Mark 13:23

Mark 13:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things.
• New International Version (NIV)So be on your guard; I have told you everything ahead of time.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But be on guard; I have told you all things beforehand.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But take heed; see, I have told you all things beforehand.

Context of Mark 13:23

21“Then if anyone tells you, ‘See, here is the Messiah! See, there! ’ do not believe it. 22For false messiahs and false prophets will arise and will perform signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, the elect. And you must watch! I have told you everything in advance. 24“But in those days, after that tribulation: The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not shed its light; 25the stars will be falling from the sky, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.

Mark 13:23 word by word

ὑμεῖς δὲ βλέπετε· προείρηκα ὑμῖν πάντα.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• takeβλέπωblepō · to seeG991
• yeσύsu · youG4771
• beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• I have foretoldπρολέγωprolegō · to foretellG4302
• all thingsπᾶςpas · allG3956

Cross-references for Mark 13:23

• Mark 13:5Jesus told them, “Watch out that no one deceives you.
• Matthew 7:15“Be on your guard against false prophets who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravaging wolves.
• Luke 21:8Then he said, “Watch out that you are not deceived. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Don’t follow them.
• 2 Peter 3:17Therefore, dear friends, since you know this in advance, be on your guard, so that you are not led away by the error of lawless people and fall from your own stable position.
• Isaiah 44:7Who, like me, can announce the future? Let him say so and make a case before me, since I have established an ancient people. Let these gods declare the coming things, and what will take place.
• John 14:29I have told you now before it happens so that when it does happen you may believe.
• John 16:1“I have told you these things to keep you from stumbling.

Commentaries on Mark 13:23

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-23Verses 14-23 The Jews in rebelling against the Romans, and in persecuting the Christians, hastened their own ruin apace. Here we have a prediction of that ruin which came upon them within less than forty years after this. Such destruction and desolation, that the like cannot be found in any history. Promises of power to persevere, and cautions against falling away, well agree with each other. But the more we consider these things, the more we shall see…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-23The larger section (13:5–23) ends with another warning about false messiahs. In this passage, these false leaders are connected with the events leading up to AD 70. In 13:5–6, however, they are connected more generally with ongoing events in history. Along with false messiahs, false prophets would appear and perform signs and wonders (13:22). Jesus warned his followers not to believe such claims. When the Messiah comes from heaven, "every eye will see…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. But take ye heed; behold, I have foretold you all things--He had just told them that the seduction of the elect would prove impossible; but since this would be all but accomplished, He bids them be on their guard, as the proper means of averting that catastrophe. In Matthew (Mt 24:26-28) we have some additional particulars: "Wherefore, if they shall say unto you, Behold, He is in the desert; go not forth: behold, He is in the secret chambers; believe…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 13:23

• Jerusalem
• Jesus Continued
• Watchfulness

In the dictionaries

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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