Mark 13:7

Mark 13:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet.
• New International Version (NIV)When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. This must take place, but the end is not yet.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be troubled; for such things must happen, but the end is not yet.

Context of Mark 13:7

5Jesus began to say to them, ‘Be careful! Some people will tell you things that are not true. Do not believe those people. 6Many people will say that they have come on my behalf. They will say, “I am the Messiah!” and they will deceive many people. You will hear about wars. And there will be reports about wars in other places. Do not be afraid. Those things must happen, but that is not yet the end of everything. 8People in one country will attack the people in another country. Kings and their armies will fight against other kings and their armies. The ground will shake in many different places. In some places, people will be hungry, with no food. Those things are like the first pains that a mother has before her baby is born. 9So be careful! People will be against you. They will take you to stand in front of their leaders. They will punish you with whips in their meeting places. They will take you to stand in front of kings and rulers. This will happen because you are my disciples. You will tell them the good news about me.

Mark 13:7 word by word

ὅταν δὲ ἀκούσητε πολέμους καὶ ἀκοὰς πολέμων, μὴ θροεῖσθε· δεῖ γενέσθαι, ἀλλ᾽ οὔπω τὸ τέλος.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• whenὅτανhotan · when(-ever)G3752
• ye shall hearἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• of warsπόλεμοςpolēmos · warG4171
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• rumoursἀκοήakoē · hearingG189
• be yeγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• notμήmē · notG3361
• troubledθροέωthroeō · to alarmG2360
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• must needs beδεῖdei · be necessaryG1163
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• the endὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the endτέλοςtelos · goal/taxG5056
• yetοὔπωoupō · not yetG3768

Cross-references for Mark 13:7

• Psalms 27:3Even if a whole army comes to fight against me, I will not be afraid. Even if they attack me in war, I will continue to trust God.
• Psalms 46:1God is a strong place for us, where he will keep us safe. He will always help us when troubles come.
• Psalms 112:7They are not afraid to hear bad news. They are brave, because they trust in the Lord.
• Proverbs 3:25You will not be frightened of any trouble that might surprise you. Trouble may destroy wicked people, but you will know that you are safe.
• Isaiah 8:12‘Those people are talking about an agreement to turn against the rulers. But do not agree with what they say. Do not be afraid of the things that frighten them. Do not be afraid, as they are.
• Jeremiah 4:19I am so upset! My body is shaking with pain. My heart beats hard inside me. I cannot keep still. I cannot keep quiet. I have heard the noise of the enemy's trumpets and the shouts of their soldiers.
• Jeremiah 51:46You must be brave! When you hear news in Babylon of what is happening, do not be afraid. People will report one thing this year, and next year they will report a different thing. They will speak about violence in the land, and about rulers who are fighting against each other.
• Matthew 24:6You will hear about wars. You will hear reports about wars in other places. But you must not be afraid. Those things must happen first, but it is not yet the end of everything.
• Luke 21:9You will hear about wars and people fighting each other. Do not be afraid. Those things must happen first, but the end of everything will not happen immediately.’
• John 14:1Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Do not be sad or afraid. Believe in God, and also believe in me.
• 2 Samuel 14:14We must all die one day. When that happens, we are like water that is poured on the ground. We cannot pick it up again. But God does not remove our lives from us. Instead, he finds a way to bring us back to him when we have gone far away.
• Matthew 18:7Some things in this world will cause people to do wrong things. You can be sure that bad things will happen. But it will be very bad for the person who makes these things happen.
• Acts 17:3He told the people what was true about God's Messiah. He used the Bible to show them clearly that the Messiah had to suffer and die. He also showed them that the Messiah had to become alive again. Paul said to them, ‘I have been telling you about Jesus. He is the Messiah that God has sent to us.’

Commentaries on Mark 13:7

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-13Verses 5-13 Our Lord Jesus, in reply to the disciples' question, does not so much satisfy their curiosity as direct their consciences. When many are deceived, we should thereby be awakened to look to ourselves. And the disciples of Christ, if it be not their own fault, may enjoy holy security and peace of mind, when all around is in disorder. But they must take heed that they are not drawn away from Christ and their duty to him, by the sufferings they…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7The Greek word translated must is also used in 8:31. In both places, the word emphasizes God’s control and authority over events. but the end is still to come: These events would happen before Jerusalem’s destruction. Jesus compared them to birth pains, which come before childbirth. In the same way, these troubles would come before God’s judgment on Jerusalem. However, they did not mean that the destruction would happen at once.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled--(See on Mr 13:13, and compare Is 8:11-14). for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet--In Luke (Lu 21:9), "the end is not by and by," or "immediately." Worse must come before all is over.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