Mark 13:8

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 13:8

For nation, &c. Quoted from Isaiah 19:2 . against = upon. Greek. epi. App-104 . and. Figure of speech Polysyndeton, App-6 . in . Greek. kata. App-104 . the beginnings = a beginning. See App-155 . sorrows = birth-pangs. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 13:8

For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be earthquakes in divers places; there shall be famines: these things are the beginning of travail.Not merely wars and conflicts between kingdoms, but natural disorders, are not to be understood as signs of the end, these things being more or less the natural order of things upon the earth which was cursed for Adam's sake, and among the unregenerated populations of Adam's posterity. The true sign shall be... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Mark 13:8

8. These are the beginnings of sorrows—"of travail-pangs," to which heavy calamities are compared. (See Jeremiah 4:31, &c.). The annals of TACITUS tell us how the Roman world was convulsed, before the destruction of Jerusalem, by rival claimants of the imperial purple. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 13:5-8

2. Warnings against deceptions 13:5-8 (Matthew 24:4-8; Luke 21:8-11)Jesus first answered the disciples’ second question about the sign of the end of the present age. He did so negatively by warning them of false signs (Mark 13:5-13). Then He gave them positive information about the event that will signal great tribulation followed by His second coming (Mark 13:14-27). Finally Jesus answered their first question about the destruction of Jerusalem with a parable (Mark 13:28-32). The central part... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 13:7-8

Wars, rumors of wars, earthquakes, and famines will precede Jesus’ return, but they are not signs of the end of the age. There will be many of these things before the end comes. The messianic kingdom will appear in history similar to an infant who emerges from a very painful birth experience (cf. Isaiah 66:8; Jeremiah 22:23; Hosea 13:13; Micah 4:9-10). Jesus compared wars, rumors of war, earthquakes, and famines to the beginning of these pains. These phenomena show that the kingdom is coming,... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 13:1-37

Great Prophecy of the Fall of Jerusalem and of the End of the World1-37. Christ’s great prophecy (Matthew 24:1; Luke 21:5). See on Mt.14. Spoken of by Daniel the prophet] RV rightly omits these words. Let him that readeth understand] Words of the evangelist, not of Jesus, intended to warn Palestinian readers to watch carefully for the fulfilment of this sign, and immediately afterwards to flee for their lives. They do not necessarily indicate, as some think, that the fulfilment was already... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Mark 13:1-37

The Material and the Spiritual Mark 13:1 It stands out clearly in our story that Jesus did not care for the Titanic stones on which the Jewish Temple rested. They were crying out to the disciples of man's power over matter, and the disciples were full of wonder at it, but Jesus did not care for it. There was a higher, fuller power of man, another conquest of the world which these men had missed, and, because of their missing that, this mere material triumph did not interest or move Him. He... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Mark 13:8-16

CHAPTER 13:8-16 (Mark 13:8-16)THE IMPENDING JUDGMENT"For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there shall be earthquakes in divers places; there shall be famines: these things are the beginning of travail. But take ye heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in synagogues shall ye be beaten; and before governors and kings shall ye stand for My sake, for a testimony unto them. And the gospel must first be preached unto all the nations. And when... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Mark 13:1-37

Chapter 13 1. The Destruction of the Temple Predicted. (Mark 13:1-2 .Matthew 24:1-2; Matthew 24:1-2 ; Luke 21:5-6 ) 2. The Questions of the Disciples. (Mark 13:3-4 .Matthew 24:3; Matthew 24:3 ; Luke 21:7 ) 3. The Olivet Discourse. (Mark 13:5-37 . Matthew 24:4-42 ; Luke 21:8-38 ) 1. The Destruction of the Temple Predicted. Mark 13:1-2 He went out of the temple for the last time, when one of His disciples called attention to the temple buildings. They were of the most massive... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Mark 13:1-37

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS The contents of chapter 12 are constituted of: · The Parable of the Householder (Mark 12:1-12 ); · The Question of Tribute (Mark 12:13-17 ); · The Question about the Resurrection (Mark 12:18-27 ); · The Question about the First Commandment (Mark 12:28-34 ); · The Question about the Son of David (Mark 12:35-40 ); and· The Incident of the Widow’s Mite. Chapter 13 is the discourse of Christ about His second coming delivered to the disciples on the Mount of Olives, in... read more

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