Mark 13:36
34 It is like a man going on a journey who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and instructed the doorkeeper to keep watch.
35 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.
Otherwise, he may arrive without notice and find you sleeping.
37 And what I say to you, I say to everyone: Keep watch!”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Otherwise, he may arrive without notice and find you sleeping.
- KJV
- Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
- WEB
- lest, coming suddenly, he might find you sleeping.
- ASV
- lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
- DARBY
- lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
- BLB
- lest, having come suddenly, he should find you⁺ sleeping.
- ÅB
- for at han ikke skal finne dere sovende, når han kommer uforvarende.
- OTB
- Hvis han kommer plutselig, må han ikke finne dere sovende.
- B1930
- forat han ikke skal finne eder sovende, når han kommer uforvarende.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Thessalonians 5:6–7
So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober.
Read in contextMatthew 24:48–51
But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, ‘My master will be away a long time.’
Read in contextLuke 21:34
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.
Read in contextRomans 13:11–14
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.
Read in contextMark 14:40
And again Jesus returned and found them sleeping—for their eyes were heavy. And they did not know what to answer Him.
Read in contextMatthew 25:5
When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
Read in contextProverbs 24:33–34
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
Read in contextMark 14:37
Then Jesus returned and found them sleeping. “Simon, are you asleep?” He asked. “Were you not able to keep watch for one hour?
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