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Mark 13:16

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Mark 13:16 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and let him that is in the field not return back to take his cloak.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and let him that is in the field not return back to take his cloak.
Mark 13:16 — American Standard Version

Context — Mark 13

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
13And ye shall be hated of all men for my name`s sake: but he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved.
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:
15and let him that is on the housetop not go down, nor enter in, to take anything out his house:
16and let him that is in the field not return back to take his cloak.
17But woe unto them that are with child and to them that give suck in those days!
18And pray ye that it be not in the winter.
19For those days shall be tribulation, such as there hath not been the like from the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never shall be.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And let him that is in the field, etc..] At work, in any sort of business there, not turn back again: either to his own house, or rather to that part of the field where he laid down his clothes: for to take up his garment; but let him flee without it, or otherwise he would be in great danger; (see Gill on “<402418>Matthew 24:18”).”
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