20 He that feared the word of the Lord among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:

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20 Those officials of Pharaoh who feared(A) the word of the Lord hurried to bring their slaves and their livestock inside.

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13 Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.

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13 Whoever scorns instruction will pay for it,(A)
    but whoever respects(B) a command is rewarded.(C)

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A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.

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The prudent see danger and take refuge,(A)
    but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.(B)

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By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

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By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen,(A) in holy fear built an ark(B) to save his family.(C) By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith.(D)

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14 But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains:

15 And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house:

16 And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment.

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14 “When you see ‘the abomination that causes desolation’[a](A) standing where it[b] does not belong—let the reader understand—then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 15 Let no one on the housetop go down or enter the house to take anything out. 16 Let no one in the field go back to get their cloak.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 13:14 Daniel 9:27; 11:31; 12:11
  2. Mark 13:14 Or he

So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.

For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

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The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth.(A)

When Jonah’s warning reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust.(B)

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23 For the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

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23 for the Lord will take up their case(A)
    and will exact life for life.(B)

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16 How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!

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16 How much better to get wisdom than gold,
    to get insight(A) rather than silver!(B)

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