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Mark 13:33
33Take heed, watch and pray, for ye do not know when the time is:
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
31The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall in no wise pass away. 32But of that day or of that hour no one knows, neither the angels who are in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father. Take heed, watch and pray, for ye do not know when the time is: 34[it is] as a man gone out of the country, having left his house and given to his bondmen the authority, and to each one his work, and commanded the doorkeeper that he should watch. 35Watch therefore, for ye do not know when the master of the house comes: evening, or midnight, or cock-crow, or morning;
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Cross-references for Mark 13:33
- Mark 13:23But do ye take heed: behold, I have told you all things beforehand.
- Mark 14:37And he comes and finds them sleeping. And he says to Peter, Simon, dost thou sleep? Hast thou not been able to watch one hour?
- Matthew 24:42Watch therefore, for ye know not in what hour your Lord comes.
- Matthew 25:13Watch therefore, for ye know not the day nor the hour.
- Matthew 26:40And he comes to the disciples and finds them sleeping, and says to Peter, Thus ye have not been able to watch one hour with me?
- Luke 12:40And ye therefore, be ye ready, for in the hour in which ye do not think [it], the Son of man comes.
- Luke 21:34But take heed to yourselves lest possibly your hearts be laden with surfeiting and drinking and cares of life, and that day come upon you suddenly unawares;
- Romans 13:11This also, knowing the time, that it is already time that we should be aroused out of sleep; for now [is] our salvation nearer than when we believed.
- 1 Corinthians 16:13Be vigilant; stand fast in the faith; quit yourselves like men; be strong.
- Ephesians 6:18praying at all seasons, with all prayer and supplication in [the] Spirit, and watching unto this very thing with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints;
- 1 Thessalonians 5:5for all ye are sons of light and sons of day; we are not of night nor of darkness.
- Hebrews 12:15watching lest [there be] any one who lacks the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble [you], and many be defiled by it;
- 1 Peter 4:7But the end of all things is drawn nigh: be sober therefore, and be watchful unto prayers;
- 1 Peter 5:8Be vigilant, watch. Your adversary [the] devil as a roaring lion walks about seeking whom he may devour.
- Revelation 3:2Be watchful, and strengthen the things that remain, which are about to die, for I have not found thy works complete before my God.
- Revelation 16:15(Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed [is] he that watches and keeps his garments, that he may not walk naked, and that they [may not] see his shame.)
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
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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
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