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Mark 13:18

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Mark 13:18 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And pray ye that it be not in the winter.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And pray ye that it be not in the winter.
Mark 13:18 — American Standard Version

Context — Mark 13

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
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.
20And except the Lord had shortened the days, no flesh would have been saved; but for the elect`s sake, whom he chose, he shortened the days.
21And then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is the Christ; or, Lo, there; believe [it] not:
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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 pray ye that your flight be not in winter.] When days are short, roads bad, the weather inclement; and when to lodge in mountains, is very incommodious, and uncomfortable. The Persic version adds, “neither on the sabbath day”; (see Gill on “<402420>Matthew 24:20”).”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“13:18 In winter, the wadis (canyon-like riverbeds) are flooded, travel is more difficult, and survival is harder.”
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