Berean Standard Bible

Mark 13

(Matthew 24:1–8; Luke 21:5–9)

1AsΚαὶKaiG2532JesusαὐτοῦautouG846was leavingἐκπορευομένου ἐκekporeuomenou ekG1607 G1537theτοῦtouG3588templeἱεροῦhi'erouG2411,oneεἷςheisG1520ofτῶνtōnG3588HisαὐτῷautōG846disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101saidλέγειlegeiG3004to Himαὐτοῦ·autouG846, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,look atG2400the magnificentποταποὶpotapoiG4217stonesλίθοιlithoiG3037andκαὶkaiG2532ποταπαὶpotapaiG4217buildingsοἰκοδομαί.¶oikodomaiG3619!”

2“Do you seeβλέπειςblepeisG991alltheseταύταςtautasG3778greatμεγάλαςmegalasG3173ὁhoG3588buildingsοἰκοδομάς;oikodomasG3619ΚαὶKaiG2532τὰςtasG3588?”JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424repliedεἶπενeipenG2036αὐτῷ·autōG846. “Notοὐ μὴou mēG3756 G3361onestoneλίθοςlithosG3037hereὧδεhōdeG5602will be leftἀφεθῇaphethēaG863onἐπὶepiG1909anotherλίθονlithonG3037; every oneὃςhosG3739will be thrown downοὐ μὴ καταλυθῇ.¶ou mē kataluthēaG3756 G3361 G2647.”

3WhileΚαὶKaiG2532JesusαὐτοῦautouG846was sittingκαθημένουkathēmenouG2521onεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588MountὄροςorosG3735τῶνtōnG3588of OlivesG1636oppositeκατέναντιkatenantiG2713theτοῦtouG3588templeἱεροῦhi'erouG2411,PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074καὶkaiG2532,JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbosG2385καὶkaiG2532,JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491,andκαὶkaiG2532AndrewἈνδρέας·AndreasG406askedἐπηρώταepērōtaG1905HimαὐτὸνautonG846privatelyκατ᾽ ἰδίανkat᾽ idianG2596 G2398,

4“TellεἰπὸνeiponG2036usG1473,when willπότεpoteG4219these thingsταῦταtautaG3778happenἔσταιestaiG1510?AndκαὶkaiG2532whatτίtiG5101will betheτὸtoG3588signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592thatὅτανhotanG3752theyταῦτα πάντα;¶tauta pantaG3956 G3778are aboutμέλλῃmellēG3195to be fulfilledσυντελεῖσθαιsunteleisthaiG4931?”

5δὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424beganG756by tellingλέγεινlegeinG3004themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “See to itβλέπετεblepeteG991thatμήmēG3361no oneτιςtisG5100deceivesπλανήσῃ.planēsēG4105youὑμᾶςhumasG4771.

6ManyπολλοὶpolloiG4183will comeἐλεύσονταιeleusontaiG2064inἐπὶepiG1909MyG1473τῷtōG3588nameὀνόματίonomatiG3686,claimingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004ὅτιhotiG3754, ‘IG1473amεἰμι,eimiG1510He,’andκαὶkaiG2532will deceiveπλανήσουσιν.planēsousinG4105manyπολλοὺςpollousG4183.

7δὲdeG1161WhenὅτανhotanG3752you hear ofἀκούσητεakousēteG191warsπολέμουςpolemousG4171andκαὶkaiG2532rumorsἀκοὰςakoasG189of warsπολέμων,polemōnG4171,do notμὴmēG3361be alarmedθροεῖσθε·throeistheG2360. These thingsmustδεῖdeiG1163happenγενέσθαι,genesthaiG1096,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235theτὸtoG3588endτέλος.telosG5056isstill to comeοὔπωoupōG3768.

8γὰρgarG1063NationἔθνοςethnosG1484will riseἐγερθήσεταιegerthēsetaiG1453againstἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909nationἔθνοςethnosG1484,andκαὶkaiG2532kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932againstἐπὶepiG1909kingdomβασιλείαν·basileianG932.There will beἔσονταιesontaiG1510earthquakesσεισμοὶseismoiG4578in variousκατὰkataG2596placesτόπους·topousG5117, as well asἔσονταιesontaiG1510faminesλιμοίlimoiG3042.Theseταῦτα.¶tautaG3778are thebeginningἀρχὴarchēG746of birth painsὠδίνωνōdinōnG5604.

Witnessing to All Nations

(Matthew 24:9–14; Luke 21:10–19)

9SoδὲdeG1161ὑμεῖςhumeisG4771be on your guardΒλέπετε ἑαυτούς·Blepete he'autousG991 G1438.YouὑμᾶςhumasG4771will be delivered overπαραδώσουσινparadōsousinG3860toεἰςeisG1519thecouncilsσυνέδρια,sunedriaG4892andκαὶkaiG2532beatenδαρήσεσθεdarēsestheG1194inεἰςeisG1519thesynagoguesσυναγωγὰςsunagōgasG4864καὶkaiG2532.On My accountἕνεκεν ἐμοῦheneken emouG1752 G1473you will standσταθήσεσθεstathēsestheG2476beforeἐπὶepiG1909governorsἡγεμόνωνhēgemonōnG2232andκαὶkaiG2532kingsβασιλέωνbasileōnG935asεἰςeisG1519witnessesμαρτύριονmarturionG3142to themαὐτοῖς.autoisG846.

10AndκαὶkaiG2532theτὰtaG3588gospelεὐαγγέλιον.euangelionG2098mustδεῖdeiG1163firstG4412be proclaimedκηρυχθῆναιkēruchthēnaiG2784toεἰςeisG1519allπάνταpantaG3956theτὸtoG3588nationsἔθνηethnēG1484.

11ButκαὶkaiG2532whenὅτανhotanG3752they arrestἄγωσινagōsinG71youὑμᾶςhumasG4771andhand you overπαραδιδόντες,paradidontesG3860,do notμὴmēG3361worry beforehandπρομεριμνᾶτεpromerimnateG4305whatτίtiG5101to sayλαλήσητεlalēsēteG2980.Insteadἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,speakλαλεῖτε·laleiteG2980τοῦτοtoutoG3778whateverὃ ἐὰνho eanG3739 G1437youὑμῖνhuminG4771are givenδοθῇdothēaG1325atἐνenG1722thatἐκείνῃekeinēG1565τῇtēaG3588timeὥρᾳ,hōraG5610,forγάρgarG1063it will not beοὐ ἐστεou esteG1510 G3756youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771οἱhoiG3588speakingλαλοῦντεςlalountesG2980,butἀλλὰallaG235theτὸtoG3588Holyἅγιον.hagionG40τὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.

12καὶkaiG2532BrotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80will betrayπαραδώσειparadōseiG3860brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80toεἰςeisG1519deathθάνατονthanatonG2288,andκαὶkaiG2532a fatherπατὴρpatērG3962hischildτέκνον,teknonG5043καὶkaiG2532.ChildrenτέκναteknaG5043will riseἐπαναστήσονταιepanastēsontaiG1881againstἐπὶepiG1909theirparentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118andκαὶkaiG2532have them put to deathθανατώσουσιν αὐτούς.thanatōsousin autousG846 G2289.

13καὶkaiG2532You will beἔσεσθεesestheG1510hatedμισούμενοιmisoumenoiG3404byὑπὸhupoG5259everyoneπάντωνpantōnG3956because ofδιὰdiaG1223MyG1473τὸtoG3588nameὄνομάonomaG3686,butδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588one whoperseveresὑπομείναςhupomeinasG5278toεἰςeisG1519theendτέλος,telosG5056οὗτοςhoutosG3778will be savedσωθήσεται.sōthēsetaiG4982.

The Abomination of Desolation

(Matthew 24:15–25; Luke 21:20–24)

14SoδὲdeG1161whenὅτανhotanG3752you seeG3708theτὸtoG3588abominationβδέλυγμαbdelugmaG946ofτῆςtēsG3588desolationἐρημώσεωςerēmōseōsG2050standingἑστηκόταhestēkotaG2476whereὅπουhopouG3699it should not beοὐ δεῖ,ou deiG3756 G1163(let theὁhoG3588readerἀναγινώσκωνanaginōskōnG314understandνοείτω,noeitōG3539),then letτότεtoteG5119those who areοἱhoiG3588inἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588JudeaἸουδαίᾳIoudaiaG2449fleeφευγέτωσανpheugetōsanG5343toεἰςeisG1519theτὰtaG3588mountainsὄρη·orēG3735.

15LetδὲdeG1161no oneὁhoG3588onἐπὶepiG1909theτοῦtouG3588housetopδώματοςdōmatosG1430go back insideμὴ καταβάτω μηδὲ εἰσελθάτωmē katabatō mēde eiselthatōG3361 G2597 G3366 G1525to retrieveἆραίaraiG142anythingτιtiG5100fromἐκekG1537hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846τῆςtēsG3588houseοἰκίαςoikiasG3614.

16And letκαὶkaiG2532no oneὁhoG3588inεἰςeisG1519theτὸνtonG3588fieldἀγρὸνagronG68return forμὴ ἐπιστρεψάτω εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω ἆραιmē epistrepsatō eis ta opisō araiG3361 G1994 G1519 G3588 G3694 G142hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τὸtoG3588cloakἱμάτιονhimationG2440.

17HowδὲdeG1161miserableοὐαὶouaiG3759ἐνenG1722thoseἐκείναιςekeinaisG1565ταῖςtaisG3588daysἡμέραις.hēmeraisG2250will beforταῖςtaisG3588pregnantγαστρὶ ἐχούσαις ἐνgastri echousais enG2192 G1722 G1064andκαὶkaiG2532ταῖςtaisG3588nursingθηλαζούσαιςthēlazousaisG2337mothers!

18δὲdeG1161PrayπροσεύχεσθεproseuchestheG4336thatἵναinaG2443this will not occurμὴ γένηταιmē genētaiG3361 G1096in the winterχειμῶνος.cheimōnosG5494.

19ForγὰρgarG1063thoseἐκεῖναιekeinaiG1565will beἔσονταιesontaiG1510αἱhaiG3588daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250of tribulationθλῖψιςthlipsisG2347unseenοἵα οὐ γέγονεν τοιαύτηoia ou gegonen toiautēG5108 G3634 G3756 G1096fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575thebeginningἀρχῆςarchēsG746of God’s creationκτίσεως ἣν ἔκτισεν ὁ θεὸςktiseōs hēn ektisen ho theosG2937 G3739 G3588 G2316 G2936untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193τοῦtouG3588nowνῦνnunG3568,andκαὶkaiG2532neverοὐ μὴou mēG3756 G3361to beγένηται.genētaiG1096seen again.

20καὶkaiG2532IfεἰeiG1487theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962had not cut shortμὴ ἐκολόβωσενmē ekolobōsenG3361 G2856thoseτὰςtasG3588daysἡμέρας,hēmerasG2250,nobodyοὐκ πᾶσα σάρξ·ouk pasa sarxG3756 G3956 G4561would be savedἂν ἐσώθηan esōthēG302 G4982.ButἀλλὰallaG235for the sake ofδιὰdiaG1223theτοὺςtousG3588electἐκλεκτοὺςeklektousG1588,whomοὓςhousG3739He has chosenἐξελέξατοexelexatoG1586,He has cut them shortἐκολόβωσεν τὰς ἡμέρας.ekolobōsen tas hēmerasG2856 G3588 G2250.

21καὶkaiG2532At that timeτότεtoteG5119ifἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100saysεἴπῃ·eipēG2036to youὑμῖνhuminG4771, ‘LookG2400,hereὧδεhōdeG5602istheὁhoG3588ChristχριστόςchristosG5547!’ or ‘Thereἐκεῖ,ekeiG1563He isG2400!’do not believeμὴ πιστεύετε.mē pisteueteG3361 G4100it.

22ForγὰρgarG1063false ChristsψευδόχριστοιpseudochristoiG5580andκαὶkaiG2532false prophetsψευδοπροφῆταιpseudoprophētaiG5578will appearἐγερθήσονταιegerthēsontaiG1453andκαὶkaiG2532performδώσουσινdōsousinG1325signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592andκαὶkaiG2532wondersτέραταterataG5059πρὸςprosG4314τὸtoG3588to deceiveἀποπλανᾶνapoplananG635eventheτοὺςtousG3588electἐκλεκτούς.eklektousG1588,ifεἰeiG1487that werepossibleδυνατὸνdunatonG1415.

23SoδὲdeG1161be on your guardὑμεῖς βλέπετε·humeis blepeteG4771 G991;I have toldG4302youὑμῖνhuminG4771everything in advanceπάντα.¶pantaG3956.

The Return of the Son of Man

(Matthew 24:26–31; Luke 21:25–28)

24ButἈλλ᾽All᾽G235inἐνenG1722thoseἐκείναιςekeinaisG1565ταῖςtaisG3588daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250,afterμετὰmetaG3326τὴνtēnG3588thatἐκείνηνekeinēnG1565tribulationθλῖψινthlipsinG2347: ‘TheὁhoG3588sunἥλιοςhēliosG2246will be darkenedσκοτισθήσεται,skotisthēsetaiG4654,andκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588moonσελήνηselēnēG4582will not giveοὐ δώσειou dōseiG3756 G1325itsαὐτῆς,autēsG846τὸtoG3588lightφέγγοςphengosG5338;

25καὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588starsἀστέρεςasteresG792willἔσονταιesontaiG1510fallπίπτοντες,piptontesG4098fromἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588skyοὐρανοῦouranouG3772,andκαὶkaiG2532theαἱhaiG3588powersδυνάμειςdunameisG1411αἱhaiG3588ofἐνenG1722theτοῖςtoisG3588heavensοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772will be shakenσαλευθήσονται.saleuthēsontaiG4531.’

26At that timeκαὶ τότεkai toteG2532 G5119they will seeG3708theτὸνtonG3588SonυἱὸνhuionG5207τοῦtouG3588of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444comingἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064inἐνenG1722thecloudsνεφέλαιςnephelaisG3507withμετὰmetaG3326greatπολλῆςpollēsG4183powerδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411andκαὶkaiG2532gloryδόξης.doxēsG1391.

27Andκαὶ τότεkai toteG2532 G5119He will send outἀποστελεῖaposteleiG649theτοὺςtousG3588angelsἀγγέλουςangelousG32καὶkaiG2532to gatherἐπισυνάξειepisunaxeiG1996τοὺςtousG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846electἐκλεκτοὺςeklektousG1588fromἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588fourτεσσάρωνtessarōnG5064windsἀνέμωνanemōnG417,fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575theendsἄκρουakrouG206of the earthγῆςgēsG1093toἕωςhe'ōsG2193theendsἄκρουakrouG206of heavenοὐρανοῦ.ouranouG3772.

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

(Matthew 24:32–35; Luke 21:29–33)

28NowδὲdeG1161learnμάθετεmatheteG3129thisτῆςtēsG3588lessonπαραβολήν·parabolēnG3850fromἀπὸapoG575theτὴνtēnG3588fig treeσυκῆςsukēsG4808:As soon asὅταν ἤδηhotan ēdēG3752 G2235itsαὐτῆςautēsG846ὁhoG3588branchesκλάδοςkladosG2798becomeγένηται,genētaiG1096tenderἁπαλὸςhapalosG527andκαὶkaiG2532sproutἐκφύῃekphuēG1631τὰtaG3588leavesφύλλα,phullaG5444,you knowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754τὸtoG3588summerθέροςtherosG2330isἐστίν.estinG1510nearἐγγὺςengusG1451.

29SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779alsoκαὶkaiG2532,whenὅτανhotanG3752you seeG3708these thingsταῦταtautaG3778happeningγινόμενα,ginomenaG1096ὑμεῖς,humeisG4771,knowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754He isἐστινestinG1510nearἐγγύςengusG1451,right atἐπὶepiG1909thedoorθύραις.¶thuraisG2374.

30TrulyἈμὴνAmēnG281I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771ὅτιhotiG3754,thisαὕτηhautēG3778ἡhēG3588generationγενεὰgeneaG1074will not pass awayοὐ μὴ παρέλθῃou mē parelthēG3756 G3361 G3928untilμέχρις οὗmechris houG3360 G3739allπάνταpantaG3956these thingsταῦταtautaG3778have happenedγένηται.genētaiG1096.

31ὁhoG3588HeavenοὐρανὸςouranosG3772andκαὶkaiG2532ἡhēG3588earthγῆgēG1093will pass awayπαρελεύσονται,pareleusontaiG3928,butδὲdeG1161MyG1473οἱhoiG3588wordsλόγοιlogoiG3056will never pass awayοὐ μὴ παρελεύσονται.¶ou mē pareleusontaiG3756 G3361 G3928.

Readiness at Any Hour

(Matthew 24:36–51; Luke 12:35–48)

32δὲdeG1161No oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762knowsG1492aboutΠερὶPeriG4012thatἐκείνηςekeinēsG1565τῆςtēsG3588dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250orἢēG2228τῆςtēsG3588hourὥραςhōrasG5610,not evenοὐδὲoudeG3761theοἱhoiG3588angelsἄγγελοιangeloiG32inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανῷouranōG3772,norοὐδὲoudeG3761theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207,but onlyεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361theὁhoG3588Fatherπατήρ.patērG3962.

33Be on your guardΒλέπετε,BlepeteG991andstay alertἀγρυπνεῖτεagrupneiteG69!ForγὰρgarG1063you do not knowοὐκoukG3756 G1492whenπότεpoteG4219theὁhoG3588appointed timeκαιρόςkairosG2540will comeἐστιν.estinG1510.

34It islikeὡςhōsG5613a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444going on a journeyἀπόδημοςapodēmosG590wholeftἀφεὶςapheisG863hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588houseοἰκίανoikianG3614καὶkaiG2532,putδοὺςdousG1325eachἑκάστῳhekastōG1538αὐτοῦautouG846τοῖςtoisG3588servantδούλοιςdouloisG1401τὴνtēnG3588in chargeἐξουσίαν,exousianG1849of hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846ownτὸtoG3588taskἔργονergonG2041,andκαὶkaiG2532instructedἐνετείλατοeneteilatoG1781theτῷtōG3588doorkeeperθυρωρῷthurōrōG2377toἵναinaG2443keep watchγρηγορῇ.grēgorēaG1127.

35Thereforeοὖν·ounG3767keep watchγρηγορεῖτεgrēgoreiteG1127,becauseγὰρgarG1063you do not knowοὐκoukG3756 G1492whenπότεpoteG4219theὁhoG3588masterκύριοςkuriosG2962of theτῆςtēsG3588houseοἰκίαςoikiasG3614will returnἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064—whetherἢēG2228in the eveningὀψὲopseG3796ἢēG2228,at midnightμεσονύκτιονmesonuktionG3317ἢēG2228,when the rooster crowsἀλεκτοροφωνίαςalektorophōniasG219,orἢēG2228in the morningπρωΐ·prōiG4404.

36OtherwiseμὴmēG3361,he may arriveἐλθὼνelthōnG2064without noticeἐξαίφνηςexaiphnēsG1810andfindεὕρῃheurēG2147youὑμᾶςhumasG4771sleepingκαθεύδοντας.katheudontasG2518.

37AndδὲdeG1161whatὃhoG3739I sayλέγω,legōG3004to youὑμῖνhuminG4771,I sayλέγω·legōG3004to everyoneπᾶσινpasinG3956:Keep watchγρηγορεῖτε.¶grēgoreiteG1127!”