Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G Message"Watch carefully — don't be deceived," He said. "Many will come in My name, claiming, 'I am the one,' and, 'The time has come.' Don't follow them."
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GHe said, "See to it that you are not led astray. For many will come in My name saying, 'I AM,' and, 'The appointed time has drawn near.' Do not go after them."
KJV
King James VersionAnd he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleJesus answered, “See to it that you are not deceived. For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them.
Footnotes
ἐγώ εἰμι (egō eimi) — the absolute "I AM" echoes Exodus 3:14 (LXX: ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ὤν) and John 8:58; false messiahs will not merely claim messiahship but appropriate the divine name itself. F.O.G capitalises to preserve this resonance; FOG Message renders it "I am the one" to prioritise the immediate contextual claim. καιρός (kairos) = divinely appointed time or season, not clock-time (chronos); F.O.G preserves this as "appointed time," since these imposters claim not just that a moment has arrived but that the God-ordained season of fulfillment has come.