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What does Mark 13:5 mean?
"Jesus, answering, began to tell them, “Be careful that no one leads you astray."
— Mark 13:5 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? There will not be left here one stone on another, which will not be thrown down.”
As he sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him privately,
“Tell us, when will these things be? What is the sign that these things are all about to be fulfilled?”
Jesus, answering, began to tell them, “Be careful that no one leads you astray.
For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he!’ and will lead many astray.
“When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, don’t be troubled. For those must happen, but the end is not yet.
For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places. There will be famines and troubles. These things are the beginning of birth pains.
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