Mark 13:33

Mark 13:33 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
• New International Version (NIV)Be on guard! Be alert! You do not know when that time will come.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Be on guard, keep awake. For you do not know when the time will come.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time is.

Context of Mark 13:33

31Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away. 32No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Be on your guard and stay alert! For you do not know when the appointed time will come. 34It is like a man going on a journey who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and instructed the doorkeeper to keep watch. 35Therefore keep watch, because you do not know when the master of the house will return—whether in the evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or in the morning.

Mark 13:33 word by word

Βλέπετε, ἀγρυπνεῖτε οὐκ οἴδατε γὰρ πότε ὁ καιρός ἐστιν.Read the interlinear

• Be on your guardβλέπωblepō · to seeG991
• stay alertἀγρυπνέωagrupneō · be watchfulG69
• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• you do not knowοὐou · noG3756
• you do not knowεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• whenπότεpote · when?G4219
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• appointed timeκαιρόςkairos · time/right timeG2540
• will comeεἰμίeimi · to beG1510

Cross-references for Mark 13:33

• Mark 13:23So be on your guard; I have told you everything in advance.
• Mark 14:37Then Jesus returned and found them sleeping. “Simon, are you asleep?” He asked. “Were you not able to keep watch for one hour?
• Matthew 24:42Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.
• Matthew 25:13Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.
• Matthew 26:40Then Jesus returned to the disciples and found them sleeping. “Were you not able to keep watch with Me for one hour?” He asked Peter.
• Luke 12:40You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.”
• Luke 21:34But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.
• Romans 13:11And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
• 1 Corinthians 16:13Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.
• Ephesians 6:18Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:5For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness.
• Hebrews 12:15See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.
• 1 Peter 4:7The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.
• 1 Peter 5:8Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
• Revelation 3:2Wake up and strengthen what remains, which is about to die; for I have found your deeds incomplete in the sight of My God.
• Revelation 16:15“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.”

Commentaries on Mark 13:33

• 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. 3333. Take ye heed, watch and pray; for ye know not when the time is.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 13:33

• Commandments
• Earth
• Jesus Continued
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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