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For many will come in my name, saying, `I am he!` and will lead many astray.
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'I Am He': The False Claim
Commentators explain that when Jesus warns of those saying, 'I am he,' they are claiming to be the Messiah. Scholars note that while the word 'Christ' is not in the original text of Mark, it is the necessary meaning from the context and is present in the parallel account in Matthew.
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19th Century
Anglican
I am Christ.—Literally, I am He. The word 'Christ' is a necessary inference from the context.
The first word of the discourse proper is “Watch out” (GK 1063), a word that recurs throughout the passage (vv.9, 23, 33, where it is translated as…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For many shall come in my name Taking upon them the name of the Messiah: saying,
I am [Christ]
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Presbyterian
Our Lord Jesus, in reply to the disciples' question, does not so much satisfy their curiosity as direct their consciences. When many are deceived, …
