New American Standard Bible 2020

Mark 13

Things to Come

1As He was goingG1607outG1607of the templeG2413,oneεἷςheisG1520of His disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101saidλέγειlegeiG3004to Him, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,lookἴδεideG2396!WhatG4217wonderfulG4217stonesλίθοιlithoiG3037andwhatG4217wonderfulG4217buildingsοἰκοδομαί.¶oikodomaiG3619!”

2And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004to him,“Do you seeβλέπειςblepeisG991theseταύταςtautasG3778greatμεγάλαςmegalasG3173buildingsοἰκοδομάς;oikodomasG3619?Not one stoneλίθοςlithosG3037will be leftἀφεθῇaphethēaG863upon anotherλίθονlithonG3037,whichὃςhosG3739will not be tornG2647downκαταλυθῇ.¶kataluthēaG2647.”

3As He was sittingκαθημένουkathēmenouG2521onthe MountὄροςorosG3735of OlivesG1636oppositeκατέναντιkatenantiG2713the templeG2413,PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074,JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbosG2385,JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491,and AndrewἈνδρέας·AndreasG406were questioningἐπηρώταepērōtaG1905Him privatelyκατ᾽ ἰδίανkat᾽ idianG2596 G2398,

4“TellG3004us, whenπότεpoteG4219will theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778comeG1510aboutG1510,and whatτίtiG5101will be thesignσημεῖονsēmeionG4592whenὅτανhotanG3752allπάντα;¶pantaG3956theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778areG3195goingG3195toG3195be fulfilledσυντελεῖσθαιsunteleisthaiG4931?”

5And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424beganἤρξατοērxatoG757to sayλέγεινlegeinG3004to them,“SeeβλέπετεblepeteG991to it that noμήmēG3361oneτιςtisG5100misleadsπλανήσῃ.planēsēG4105you.

6ManyπολλοὶpolloiG4183will comeἐλεύσονταιeleusontaiG2064in My nameὀνόματίonomatiG3686,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, ‘I amεἰμι,eimiG1510He!’and they will misleadπλανήσουσιν.planēsousinG4105manyπολλοὺςpollousG4183.

7WhenὅτανhotanG3752you hearἀκούσητεakousēteG191of warsπολέμουςpolemousG4171and rumorsἀκοὰςakoasG189of warsπολέμων,polemōnG4171,do not be alarmedθροεῖσθε·throeistheG2360; those thingsmustδεῖdeiG1163takeG1096placeG1096; but that isnot yetοὔπωoupōG3768the endτέλος.telosG5056.

8For nationἔθνοςethnosG1484will riseἐγερθήσεταιegerthēsetaiG1453upG1453againstἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909nationἔθνοςethnosG1484,and kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932againstἐπὶepiG1909kingdomβασιλείαν·basileianG932;there will be earthquakesσεισμοὶseismoiG4578in variousκατὰkataG2596placesτόπους·topousG5117; there will alsobe faminesλιμοίlimoiG3042.TheseG3778thingsG3778are onlythe beginningἀρχὴarchēG746of birthὠδίνωνōdinōnG5604painsG5604.

9“Butbe on your guardΒλέπετεBlepeteG991; for they willhandG3860you overG3860to thecourtsσυνέδρια,sunedriaG4892,and you will be floggedδαρήσεσθεdarēsestheG1194in thesynagoguesσυναγωγὰςsunagōgasG4864,and you will standσταθήσεσθεstathēsestheG2476beforeἐπὶepiG1909governorsἡγεμόνωνhēgemonōnG2232and kingsβασιλέωνbasileōnG935for My sakeἕνεκενhenekenG1752,as a testimonyμαρτύριονmarturionG3142to them.

10And the gospelεὐαγγέλιον.euangelionG2098mustδεῖdeiG1163firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413be preachedκηρυχθῆναιkēruchthēnaiG2784to allπάνταpantaG3956the nationsἔθνηethnēG1484.

11And whenὅτανhotanG3752theyarrestἄγωσινagōsinG71you and handG3860you overG3860,do not worryG4305beforehandG4305aboutG4305whatτίtiG5101you are to sayλαλήσητεlalēsēteG2980,but sayλαλεῖτε·laleiteG2980whateverὃ ἐὰνho eanG3739 G1437is givenδοθῇdothēaG1325you at that timeὥρᾳ,hōraG5610;for you are not the ones speakingλαλοῦντεςlalountesG2980, but it isthe Holyἅγιον.hagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.

12And brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80will betrayπαραδώσειparadōseiG3860brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80to deathθάνατονthanatonG2288,and a fatherπατὴρpatērG3962hischildτέκνον,teknonG5043;and childrenτέκναteknaG5043will riseἐπαναστήσονταιepanastēsontaiG1881upG1881againstἐπὶepiG1909parentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118andhave them putθανατώσουσινthanatōsousinG2289toG2289deathG2289.

13Andyou will be hatedμισούμενοιmisoumenoiG3404by everyoneπάντωνpantōnG3956becauseδιὰdiaG1223of My nameὄνομάonomaG3686,but it is the one who has enduredὑπομείναςhupomeinasG5278to the endτέλος,telosG5056whoοὗτοςhoutosG3778will be savedσωθήσεται.sōthēsetaiG4982.

14“NowδὲdeG1161whenὅτανhotanG3752you seeG3708theabominationβδέλυγμαbdelugmaG946of desolationἐρημώσεωςerēmōseōsG2050standingἑστηκόταhestēkotaG2476whereὅπουhopouG3699it shouldδεῖ,deiG1163not be--let thereaderἀναγινώσκωνanaginōskōnG314understandνοείτω,noeitōG3539--thenτότεtoteG5119thoseG3588whoG3588are in JudeaἸουδαίᾳIoudaiaG2449must fleeφευγέτωσανpheugetōsanG5343to the mountainsὄρη·orēG3735.

15WhoeverG3588is on thehousetopδώματοςdōmatosG1430must not goG2597downG2597,norμηδὲmēdeG3366goεἰσελθάτωeiselthatōG1525inG1525to getἆραίaraiG142anythingτιtiG5100out of his houseοἰκίαςoikiasG3614.

16AndwhoeverG3588is in the fieldἀγρὸνagronG68must not turnG1994backὀπίσωopisōG3694 G1994to getἆραιaraiG142his cloakἱμάτιονhimationG2440.

17But woeοὐαὶouaiG3759to thoseG3588womenG3588who are pregnantγαστρὶgastriG1064,and to thoseG3588who are nursingG2337babiesG2337in thoseG3588daysἡμέραις.hēmeraisG2250!

18MoreoverδὲdeG1161,prayπροσεύχεσθεproseuchestheG4336that it will not happenγένηταιgenētaiG1096in winterχειμῶνος.cheimōnosG5494.

19For thoseἐκεῖναιekeinaiG1565daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250will be suchοἵαoiaG3634a time oftribulationθλῖψιςthlipsisG2347as has not occurredG1096sinceἀπ᾽ap᾽G575the beginningἀρχῆςarchēsG746of the creationκτίσεωςktiseōsG2937whichἣνhēnG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316createdἔκτισενektisenG2936untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193nowνῦνnunG3568,and neverμὴmēG3756 G3361will again.

20And ifεἰeiG1487the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962had not shortenedἐκολόβωσενekolobōsenG2856thosedaysἡμέρας,hēmerasG2250,noοὐκ πᾶσαouk pasaG3756 G3956lifeσάρξ·sarxG4561would have been savedἐσώθηesōthēG4982;but for the sakeδιὰdiaG1223of theelectἐκλεκτοὺςeklektousG1588,whomοὓςhousG3739He choseἐξελέξατοexelexatoG1586,He shortenedἐκολόβωσενekolobōsenG2856the daysἡμέρας.hēmerasG2250.

21And thenτότεtoteG5119ifἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100saysG3004to you, ‘LookἴδεideG2396,hereὧδεhōdeG5602is theChristχριστόςchristosG5547’; or, ‘LookἴδεideG2396,thereἐκεῖ,ekeiG1563He is’;do not believeπιστεύετε.pisteueteG4100it;

22for falseψευδόχριστοιpseudochristoiG5580christsG5580andfalseψευδοπροφῆταιpseudoprophētaiG5578prophetsG5578will ariseἐγερθήσονταιegerthēsontaiG1453,and will provideG4160signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592andwondersτέραταterataG5059,inG4314orderG4314toG4314misleadἀποπλανᾶνapoplananG635,ifεἰeiG1487possibleδυνατὸνdunatonG1415,the electἐκλεκτούς.eklektousG1588.

23But bewareβλέπετε·blepeteG991;I have toldG4275you everythingπάντα.¶pantaG3956inG4275advanceG4275.

The Return of Christ

24“But in thoseG1565daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250,afterμετὰmetaG3326that tribulationθλῖψινthlipsinG2347,the sunἥλιοςhēliosG2246will be darkenedσκοτισθήσεται,skotisthēsetaiG4654and the moonσελήνηselēnēG4582will not giveδώσειdōseiG1325its lightφέγγοςphengosG5338,

25and the starsἀστέρεςasteresG792will be fallingπίπτοντες,piptontesG4098from heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772,and the powersδυνάμειςdunameisG1411that are in the heavensοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772will be shakenσαλευθήσονται.saleuthēsontaiG4531.

26And thenτότεtoteG5119they will seeG3708the SonυἱὸνhuionG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444comingἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064in cloudsνεφέλαιςnephelaisG3507with greatπολλῆςpollēsG4183powerδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411and gloryδόξης.doxēsG1391.

27And thenτότεtoteG5119He will sendἀποστελεῖaposteleiG649forthG649the angelsἀγγέλουςangelousG32, andwill gatherἐπισυνάξειepisunaxeiG1996togetherG1996HiselectἐκλεκτοὺςeklektousG1588from the fourτεσσάρωνtessarōnG5064windsἀνέμωνanemōnG417,from the endἄκρουakrouG206of the earthγῆςgēsG1093to the endἄκρουakrouG206of heavenοὐρανοῦ.ouranouG3772.

28“NowδὲdeG1161learnμάθετεmatheteG3129the parableπαραβολήν·parabolēnG3850from the figσυκῆςsukēsG4808treeG4808:as soonὅταν ἤδηhotan ēdēG3752 G2235as its branchκλάδοςkladosG2798has becomeγένηται,genētaiG1096tenderἁπαλὸςhapalosG527and sproutsἐκφύῃekphuēG1631its leavesφύλλα,phullaG5444,you knowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097that summerθέροςtherosG2330is nearἐγγὺςengusG1451.

29SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779you tooκαὶkaiG2532,whenὅτανhotanG3752you seeG3708theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778happeningγινόμενα,ginomenaG1096,recognizeγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097thatHe is nearἐγγύςengusG1451, right at thedoorθύραις.¶thuraisG2374.

30TrulyἈμὴνAmēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, thisG3778generationγενεὰgeneaG1074will not passG3928awayπαρέλθῃparelthēG3928untilμέχριςmechrisG3360allπάνταpantaG3956theseG3778thingsG3778takeG1096placeG1096.

31HeavenοὐρανὸςouranosG3772and earthγῆgēG1093will passπαρελεύσονται,pareleusontaiG3928awayπαρελεύσονται.¶pareleusontaiG3928,but My wordsλόγοιlogoiG3056will not passG3928awayG3928.

32But aboutΠερὶPeriG4012that dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250orἢēG2228hourὥραςhōrasG5610noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762knowsG3609,not evenοὐδὲoudeG3761the angelsἄγγελοιangeloiG32in heavenοὐρανῷouranōG3772,norοὐδὲoudeG3761the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207,but the Fatherπατήρ.patērG3962alone.

33“WatchG991outG991,stayG69alertG69;for you do not knowG3609whenπότεpoteG4219the appointedtimeκαιρόςkairosG2540is.

34It islikeὡςhōsG5613a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444awayG590onG590aG590journeyG590, whoupon leavingἀφεὶςapheisG863his houseοἰκίανoikianG3614andputtingδοὺςdousG1325his slavesδούλοιςdouloisG1401in chargeἐξουσίαν,exousianG1849, assigningto eachG1538oneἑκάστῳhekastōG1538his taskἔργονergonG2041,alsoG2532commandedἐνετείλατοeneteilatoG1781the doorkeeperθυρωρῷthurōrōG2377to stayG1127alertG1127.

35Thereforeοὖν·ounG3767,stayG1127alertG1127--for you do not knowG3609whenπότεpoteG4219themasterκύριοςkuriosG2962of the houseοἰκίαςoikiasG3614is comingἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064,whetherG2228in the eveningὀψὲopseG3796,at midnightμεσονύκτιονmesonuktionG3317,orG2228whenG4219the roosterG219crowsG219,orG2228in the morningπρωΐ·prōiG4404--

36soG3361thatG3361he does notG3361comeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064suddenlyἐξαίφνηςexaiphnēsG1810and findεὕρῃheurēG2147youasleepκαθεύδοντας.katheudontasG2518.

37WhatὃhoG3739I sayλέγω,legōG3004to you I sayλέγω·legōG3004to allπᾶσινpasinG3956: ‘StayG1127alertG1127!’”

Things to Come

The Return of Christ

Commentaries on Mark 13