Mark 13:16

Mark 13:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment.
• New International Version (NIV)Let no one in the field go back to get their cloak.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes.

Context of Mark 13:16

14“Now when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be--let the reader understand--then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains. 15Whoever is on the housetop must not go down, nor go in to get anything out of his house. And whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his cloak. 17But woe to those women who are pregnant, and to those who are nursing babies in those days! 18Moreover, pray that it will not happen in winter.

Mark 13:16 word by word

καὶ ὁ εἰς τὸν ἀγρὸν μὴ ἐπιστρεψάτω εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω ἆραι τὸ ἱμάτιον αὐτοῦ.Read the interlinear

• whoeverὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• is in the fieldἀγρόςagros · fieldG68
• must not turnἐπιστρέφωepistrephō · to turnG1994
• backὀπίσωopisō · afterG3694
• to getαἴρωairō · to take upG142
• his cloakἱμάτιονhimation · clothingG2440

Commentaries on Mark 13:16

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-23Verses 14-23 The Jews in rebelling against the Romans, and in persecuting the Christians, hastened their own ruin apace. Here we have a prediction of that ruin which came upon them within less than forty years after this. Such destruction and desolation, that the like cannot be found in any history. Promises of power to persevere, and cautions against falling away, well agree with each other. But the more we consider these things, the more we shall see…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-16A person relaxing on the roof of their Judean home should not even pack after seeing this sign, but come down and flee. Likewise, a person out in the field should not return home to retrieve his cloak. Believers were to flee from the approaching Roman army as soon as they saw the sign of 13:14. Their movement was usually cautious, methodical (careful and step-by-step), and relentless (steady and not stopping). But Jesus warned people not to wait and see…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 13:16

• Jerusalem
• 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