Mark 13:37

Mark 13:37 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.
• New International Version (NIV)What I say to you, I say to everyone: ‘Watch!’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And what I say to you I say to all: Stay awake."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch!”

Context of Mark 13:37

35Therefore, be continually on the alert—for you do not know when the master of the house is coming, whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning— 36[stay alert,] in case he should come suddenly and unexpectedly and find you asleep and unprepared. What I say to you I say to everyone, ‘Be on the alert [stay awake and be continually cautious]!’ ”

Mark 13:37 word by word

ὃ δὲ ὑμῖν λέγω, πᾶσιν λέγω· γρηγορεῖτε.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• whatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• I sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto youσύsu · youG4771
• unto allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• Watchγρηγορέωgrēgoreuō · to keep watchG1127

Cross-references for Mark 13:37

• Mark 13:33“Be on guard and stay constantly alert [and pray]; for you do not know when the appointed time will come.
• Luke 12:41Peter said, “Lord, are You addressing this parable to us [disciples], or to everyone else as well?”

Commentaries on Mark 13:37

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 37I say unto all, Watch - This command was proper, not only for those who were expecting the calamities that were soon to come upon the Jews, but for all who are soon to die and to go to the judgment. We know not the time of our death. We know not how soon we shall be called to the judgment. The Son of man may come at any moment, and we should therefore be ready. If we are his friends; if we have been renewed and pardoned; if we have repented of our sins…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. 37This passage was first spoken to the disciples (you, see also 13:5), but it is also directed to everyone who hears or reads the Gospel of Mark (everyone). Keep watch!: Although 13:32–37 warns believers to be ready, the early church understood this watchfulness as joyful expectation for “the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ” (Titus 2:13). Even Greek-speaking Christians in the first century used the Aramaic…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3737. And what I say unto you--this discourse, it will be remembered, was delivered in private. I say unto all, Watch--anticipating and requiring the diffusion of His teaching by them among all His disciples, and its perpetuation through all time.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 13:37

• Commandments
• Earth
• Jesus Continued
• Temptation
• Watchfulness

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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