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Mark 13:36

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Mark 13:36 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
Mark 13:36 — American Standard Version

Context — Mark 13

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
33Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
34[It is] as [when] a man, sojourning in another country, having left his house, and given authority to his servants, to each one his work, commanded also the porter to watch.
35Watch 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;
36lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
37And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.
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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
“Lest coming suddenly, etc..] Unthought of, and unexpected, at an unawares: he find you sleeping; inactive in the exercise of grace, and negligent in the performance of duty; unprepared for his coming, and unfit for service.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Find you sleeping - Inattentive to your post, neglecting your duty, and unprepared for his coming. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“he find: Mar 14:37, Mar 14:40; Pro 6:9-11, Pro 24:33, Pro 24:34; Sol 3:1, Sol 5:2; Isa 56:10; Mat 24:48-51; Mat 25:5; Luk 21:34, Luk 22:45; Rom 13:11-14; Eph 5:14; Th1 5:6, Th1 5:7 Mark 13:37”
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