Mark 13:32

Mark 13:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.
• New International Version (NIV)“But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"But concerning that day or that hour, no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

Context of Mark 13:32

30“I can guarantee this truth: This generation will not disappear until all these things take place. 31The earth and the heavens will disappear, but my words will never disappear. “No one knows when that day or hour will come. Even the angels in heaven and the Son don’t know. Only the Father knows. 33Be careful! Watch! You don’t know the exact time. 34It is like a man who went on a trip. As he left home, he put his servants in charge. He assigned work to each one and ordered the guard to be alert.

Mark 13:32 word by word

Περὶ δὲ τῆς ἡμέρας ἐκείνης ἢ τῆς ὥρας οὐδεὶς οἶδεν οὐδὲ οἱ ἄγγελοι ἐν οὐρανῷ οὐδὲ ὁ υἱὸς εἰ μὴ ὁ πατήρ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• ofπερίperi · aboutG4012
• thatἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• dayὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• hourὥραhōra · hourG5610
• knowethεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• no manοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• no, notοὐδέoude · norG3761
• the angelsἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• the Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• butεἰei · if: notG1487
• ·μήmē · notG3361
• the Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962

Cross-references for Mark 13:32

• Mark 13:26“Then people will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.
• Matthew 24:36“No one knows when that day or hour will come. Even the angels in heaven and the Son don’t know. Only the Father knows.
• Matthew 25:6“At midnight someone shouted, ‘The groom is here! Come to meet him!’
• Acts 1:7Jesus told them, “You don’t need to know about times or periods that the Father has determined by his own authority.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:2You know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
• 2 Peter 3:10The day of the Lord will come like a thief. On that day heaven will pass away with a roaring sound. Everything that makes up the universe will burn and be destroyed. The earth and everything that people have done on it will be exposed.
• Revelation 3:3So remember what you received and heard. Obey, and change the way you think and act. If you’re not alert, I’ll come like a thief. You don’t know when I will come.
• Revelation 1:1This is the revelation of Jesus Christ. God gave it to him to show his servants the things that must happen soon. He sent this revelation through his angel to his servant John.

Commentaries on Mark 13:32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32Neither the Son - This clause is not found either in Matthew or Luke; and Ambrose says it was wanting in some Greek copies in his time. To me it is utterly unaccountable, how Jesus, who knew so correctly all the particulars which he here lays down, and which were to a jot and tittle verified by the event - how he who knew that not one stone should be left on another, should be ignorant of the day and hour when this should be done, though Daniel, Daniel…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32Neither the Son - This text has always presented serious difficulties. It has been asked, If Jesus had a divine nature, how could he say that he knew not the day and hour of a future event? In reply, it has been said that the passage was missing, according to Ambrose, in some Greek manuscripts; but it is now found in all, and there can be little doubt that the passage is genuine. Others have said that the verb rendered “knoweth” means sometimes to “make”…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. 32No one knows about that day or hour: This statement introduces the warning to be watchful (compare Acts 1:7) and not to make guesses about the exact time of these events (Mark 13:33–37). Jesus calls himself the Son who ranks above the angels in an order that begins with no one and ends with only the Father. The authenticity of this saying is supported by the limitation it places on the Son’s knowledge. The early church would not likely have invented such…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3232. But of that day and that hour--that is, the precise time. knoweth no man--literally, no one. no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father--This very remarkable statement regarding "the Son" is peculiar to Mark. Whether it means that the Son was not at that time in possession of the knowledge referred to, or simply that it was not among the things which He had received to communicate--has been matter of much controversy even…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 13:32

• Earth
• God
• God Continued...
• Jesus Continued
• Judgment
• Watchfulness

In the dictionaries

• That Day
• Angel
• Choose
• Blasphemy
• Eschatology of the New Testament
• Fig, Fig-Tree
• Foreknow; Foreknowledge
• God
• Jesus Christ
• Kenosis

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