Mark 13:33 - Compare All Versions

Be on guard! Be alert! You do not know when that time will come.

Be on guard, keep awake. For you do not know when the time will come.

And since you don’t know when that time will come, be on guard! Stay alert!

“Watch! Be alert!   For you don’t know when the time   is coming.

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

Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time is.

“But the exact day and hour? No one knows that, not even heaven’s angels, not even the Son. Only the Father. So keep a sharp lookout, for you don’t know the timetable. It’s like a man who takes a trip, leaving home and putting his servants in charge, each assigned a task, and commanding the gatekeeper to stand watch. So, stay at your post, watching. You have no idea when the homeowner is returning, whether evening, midnight, cockcrow, or morning. You don’t want him showing up unannounced, with you asleep on the job. I say it to you, and I’m saying it to all: Stay at your post. Keep watch.”

“Watch out, stay alert; for you do not know when the appointed time is.

“Be on guard and stay constantly alert [and pray]; for you do not know when the appointed time will come.

Watch out! Stay alert! For you do not know when the time will come.