Mark 13:32

Mark 13:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.
• New International Version (NIV)“But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"But concerning that day or that hour, no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

Context of Mark 13:32

30I assure you and most solemnly say to you, this generation [the people living when these signs and events begin] will not pass away until all these things take place. 31Heaven and earth [as now known] will pass away, but My words will not pass away. But of that [exact] day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son [in His humanity], but the Father alone. 33“Be on guard and stay constantly alert [and pray]; for you do not know when the appointed time will come. 34It is like a man away on a journey, who when he left home put his servants in charge, each with his particular task, and also ordered the doorkeeper to be continually alert.

Mark 13:32 word by word

Περὶ δὲ τῆς ἡμέρας ἐκείνης ἢ τῆς ὥρας οὐδεὶς οἶδεν οὐδὲ οἱ ἄγγελοι ἐν οὐρανῷ οὐδὲ ὁ υἱὸς εἰ μὴ ὁ πατήρ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• ofπερίperi · aboutG4012
• thatἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• dayὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• hourὥραhōra · hourG5610
• knowethεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• no manοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• no, notοὐδέoude · norG3761
• the angelsἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• the Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• butεἰei · if: notG1487
• ·μήmē · notG3361
• the Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962

Cross-references for Mark 13:32

• Mark 13:26Then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory [in royal majesty and splendor].
• Matthew 24:36“But of that [exact] day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son [in His humanity], but the Father alone.
• Matthew 25:6But at midnight there was a shout, ‘Look! The bridegroom [is coming]! Go out to meet him.’
• Acts 1:7He said to them, “It is not for you to know the times or epochs which the Father has fixed by His own authority.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:2For you yourselves know perfectly well that the day of the [return of the] Lord is coming just as a thief [comes unexpectedly and suddenly] in the night.
• 2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will vanish with a [mighty and thunderous] roar, and the [material] elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and the works that are on it will be burned up.
• Revelation 3:3So remember and take to heart the lessons you have received and heard. Keep and obey them, and repent [change your sinful way of thinking, and demonstrate your repentance with new behavior that proves a conscious decision to turn away from sin]. So then, if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come to you.
• Revelation 1:1This is the revelation of Jesus Christ [His unveiling of the divine mysteries], which God [the Father] gave to Him to show to His bond-servants (believers) the things which must soon take place [in their entirety]; and He sent and communicated it by His angel (divine messenger) to His bond-servant John,

Commentaries on Mark 13:32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32Neither the Son - This clause is not found either in Matthew or Luke; and Ambrose says it was wanting in some Greek copies in his time. To me it is utterly unaccountable, how Jesus, who knew so correctly all the particulars which he here lays down, and which were to a jot and tittle verified by the event - how he who knew that not one stone should be left on another, should be ignorant of the day and hour when this should be done, though Daniel, Daniel…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32Neither the Son - This text has always presented serious difficulties. It has been asked, If Jesus had a divine nature, how could he say that he knew not the day and hour of a future event? In reply, it has been said that the passage was missing, according to Ambrose, in some Greek manuscripts; but it is now found in all, and there can be little doubt that the passage is genuine. Others have said that the verb rendered “knoweth” means sometimes to “make”…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 28-37Verses 28-37 We have the application of this prophetic sermon. As to the destruction of Jerusalem, expect it to come very shortly. As to the end of the world, do not inquire when it will come, for of that day and that hour knoweth no man. Christ, as God, could not be ignorant of anything; but the Divine wisdom which dwelt in our Saviour, communicated itself to his human soul according to the Divine pleasure. As to both, our duty is to watch and pray. Our…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 32No one knows about that day or hour: This statement introduces the warning to be watchful (compare Acts 1:7) and not to make guesses about the exact time of these events (Mark 13:33–37). Jesus calls himself the Son who ranks above the angels in an order that begins with no one and ends with only the Father. The authenticity of this saying is supported by the limitation it places on the Son’s knowledge. The early church would not likely have invented such…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3232. But of that day and that hour--that is, the precise time. knoweth no man--literally, no one. no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father--This very remarkable statement regarding "the Son" is peculiar to Mark. Whether it means that the Son was not at that time in possession of the knowledge referred to, or simply that it was not among the things which He had received to communicate--has been matter of much controversy even…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 13:32

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In the dictionaries

• That Day
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• Blasphemy
• Eschatology of the New Testament
• Fig, Fig-Tree
• Foreknow; Foreknowledge
• God
• Jesus Christ
• Kenosis

Commentaries on Mark 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings