“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 (KJV)
13:20 The elect - The Christians: whom he hath chosen - That is, hath taken out of, or separated from, the world, through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth. He hath shortened - That is, will surely shorten.
13:21 #Mt 24:23|.
13:24 But in those days - Which immediately precede the end of the world: after that tribulation - Above described.
For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shewe signes and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, euen the elect.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
for false Christs and false prophets will arise, and will show signs and wonders, in order to lead astray, if possible, the elect.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
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 (1901)
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.
- Basic English Bible
For false Christs and false prophets will arise, and give signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
- Darby Bible
For false Christs, and false prophets will rise, and will show signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.
- Webster's Bible
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.
- Weymouth 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.
- World English Bible
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.
- Wycliffe Bible
for there shall rise false Christs and false prophets, and they shall give signs and wonders, to seduce, if possible, also the chosen;
- Youngs Literal Bible