34 (A)It is like a man (B)going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants[a] in charge, (C)each with his work, and commands (D)the doorkeeper to stay awake. 35 (E)Therefore stay awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, (F)in the evening, or (G)at midnight, or (H)when the rooster crows,[b] or (I)in the morning— 36 lest (J)he come suddenly and (K)find you asleep. 37 And what I say to you I say to all: (L)Stay awake.”

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 13:34 Or bondservants
  2. Mark 13:35 That is, the third watch of the night, between midnight and 3 a.m.

34 It is like a man, when departing on a journey and leaving his bais (house) and, having put his avadim (servants) in charge, each with his assigned avodah (work), gives orders to the gatekeeper to be shomer.

35 Therefore you be shomer, for you do not have daas when the Baal Bayit comes, either late in the yom or at chatzot halailah or at cockcrow or baboker,

36 Lest having come PITOM (suddenly MALACHI 3:1) he finds you sleeping.

37 And what I say to you, I say to all, be shomer.

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