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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Be on guard, keep awake. For you do not know when the time will come.
• 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 by no means pass away. 32“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time is. 34It is like a man going to a far country, who left his house and gave authority to his servants, and to each his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to watch. 35Watch therefore, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming—in the evening, at midnight, at the crowing of the rooster, 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 take heed; see, I have told you all things beforehand.
• Mark 14:37Then He came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “Simon, are you sleeping? Could you not watch one hour?
• Matthew 24:42Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming.
• Matthew 25:13“Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.
• Matthew 26:40Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “What! Could you not watch with Me one hour?
• Luke 12:40Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”
• Luke 21:34“But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly.
• Romans 13:11And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed.
• 1 Corinthians 16:13Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong.
• Ephesians 6:18praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints—
• 1 Thessalonians 5:5You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness.
• Hebrews 12:15looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled;
• 1 Peter 4:7But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers.
• 1 Peter 5:8Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
• Revelation 3:2Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die, for I have not found your works perfect before God.
• Revelation 16:15“Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame.”

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
• Temptation
• Watchfulness

In the dictionaries

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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