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Matthew 24:5

For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

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πολλοὶpolloimanyπολύς (polus)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “many”, the subject formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “many”.manyγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἐλεύσονταιeleusontaishall comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s future.verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “shall come”, an action still aheadG2064I come, go.shall comeἐπὶepiinἐπίpreposition — “in”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ὀνόματίonomatinameὄνομα (onoma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “name”, the to- or for-formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.nameμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).λέγοντεςlegontessayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “saying”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.sayingἘγώegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iεἰμιeimiamεἰμίverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “am”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.amὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.χριστόςchristosChristΧριστόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the subject formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.Christκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπολλοὺςpollousmanyπολύς (polus)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “many”, the object formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “many”.manyπλανήσουσινplanēsousinto lead astrayπλανάω (planaō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to lead astray”, an action still aheadG4105I lead astray, deceive, cause to wander.This verse uses “lead astray”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for many shall come in my name, saying, I am the Christ, and they shall lead many astray,

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American Standard Version (1901)

For many shall come in my name, saying, I am the Christ; and shall lead many astray.

Young’s Literal Translation

for many shall come in my name, saying, I am the Christ, and they shall lead many astray,

World English Bible

For many will come in my name , saying , ‘ I am the Christ ,’ and will lead many astray .

Darby Translation

For many shall come in my name, saying, I am the Christ, and they shall mislead many.

Douay-Rheims

For many will come in my name saying, I am Christ: and they will seduce many.

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