Mark 13
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Destruction of the Temple Predicted
1As#Mt 24:1–51; Lk 21:5–38 he was going out of the temple,#Ac 21:26 one of his disciples said to him, “Teacher,#Mk 4:38 look! What massive stones! What impressive buildings!” #1Co 14:3
2Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings?#Mk 14:58 Not one stone will be left upon another — all will be thrown down.”
Signs of the End of the Age
3While he was sitting on the Mount of Olives#Mt 21:1 across from the temple,#Ac 21:26 Peter,#Lk 6:14; Ac 10:32 James,#Ac 12:2 John,#Jn 21:7 and Andrew#Jn 6:8 asked him privately, 4“Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign when all these things are about to be accomplished?”
5Jesus told them, “Watch out that no one deceives you. 6Many will come in my name,#Jn 10:25; 14:13 saying, ‘I am he,’#Ex 3:14; Ps 45:8; Jn 8:24 and they will deceive#1Jn 4:6 many. 7When you hear of wars and rumors of wars,#Jr 51:46; Dn 11:44 don’t be alarmed;#2Th 2:2 these things must take place,#Dn 2:28–29 but it is not yet the end. 8For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.#Is 19:2 There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines.#13:8 Other mss add and disturbances These are the beginning#Ac 26:4 of birth pains.#Gl 4:19
Persecutions Predicted
9 “But you, be on your guard! They will hand you over to local courts, # 13:9 Or sanhedrins #
Mt 10:17
and you will be flogged#Lk 22:63; Ac 5:40; 16:19–23,37 in the synagogues.#Jms 2:2 You will stand before governors and kings#Ac 24:10–27; 25:1–12,23–27 because of me,#Rm 8:36 as a witness#Mk 6:11; 1Tm 2:6 to them.#Php 1:12 10And it is necessary that the gospel#Mk 1:1; Php 1:5 be preached to all nations. 11So when they arrest you and hand you over, don’t worry beforehand what you will say, but say whatever is given to you at that time, for it isn’t you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.
12 “Brother will betray #
Jn 13:21
brother to death,#Is 19:2; Mc 7:6 and a father his child. Children will rise up against parents and have them put to death. 13You will be hated by everyone because of my name,#Mt 10:22; Lk 6:22; Jn 15:18–21 but the one who endures to the end will be saved.#1Co 4:12; 2Th 1:4; 2Tm 2:12; Jms 1:12
The Great Tribulation
14 “When you see the abomination of desolation # 13:14 Dn 9:27 #
Dn 9:27; 11:31; 12:11 standing where it should not be” (let the reader understand), “then those in Judea#Lk 1:5 must flee to the mountains. 15A man on the housetop must not come down or go in to get anything out of his house,#Mt 24:17; Lk 17:31 16and a man in the field must not go back to get his coat.#Lk 19:36 17Woe #Rv 9:12 to pregnant women and nursing mothers in those days!
18 “Pray #
Mt 5:44; Ac 12:12 it#13:18 Other mss read “Pray that your escape won’t happen in winter. 19For those will be days of tribulation,#2Co 1:4 the kind that hasn’t been from the beginning of creation,#Jn 1:3; Rv 3:14 which God created, until now and never will be again.#Dn 12:1 20If the Lord#Col 4:1; Jd 5 had not cut those days short,#Is 60:21–22 no one would be saved. But he cut those days short for the sake of the elect,#Mt 24:22 whom he chose.#Eph 1:4
21 “Then if anyone tells you, ‘See, here is the Messiah! #
Mt 1:17; Eph 5:2 See, there! ’ do not believe it. 22For false messiahs and false prophets will arise and will perform signs and wonders#Ex 7:3; Dn 6:27; Jn 4:48; Ac 4:30; Rm 15:19; 2Th 2:9; Heb 2:4 to lead astray, if possible, the elect. 23And you must watch! I have told you everything in advance.
The Coming of the Son of Man
24 “But in those days, after that tribulation: #
2Co 1:4
The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not shed its light; 25the stars#Rv 1:16 will be falling from the sky, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.#Is 13:10; 34:4; Jl 2:10,31; 3:15 26Then they will see the Son of Man#Mk 2:10 coming#Mk 8:38; 1Th 4:16 in clouds#Dn 7:13–14 with great power#Lk 6:19 and glory.#Mk 10:37; Lk 9:32 27He will send out the angels#Mt 13:49; Ac 5:19; Rv 14:6 and gather his elect#Mt 22:14,22 from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.#Zch 2:6
The Parable of the Fig Tree
28 “Learn #
Jn 7:15
this lesson#Mk 12:1 from the fig#Jn 1:48 tree: As soon as its branch becomes tender and sprouts leaves, you know that summer is near.#Rv 1:1 29In the same way, when you see these things happening, recognize#13:29 Or you know that he#13:29 Or it is near — at the door.
30 “Truly I tell you, #
Ps 72:19; Rv 22:21 this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things take place. 31Heaven and earth#Lk 10:21 will pass away,#2Pt 3:10 but my words will never pass away.#Ps 102:25–27; Is 40:6–8; 51:6; Mt 5:18; Lk 16:17
No One Knows the Day or Hour
32 “Now concerning that day #
Mt 25:13
or hour no one knows — neither the angels#Mt 13:49 in heaven nor the Son#Jn 5:19; Heb 1:2 — but only the Father.#Mt 5:16; 11:27; Jn 8:42
33 “Watch! Be alert! # 13:33 Other mss add and pray For you don’t know when the time#Lk 20:20 is coming.#Ac 1:7; 1Th 5:1–2; 1Pt 5:6
34 “It is like #
Lk 12:35–40
a man on a journey, who left his house, gave authority to his servants,#Mt 10:24 gave each one his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to be alert. 35Therefore be alert,#Rv 16:15 since you don’t know when the master#Col 3:22 of the house is coming — whether in the evening or at midnight or at the crowing of the rooster or early in the morning. 36Otherwise, when he comes suddenly he might find you sleeping.#Pr 6:4 37And what I say to you, I say to everyone: Be alert!”
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Mark 13
13
Jesus Foretells Destruction of the Temple
1 # For ver. 1-37, see Matt. 24:1-51; Luke 21:5-36 And as he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher, what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings!” 2And Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? #Luke 19:44There will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.”
Signs of the End of the Age
3And as he sat on #See Matt. 21:1 the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, #Matt. 17:1 Peter and James and John and #ch. 1:16, 29 Andrew asked him #[ch. 4:34]privately, 4“Tell us, #[Acts 1:6, 7]when will these things be, and what will be the sign when all these things are about to be accomplished?” 5And Jesus began to say to them, #ver. 9, 23, 33; Jer. 29:8; Eph. 5:6; Col. 2:8; 1 Thess. 2:3; 1 John 3:7“See that no one leads you astray. 6#ver. 22; Jer. 14:14; 1 John 2:18 Many will come in my name, saying, #See John 8:24‘I am he!’ and they will lead many astray. 7And when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, #2 Thess. 2:2 do not be alarmed. This #Rev. 1:1must take place, but the end is not yet. 8For #2 Chr. 15:6; [Rev. 6:4] nation will rise against nation, and #Isa. 19:2 kingdom against kingdom. There will be #Rev. 6:12 earthquakes in various places; there will be #Acts 11:28; Rev. 6:8famines. These are but the beginning of the birth pains.
9 # For ver. 9, 11-13, [Matt. 10:17-22; Luke 12:11, 12] “But # ver. 5; 2 John 8 be on your guard. For they will deliver you over to councils, and you will be beaten # See Matt. 23:34 in synagogues, and you will stand before #
Acts 17:6; 18:12; 24:1; 25:6 governors and # [Acts 27:24] kings for my sake, # See Matt. 8:4 to bear witness before them. 10And the gospel must first be proclaimed #Matt. 28:19; Rom. 10:18; Col. 1:6, 23; [ch. 14:9]to all nations. 11And when they bring you to trial and deliver you over, #See Matt. 6:25 do not be anxious beforehand what you are to say, but say #Deut. 18:18; [Num. 23:5]; See Ex. 4:12 whatever is given you in that hour, #Acts 4:8; 6:10; 13:9; 1 Cor. 15:10; 2 Cor. 13:3; [1 Thess. 2:13; Heb. 1:1]for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit. 12#Matt. 10:35, 36And brother will deliver brother over to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death. 13#John 15:18-21; [Luke 6:22] And you will be hated by all for my name’s sake. #[Dan. 12:12, 13; James 5:11; Rev. 2:10]; See Heb. 3:6But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
The Abomination of Desolation
14 “But when you see #
Dan. 9:27; 11:31; 12:11 the abomination of desolation standing where he ought not to be ( # [Dan. 9:23, 25; Rev. 1:3] let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 15#Luke 17:31 Let the one who is on #See Luke 5:19the housetop not go down, nor enter his house, to take anything out, 16and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak. 17And #Luke 23:29alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days! 18Pray that it may not happen in winter. 19For in those days there will be #Rev. 16:18 such #ver. 24; Dan. 12:1; [Rev. 7:14] tribulation as has not been #See ch. 10:6; [Deut. 4:32] from the beginning of the creation that #Gen. 1:1God created until now, and never will be. 20And if the Lord had not cut short the days, no human being would be saved. But for #ver. 22, 27; Isa. 65:8, 9; Luke 18:7; [Matt. 22:14] the sake of the elect, whom #John 13:18; 15:19; Eph. 1:4he chose, he shortened the days. 21And #Luke 17:23; [ver. 6]then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘Look, there he is!’ do not believe it. 22#[1 John 2:18] For false christs and false prophets will arise and #Deut. 13:1-3; 2 Thess. 2:9-11; Rev. 13:13, 14; 16:14; 19:20; [Acts 8:9] perform signs and wonders, #ver. 6 to lead astray, if possible, #ver. 20, 27the elect. 23But #ver. 5 be on guard; #John 13:19; 14:29; [2 Pet. 3:17]I have told you all things beforehand.
The Coming of the Son of Man
24 “But in those days, after # ver. 19 that tribulation, #
Isa. 13:10; 24:23; Ezek. 32:7; Joel 2:10, 31; 3:15; Acts 2:20; [Amos 5:20; 8:9; Zeph. 1:15; Rev. 6:12; 8:12] the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, 25and #Rev. 6:13; [Isa. 14:12; 34:4]the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. 26And then they will see #See Dan. 7:13 the Son of Man coming in clouds #ch. 9:1; Matt. 26:64; [Matt. 25:31]with great power and glory. 27And then #Matt. 13:41 he will send out the angels and #[Matt. 23:37; 2 Thess. 2:1] gather #ver. 20, 22 his elect from #Dan. 7:2; Zech. 2:6; Rev. 7:1 the four winds, from #[Acts 1:8] the ends of the earth #Deut. 4:32; 30:4to the ends of heaven.
The Lesson of the Fig Tree
28 “From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. 29So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that he is near, #[James 5:9; Rev. 3:20]at the very gates. 30#See ch. 9:1Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. 31#Ps. 102:26; Isa. 51:6; 2 Pet. 3:10; [Matt. 5:18; Heb. 12:27] Heaven and earth will pass away, but #Ps. 119:89; Isa. 40:8; 1 Pet. 1:23, 25my words will not pass away.
No One Knows That Day or Hour
32 “But concerning that day or that hour, #
Matt. 25:13; 1 Thess. 5:1, 2 no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, # [Phil. 2:6, 7] nor the Son, # [Zech. 14:7; Acts 1:7] but only the Father. 33#ver. 5 Be on guard, #Eph. 6:18; Heb. 13:17; [ch. 14:38]keep awake.#13:33 Some manuscripts add and pray For you do not know when the time will come. 34#[Matt. 25:14] It is like a man #[ch. 12:1; Matt. 21:33] going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants#13:34 Or bondservants in charge, #[Rom. 12:6-8] each with his work, and commands #Ezek. 44:11; John 10:3; [Luke 12:36]the doorkeeper to stay awake. 35#ch. 14:34-38; Matt. 25:13; 26:41; Luke 12:37; 21:36; Acts 20:31; 1 Cor. 16:13; 1 Thess. 5:6; 1 Pet. 5:8 Therefore stay awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, #ch. 1:32; Luke 12:38 in the evening, or #ch. 1:32; Luke 12:38 at midnight, or #ch. 14:30, 68, 72 when the rooster crows,#13:35 That is, the third watch of the night, between midnight and 3 a.m. or #[ch. 6:48; Ex. 14:24]in the morning— 36lest #[1 Thess. 5:1-6] he come suddenly and #ch. 14:40find you asleep. 37And what I say to you I say to all: #[See ver. 35 above]Stay awake.”
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