Mark 13:36

Mark 13:36 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
• New International Version (NIV)If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping.
• New King James Version (NKJV)lest, coming suddenly, he find you sleeping.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Don’t let him find you sleeping when he arrives without warning.

Context of Mark 13:36

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— lest he come suddenly and find you asleep. 37And what I say to you I say to all: Stay awake."

Mark 13:36 word by word

μὴ ἐλθὼν ἐξαίφνης εὕρῃ ὑμᾶς καθεύδοντας.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Lestμήmē · notG3361
• comingἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• suddenlyἐξαίφνηςexaiphnēs · suddenlyG1810
• he findεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• youσύsu · youG4771
• sleepingκαθεύδωkatheudō · to sleepG2518

Cross-references for Mark 13:36

• Mark 14:37And he came and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, "Simon, are you asleep? Could you not watch one hour?
• Proverbs 6:9How long will you lie there, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep?
• Proverbs 24:33A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
• Isaiah 56:10His watchmen are blind; they are all without knowledge; they are all silent dogs; they cannot bark, dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.
• Matthew 24:48But if that wicked servant says to himself, 'My master is delayed,'
• Matthew 25:5As the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept.
• 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.
• Luke 22:45And when he rose from prayer, he came to the disciples and found them sleeping for sorrow,
• 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.
• Ephesians 5:14for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."
• 1 Thessalonians 5:6So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober.

Commentaries on Mark 13:36

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 36He find you sleeping - A porter asleep exposes the house to be robbed, and well deserves punishment. No wonder that the man is constantly suffering loss who is frequently off his guard. Our Lord shows us in this parable: That himself, ascended to heaven, is the man gone from home. That believers collectively are his family. That his servants are those who are employed in the work of faith and labor of love. That the porter represents the ministers of his…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 36Find you sleeping - Inattentive to your post, neglecting your duty, and unprepared for his coming.Read the comment
• 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. 3636. Lest, coming suddenly, he find you sleeping--See on Lu 12:35-40; Lu 12:42-46.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 13:36

• Commandments
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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