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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time is.
• New Living Translation (NLT)And since you don’t know when that time will come, be on guard! Stay alert!

Context of Mark 13:33

31Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. 32"But concerning that day or that hour, no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Be on guard, keep awake. For you do not know when the time will come. 34It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to stay awake. 35Therefore stay awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Take ye heedβλέπωblepō · to seeG991
• watchἀγρυπνέωagrupneō · be watchfulG69
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• prayπροσεύχομαιproseuchomai · to prayG4336
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• ye knowεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• notοὐou · noG3756
• whenπότεpote · when?G4219
• the timeὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the timeκαιρόςkairos · time/right timeG2540
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510

Cross-references for Mark 13:33

• Mark 13:23But be on guard; I have told you all things beforehand.
• Mark 14:37And he came and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, "Simon, are you asleep? Could you not watch one hour?
• Matthew 24:42Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.
• Matthew 25:13Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.
• Matthew 26:40And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. And he said to Peter, "So, could you not watch with me one hour?
• Luke 12:40You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect."
• Luke 21:34"But watch yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly like a trap.
• Romans 13:11Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed.
• 1 Corinthians 16:13Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
• Ephesians 6:18praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,
• 1 Thessalonians 5:5For you are all children of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness.
• Hebrews 12:15See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no "root of bitterness" springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled;
• 1 Peter 4:7The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers.
• 1 Peter 5:8Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
• Revelation 3:2Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your works complete in the sight of my God.
• Revelation 16:15("Behold, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, that he may not go about naked and be seen 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