Mark 13:33

Translations

Modern

Be on your guard and stay alert! For you do not know when the appointed time will come.

Traditional

Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.

Literal

Take heed; stay awake! For you do not know when the time is.

Latin

Videte, vigilate, et orate: nescitis enim quando tempus sit.

Interlinear

Greek

English

Be on your guard and stay alert! For you do not know when the appointed time will come.

Notes

Mark 13:33–37

These 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).

Mark 13:32–37

Just as 13:28–31 returns to the theme of 13:5–23 by speaking about the destruction of Jerusalem, 13:32–37 appears to return to the theme of 13:24–27 by speaking about the coming of the Son of Man.

The section begins with a warning against trying to predict the end time (13:32). This is followed by a warning to stay alert because no one knows when the end will come (13:33).

Jesus then tells a parable (a short teaching story) to show the need to be ready for the Lord’s return (13:34). The application of the parable repeats the warning to stay watchful so that believers will not be found unprepared (13:35–36). The section ends with another call to remain watchful (13:37).

Mark 13:1–37

This passage brings to a conclusion the section begun at 11:1. Israel did not produce spiritual fruit (11:12–26; 12:38–40). Its leaders were opposed to God's chosen one, the Christ (11:1–11, 27–33; 12:13–17, 18–27). This would result in judgment and the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple.

Theme notes and profiles

The Coming of God’s Kingdom The Day Is Coming The Last Things and the Thessalonians

Events

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Luke 12:40
You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.”
Romans 13:11–12
And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
Ephesians 6:18
Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.
Revelation 16:15
“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.”
Matthew 25:13
Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.
1 Peter 5:8
Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
1 Peter 4:7
The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.
Luke 21:34–36
But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.
Matthew 24:42–44
Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.
Revelation 3:2
Wake up and strengthen what remains, which is about to die; for I have found your deeds incomplete in the sight of My God.
Mark 14:37–38
Then Jesus returned and found them sleeping. “Simon, are you asleep?” He asked. “Were you not able to keep watch for one hour?
Mark 13:35–37
Therefore keep watch, because you do not know when the master of the house will return—whether in the evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or in the morning.

Mark 13:33

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