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Mark 13:29
29In the same way, when you see all these things taking place, you can know that his return is very near, right at the door.
Mark 13:29 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors.
- New International Version (NIV)Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that it is near, right at the door.
- English Standard Version (ESV)So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that he is near, at the very gates.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So you also, when you see these things happening, know that it is near—at the doors!
Context of Mark 13:29
27And he will send out his angels to gather his chosen ones from all over the world—from the farthest ends of the earth and heaven. 28“Now learn a lesson from the fig tree. When its branches bud and its leaves begin to sprout, you know that summer is near. In the same way, when you see all these things taking place, you can know that his return is very near, right at the door. 30I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass from the scene before all these things take place. 31Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear.
Read all of Mark 13Mark 13:29 word by word
οὕτως καὶ ὑμεῖς, ὅταν ἴδητε ταῦτα γινόμενα, γινώσκετε ὅτι ἐγγύς ἐστιν ἐπὶ θύραις.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
- yeσύsu · youG4771
- in like mannerκαίkai · andG2532
- whenὅτανhotan · when(-ever)G3752
- ye shall seeὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
- these thingsοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- come to passγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
- knowγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
- thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
- it isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- nighἐγγύςeggus · nearG1451
- atἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
- the doorsθύραthura · doorG2374
Cross-references for Mark 13:29
- Ezekiel 7:10“The day of judgment is here; your destruction awaits! The people’s wickedness and pride have blossomed to full flower.
- Ezekiel 12:25For I am the Lord! If I say it, it will happen. There will be no more delays, you rebels of Israel. I will fulfill my threat of destruction in your own lifetime. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!”
- Hebrews 10:25And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.
- James 5:9Don’t grumble about each other, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. For look—the Judge is standing at the door!
- 1 Peter 4:17For the time has come for judgment, and it must begin with God’s household. And if judgment begins with us, what terrible fate awaits those who have never obeyed God’s Good News?
Commentaries on Mark 13:29
- 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. 29He is near: The Greek text has no clear subject, so the choice between he is near or it is near depends on whether 13:29–30 refers to 13:4–23 or 13:24–27. The Berean Standard Bible understands it as referring to the return of the Son of Man. Since some words in 13:4 appear again in 13:29 and 30 (see study note on 13:28–31), others interpret it as referring to the destruction of Jerusalem. Just as the first leaves of a fig tree signal summer, "the…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. So ye, in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass--rather, "coming to pass." know that it--"the kingdom of God" (Lu 21:31). is nigh, even at the doors--that is, the full manifestation of it; for till then it admitted of no full development. In Luke (Lu 21:28) the following words precede these: "And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh"--their redemption, in the…Read the comment
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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
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