Mark 13:33
31 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
32 But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.
Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
34 For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.
35 Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Be on your guard and stay alert! For you do not know when the appointed time will come.
- KJV
- Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
- WEB
- Watch, keep alert, and pray; for you don’t know when the time is.
- ASV
- Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
- DARBY
- Take heed, watch and pray, for ye do not know when the time is:
- BLB
- Take heed; stay awake! For you⁺ do not know when the time is.
- ÅB
- Ta dere i vare, våk! For dere vet ikke når tiden er.
- OTB
- Vær årvåkne! Vær på vakt! For dere vet ikke når den tiden vil komme.
- B1930
- Ta eder i vare, våk! For I vet ikke når tiden er.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Romans 13:11–12
And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
Read in contextLuke 12:40
Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.
Read in contextEphesians 6:18
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
Read in contextRevelation 16:15
Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
Read in contextMatthew 25:13
Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
Read in context1 Peter 4:7
But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
Read in contextLuke 21:34–36
And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
Read in context1 Peter 5:8
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
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