerthaʸsontai gar pseudoⱪristoi kai pseudoprofaʸtai kai dōsousin saʸmeia kai terata pros to apoplanan ei ⸀dunaton tous eklektous;)
TC-GNT Ἐγερθήσονται γὰρ ψευδόχριστοι καὶ ψευδοπροφῆται, καὶ δώσουσι σημεῖα καὶ τέρατα, πρὸς τὸ ἀποπλανᾷν, εἰ δυνατόν, [fn]καὶ τοὺς ἐκλεκτούς.
(Egerthaʸsontai gar pseudoⱪristoi kai pseudoprofaʸtai, kai dōsousi saʸmeia kai terata, pros to apoplanan, ei dunaton, kai tous eklektous. )
Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).
UTN uW Translation Notes:
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result
γὰρ
for
Here, the word For introduces a basis for the command that Jesus gave in the previous verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces a reason or basis for a command, or you could leave For untranslated. Alternate translation: “I say that since” or “That is because”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
ἐγερθήσονται
/will_be_being/_raised
If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who will do the action, it is clear from the context that it will be the false Christs and false prophets themselves. Alternate translation: “will rise up”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
ἐγερθήσονται
/will_be_being/_raised
Here, the phrase will be raised up refers to people beginning to do some task publicly. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “will appear” or “will begin to lead”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet
σημεῖα καὶ τέρατα
signs and wonders
The terms signs and wonders mean similar things. Jesus is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: “amazing signs” or “impressive deeds”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
πρὸς τὸ ἀποπλανᾶν εἰ δυνατὸν τοὺς ἐκλεκτούς
for that /to_be/_wandering_away if possible the chosen_‹ones›
Jesus is speaking as if the false Christs and prophets could literally lead people astray. He means that they deceive others. If it would be helpful for your readers, you could state the meaning plainly. See how you translated the similar expression in 13:5. Alternate translation: “to cause, if possible, the elect to believe what is wrong”
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
εἰ δυνατὸν
if possible
Here, the phrase if possible could mean: (1) that it is not actually possible to lead astray the elect. Alternate translation: “if it were possible” (2) that the false Christs and false prophets will try everything they can to lead astray the elect. Alternate translation: “if they can” or “by all possible means”
Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj
τοὺς ἐκλεκτούς
the chosen_‹ones›
Jesus is using the adjective elect as a noun to mean elect people. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this word with an equivalent phrase. See how you translated this word in 13:20. Alternate translation: “the elect people” or “the people whom God has elected”
