Mark 13:36 - Forerunner Commentary

Mark 13:36

34 ^aIt is like a man going to a far country, who left his house and gave ^bauthority to his servants, and to each his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to watch.

35 ^aWatch therefore, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming—in the evening, at midnight, at the crowing of the rooster, or in the morning—

36 lest, coming suddenly, he find you sleeping.

37 And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch!”

Verse Comparison: Mark 13:36

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American Standard Version
lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.

Amplified® Bible
[Watch, I say] lest He come suddenly {and} unexpectedly and find you asleep.

Contemporary English Version
But if he comes suddenly, don't let him find you asleep.

Darby English Version
lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.

Good News Bible
If he comes suddenly, he must not find you asleep.

International Standard Version
Otherwise, he may come suddenly and find you asleep.

King James Version
Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.

New American Standard Bible
in case he should come suddenly and find you asleep.

New International Version
If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping.

New King James Version
lest, coming suddenly, he find you sleeping.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
in case he should come suddenly and find you asleep.

Young's Literal Translation
lest, having come suddenly, he may find you sleeping;

New English Translation
or else he might find you asleep when he returns suddenly.

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