Mark 13:23

So keep on being careful. You see, I’m telling you about it now, so that later, when it happens, you can be ready for it.

Plain English Version

In The King James Version

But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things.

In Context

22There will be a lot of people that will tell lies and try to trick you. Some people will say that they are the Christ, the special man from God. Other people will say that they are telling people God’s words, and they might do all sorts of clever things. Those people will be thinking, ‘Maybe we can trick the people that God picked out for himself.’ But really, they can’t do that.

24After that time of trouble, things will happen that God tells us about in his book. He says, ‘The sun will go dark, and the moon will stop shining.

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Cross References

Mark 13:5Jesus said, “Listen, you have to be careful. Don’t let anybody trick you.

Mark 13:33You don’t know what time God will do these things, so you have to always be ready and keep on remembering everything I told you, like you have to stay awake and keep on looking out for me.

John 16:1Jesus kept on talking to his followers. He said, “I told you all this so that you will keep on trusting me.

Matthew Henry on Mark 13:15-24

The Destruction of the Temple Foretold. 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 Judæa 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. 17 But woe to them that are with child, and to them that give… Read the whole commentary →

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