Mark 13:36

Mark 13:36 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
• New International Version (NIV)If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping.
• English Standard Version (ESV)lest he come suddenly and find you asleep.
• New King James Version (NKJV)lest, coming suddenly, he find you sleeping.

Context of Mark 13:36

34It is as when a man, sojourning in another country, having left his house, and given authority to his servants, to each one his work, commanded also the porter to watch. 35Watch therefore: for ye know not when the lord of the house cometh, whether at even, or at midnight, or at cockcrowing, or in the morning; lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. 37And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.

Mark 13:36 word by word

μὴ ἐλθὼν ἐξαίφνης εὕρῃ ὑμᾶς καθεύδοντας.Read the interlinear

• lestμήmē · notG3361
• comingἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• suddenlyἐξαίφνηςexaiphnēs · suddenlyG1810
• findεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• sleepingκαθεύδωkatheudō · to sleepG2518

Cross-references for Mark 13:36

• Mark 14:37And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest thou not watch one hour?
• Proverbs 6:9How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
• Proverbs 24:33Yeta little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;
• Isaiah 56:10His watchmen are blind, they are all without knowledge; they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.
• Matthew 24:48But if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord tarrieth;
• Matthew 25:5Now while the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
• Luke 21:34But take heed to yourselves, lest haply your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day come on you suddenly as a snare:
• Luke 22:45And when he rose up from his prayer, he came unto the disciples, and found them sleeping for sorrow,
• Romans 13:11And this, knowing the season, that already it is time for you to awake out of sleep: for now is salvation nearer to us than when wefirstbelieved.
• Ephesians 5:14Wherefore he saith, Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall shine upon thee.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:6so then let us not sleep, as do the rest, but let us watch and be sober.

Commentaries on Mark 13:36

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 36He find you sleeping - A porter asleep exposes the house to be robbed, and well deserves punishment. No wonder that the man is constantly suffering loss who is frequently off his guard. Our Lord shows us in this parable: That himself, ascended to heaven, is the man gone from home. That believers collectively are his family. That his servants are those who are employed in the work of faith and labor of love. That the porter represents the ministers of his…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 36Find you sleeping - Inattentive to your post, neglecting your duty, and unprepared for his coming.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. 33-37These verses repeat a basic warning: Be on your guard and stay alert! … Keep watch! The repetition shows that they needed to stay alert (be watchful and ready).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3636. Lest, coming suddenly, he find you sleeping--See on Lu 12:35-40; Lu 12:42-46.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 13:36

• Commandments
• Earth
• Jesus Continued
• Temptation
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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