Mark 13:14

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Mark 13:14 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “But when ye see the abomination of desolation standing where he ought not (let him that readeth understand), then let them that are in Judaea flee unto the mountains:” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

But when ye see the abomination of desolation standing where he ought not (let him that readeth understand), then let them that are in Judaea flee unto the mountains:
Mark 13:14 — American Standard Version

Context — Mark 13

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
14But when ye see the abomination of desolation standing where he ought not (let him that readeth understand), then let them that are in Judaea flee unto the mountains:

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, etc..] The Roman army encompassing Jerusalem, which was an abomination to the Jews, and an “impure sign” of their destruction, as the Syriac and Persic versions render it; and a desolating one to their nation, city, and temple: spoken of by Daniel the prophet, in (<270927>Daniel 9:27). This clause is omitted in the Vulgate Latin, and was not found by Beza, in two of his copies, and is thought to be transcribed from Matthew: standing where it ought not; round about the city, in the midst of it, and even in the temple: in one of Beza's exemplars it is added, “in the holy place”, as in Matthew; and so it is read in the Ethiopic version: let…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Where it ought not - That place being set apart for sacred use. Mat 24:15; Luk 21:20; Dan 9:27. Mark 13:19”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“13:14-20 Jesus now gave the sign requested in 13:4 and instructed his followers how to respond when they saw it. In 13:5-13, they were told not to be alarmed. Here they are told that those in Judea must flee to the hills. 13:14 The day is coming when you will see the sacrilegious object that causes desecration: Mark did not explain what this object would be, but Jewish readers in the first century were familiar with the term. The prophet Daniel had foretold that such an object would stand in the Temple in Jerusalem (Dan 9:27; 11:31), and many Jews understood the events in Jerusalem in 167–164 BC, during the time of Antiochus IV Epiphanes, to be a fulfillment of that prophecy. (The…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the abomination: Dan 8:13, Dan 9:27, Dan 12:11; Mat 24:15-28; Luk 21:20-22 where: Lam 1:10; Eze 44:9 let him: Mat 13:51; Act 8:30, Act 8:31; Co1 14:7, Co1 14:8, Co1 14:20; Rev 1:3, Rev 13:18 then: Luk 21:21-24 Mark 13:15”
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