Tree of Life Version
Mark 13:9
9“Watch out for yourselves! They will hand you over to the courts, and you will be beaten in the synagogues. You will stand before governors and kings because of Me, as a witness to them.
Mark 13:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.
- New International Version (NIV)“You must be on your guard. You will be handed over to the local councils and flogged in the synagogues. On account of me you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"But be on your guard. For they will deliver you over to councils, and you will be beaten in synagogues, and you will stand before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness before them.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“But watch out for yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils, and you will be beaten in the synagogues. You will be brought before rulers and kings for My sake, for a testimony to them.
Context of Mark 13:9
7When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed, for this must happen but it is not yet the end. 8For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines. These things are only the beginning of birth pains. “Watch out for yourselves! They will hand you over to the courts, and you will be beaten in the synagogues. You will stand before governors and kings because of Me, as a witness to them. 10The Good News must first be proclaimed to all the nations. 11When they arrest you and hand you over, do not worry beforehand about what to say. Say whatever is given to you in that hour, for it is not you who speaks but the Ruach ha-Kodesh.
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Βλέπετε δὲ ὑμεῖς ἑαυτούς· παραδώσουσιν ὑμᾶς εἰς συνέδρια, καὶ εἰς συναγωγὰς δαρήσεσθε καὶ ἐπὶ ἡγεμόνων καὶ βασιλέων σταθήσεσθε ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ εἰς μαρτύριον αὐτοῖς.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Butδέde · thenG1161
- ·σύsu · youG4771
- take heedβλέπωblepō · to seeG991
- to yourselvesἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
- forγάρgar · forG1063
- they shall deliverπαραδίδωμιparadidōmi · to deliverG3860
- toεἰςeis · towardG1519
- councilsσυνέδριονsunedrion · councilG4892
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- the synagoguesσυναγωγήsunagōgē · synagogueG4864
- ye shall be beatenδέρωderō · to beat upG1194
- ye shall be broughtἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
- beforeἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
- rulersἡγεμώνhēgemōn · rulerG2232
- kingsβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935
- forἕνεκαheneka heneken heineken · because ofG1752
- my sakeἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- a testimonyμαρτύριονmarturion · testimonyG3142
- against themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
Cross-references for Mark 13:9
- Mark 13:5Yeshua began to tell them, “Watch out that no one leads you astray!
- Matthew 10:17But beware of men, for they will hand you over to the courts and flog you in their synagogues.
- Matthew 23:34“Because of this, behold, I’m sending you prophets and wise men and Torah scholars. Some of them you will kill and execute at the stake, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city.
- Matthew 24:9“Then they will hand you over to persecution and will kill you. You will be hated by all the nations because of My name.
- Luke 21:16But you will be handed over even by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends—and they will put some of you to death.
- John 15:20“Remember the word I spoke to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you also. If they kept My word, they will keep yours also.
- John 16:2They will throw you out of the synagogues. Yes, an hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God.
- Acts 4:1As Peter and John were speaking to the people, the kohanim and the captain of the Temple and the Sadducees came up to them.
- Acts 5:17But the kohen gadol rose up, and all those with him (that is, the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy.
- Acts 6:11Then they secretly instigated men into saying, “We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and against God!”
- Acts 7:54When they heard these things, they became enraged and began gnashing their teeth at him.
- Acts 8:1Now Saul was in agreement with Stephen’s execution. On that day a great persecution arose against Messiah’s community in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the region of Judea and Samaria, except the emissaries.
- Acts 9:1Now Saul, still breathing out threats and murder against the Lord’s disciples, went to the kohen gadol .
- Acts 12:1Now at that time Herod the king seized some from Messiah’s community to do them harm.
- Acts 16:20And when they brought them to the chief authorities, they said, “These men are throwing our city into an uproar! Being Jewish,
- Acts 21:11He came to us, took Paul’s belt, tied his own hands and feet, and said, “The Ruach ha-Kodesh says this: ‘In this way shall the Jewish people in Jerusalem bind the man who owns this belt and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’”
Commentaries on Mark 13:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Councils - , Sanhedrins. The grand Sanhedrin consisted of seventy-two elders; six chosen out of each tribe; this was the national council of state; and the small Sanhedrins, which were composed of twenty-three counsellors. Synagogues - Courts of justice for villages, etc., consisting of three magistrates, chosen out of the principal directors of the synagogue in that place. Rulers - Or governors. The Roman deputies, such as Pontius Pilate, etc. Kings…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Take heed to yourselves - Be cautious that no man deceive you; or, take care of your lives, not to run into unnecessary danger. To councils - The higher ecclesiastical courts of the Jews, including the Sanhedrin, or great council of the nation. Rulers and kings - Referring to Roman officers. For a testimony against them - Rather to bear testimony to them, or to be witnesses “before them” of the truth. This was” for the sake” of Jesus, or because they were…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-13Verses 5-13 Our Lord Jesus, in reply to the disciples' question, does not so much satisfy their curiosity as direct their consciences. When many are deceived, we should thereby be awakened to look to ourselves. And the disciples of Christ, if it be not their own fault, may enjoy holy security and peace of mind, when all around is in disorder. But they must take heed that they are not drawn away from Christ and their duty to him, by the sufferings they…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9The second use of be on your guard warns of persecution that was to come upon Christians (see 6:11; 8:34–38; 10:30; see 4:17). They would bring Jewish Christians before local courts of the councils of Jewish leaders, who had authority over Jewish communities (see Matthew 10:17 and possibly Matthew 5:22; see also Acts 4:1–22). beaten in the synagogues: The apostle Paul's beatings in 2 Corinthians 11:24–25 likely happened in the synagogue. These trials…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. But take heed to yourselves: for--"before all these things" (Lu 21:12); that is, before these public calamities come. they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten--These refer to ecclesiastical proceedings against them. and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings--before civil tribunals next. for my sake, for a testimony against them--rather "unto them"--to give you an opportunity of bearing testimony to Me before…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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