Mark 13:35-36

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 13:33-37

These exhortations, which gather up in a succinct form the practical bearing of the parallel passages and parables in St. Matthew, must not be understood as implying that our Lord's coming in judgment would be during the lifetime of his disciples. The preceding words would teach them plainly enough that the actual time of this coming was hidden from the. m. But the intention was that, while by the certainty of the event their faith and hope would be quickened, by the uncertainty of the time... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 13:33-37

"Watch!" There can be no doubt as to the impression made by these and similar instructions and admonitions, uttered by the Lord Jesus towards the close of his ministry. It was understood by all his disciples that the Master, in leaving the world, retained his hold upon the world's heart and conscience. It was currently believed in the early Church, as it has been believed ever since by all Christians, that the Lord will come again, and will take account of his servants, and especially will... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Mark 13:35

Watch ye - Be diligent, faithful, and waiting for the return of your Lord, who will come at an unexpected hour.Master of the house - Denoting here the Lord Jesus.At even, or at midnight, or ... - This refers to the four divisions into which the Jews divided the night. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Mark 13:36

Find you sleeping - Inattentive to your post, neglecting your duty, and unprepared for his coming. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 13:33-37

Mark 13:33-37. Take ye heed Of every thing that would unfit you for your Master’s coming, that might lull you into a fatal security, and render you negligent and slothful: watch and pray Let your minds be always awake to a sense of your danger, and be on your guard against it: watch for the coming of your Lord, that it may not surprise you, and pray for that grace which is necessary to qualify you for it, by enabling you to fulfil his will in all things. For ye know not when the time is ... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Mark 13:28-37

132. A warning to be alert always (Matthew 24:32-51; Mark 13:28-37; Luke 21:29-38)Just as the first leaves on a fig tree indicate that summer is coming, so when the disciples see the false messiahs, the persecution and the approach of the Roman armies, they will know that the destruction of Jerusalem and the Jewish nation is upon them. People of Jesus’ day would see the fulfilment of these things in their own lifetime (Matthew 24:32-35; Luke 21:29-33).As for the day when the Son of man will... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 13:35

master = lord. Greek. kurios . App-98 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 13:36

sleeping = composing yourselves for sleep (voluntarily). Greek. katheudo. See notes on 1 Thessalonians 4:14 , and 1 Thessalonians 5:6 . Not koimaomai = to fall asleep involuntarily (as in death). See App-171 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 13:35

Watch therefore: for ye know not when the lord of the house cometh, whether at even, or at midnight, or at cockcrowing, or in the morning.The Jews had for long recognized three watches of the night, lasting from sundown to 10:00 P.M., and from then to 1:00 A.M., and from then until sunrise. But, with the establishment of the Roman empire in Judea, these had been changed to the four watches mentioned by Jesus in this admonition: even ending at nine; midnight ending at twelve; cock-crowing ending... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 13:36

Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.This is the order of the day for all ages of Christianity. The onward rush of mighty events, the sweep of earth's populations through history, the bloody conflicts as great nations make the sword the arbiter of their destinies, the confusion, bitterness, and struggle of disciples in all times, the terrible apostasy, the rule of materialism, the secularization of humanity, rampant wickedness of all kinds,... read more

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