13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.

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13 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.(A)

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Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.

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So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep,(A) but let us be awake(B) and sober.(C)

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Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

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Be alert and of sober mind.(A) Your enemy the devil prowls around(B) like a roaring lion(C) looking for someone to devour.

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13 Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.

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13 Be on your guard; stand firm(A) in the faith; be courageous; be strong.(B)

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

34 For the Son of Man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.

35 Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:

36 Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.

37 And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.

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33 Be on guard! Be alert[a]!(A) You do not know when that time will come. 34 It’s like a man going away: He leaves his house and puts his servants(B) in charge, each with their assigned task, and tells the one at the door to keep watch.

35 “Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back—whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at dawn. 36 If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping. 37 What I say to you, I say to everyone: ‘Watch!’”(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 13:33 Some manuscripts alert and pray

42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.

43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.

44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.

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42 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.(A) 43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming,(B) he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. 44 So you also must be ready,(C) because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

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31 Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.

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31 So be on your guard! Remember that for three years(A) I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.(B)

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15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

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15 “Look, I come like a thief!(A) Blessed is the one who stays awake(B) and remains clothed, so as not to go naked and be shamefully exposed.”(C)

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But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.

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The end of all things is near.(A) Therefore be alert and of sober mind(B) so that you may pray.

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But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.

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But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship,(A) do the work of an evangelist,(B) discharge all the duties of your ministry.

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36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

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36 Be always on the watch, and pray(A) that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.”

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50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,

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50 The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of.

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