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20 Those officials of Pharaoh who feared the word of the Lord hurried their slaves and livestock off to a secure place,(A)

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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 Those who despise a word bring destruction on themselves,
    but those who respect a command will be rewarded.(A)

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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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The clever see danger and hide,
    but the simple go on and suffer for it.

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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, warned by God about events as yet unseen, respected the warning and built an ark to save his household; by this he condemned the world and became an heir to the righteousness that is in accordance with faith.(A)

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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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The Desolating Sacrilege

14 “But when you see the desolating sacrilege set up where it ought not to be (let the reader understand), then those in Judea must flee to the mountains;(A) 15 the one on the housetop must not go down or enter to take anything from the house; 16 the one in the field must not turn back to get a coat.

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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

And the people of Nineveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast, and everyone, great and small, put on sackcloth.(A)

When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, removed his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.(B)

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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 pleads their cause
    and despoils of life those who despoil them.(A)

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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 to get wisdom than gold!
    To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.(A)

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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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