Mark 13:33

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“Be on your guard and stay alert! For you do not know when the appointed time will come.”

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BSBPD

“Be on your guard and stay alert! For you do not know when the appointed time will come.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Take heed, watch and pray, for ye have not known when the time is;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Mark 13:33 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 24:42Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.
  2. Matthew 25:13Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.
  3. Matthew 26:40Then Jesus returned to the disciples and found them sleeping. “Were you not able to keep watch with Me for one hour?” He asked Peter.
  4. Mark 13:23So be on your guard; I have told you everything in advance.
  5. Mark 13:35Therefore keep watch, because you do not know when the master of the house will return—whether in the evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or in the morning.
  6. Mark 14:37Then Jesus returned and found them sleeping. “Simon, are you asleep?” He asked. “Were you not able to keep watch for one hour?
  7. Luke 12:40You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.”
  8. Luke 21:34But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.
  9. Romans 13:11And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
  10. Romans 13:14Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.
  11. 1 Corinthians 16:13Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.
  12. Ephesians 6:18Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.
  13. 1 Thessalonians 5:5For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness.
  14. Hebrews 12:15See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.
  15. 1 Peter 4:7The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.
  16. 1 Peter 5:8Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
  17. Revelation 3:2Wake up and strengthen what remains, which was about to die; for I have found your deeds incomplete in the sight of My God.
  18. Revelation 16:15“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.”

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