But take ye heed ( ὑμεῖς δὲ βλέπετε). The "ye" is here emphatic. The disciples were around him, hanging upon his lips. But his admonition is meant for Christians everywhere, even to the end of the world.
Bible Commentary
Mark 13:23
The Pulpit Commentary on Mark 13:23
The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain
Recommended reading
More for Mark 13:23
Continue with other commentaries and DiscipleDeck content connected to this verse, chapter, or topic.
Other commentaries
The Pulpit Commentary on Mark 13:1-37Mark 13:1-37 · The Pulpit CommentaryWatching. This chapter relates almost exclusively to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. Yet in its testimony to the Divine power of foretelling future events, it has its evidential value to all students of the person of our…The Pulpit Commentary on Mark 13:1-37Mark 13:1-37 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITIONMatthew Henry on Mark 13:14-23Mark 13:14-23 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryThe Jews in rebelling against the Romans, and in persecuting the Christians, hastened their own ruin apace. Here we have a prediction of that ruin which came upon them within less than forty years after this. Such destr…The Destruction of the Temple ForetoldMark 13:14-23 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleTHE DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE FORETOLD. The Jews, in rebelling against the Romans, and in persecuting the Christians, were hastening to their own ruin apace, both efficiently and meritoriously, were setting both God and…The Pulpit Commentary on Mark 13:14-23Mark 13:14-23 · The Pulpit CommentaryParallel passages: Matthew 24:15-28; Luke 21:1-38. The end imminent. I. IMMEDIATELY PROXIMATE SIGNS. Hitherto we have had the signs, more or less remote, of Christ's coming at the fall of Jerusalem, and so an answer to…The Pulpit Commentary on Mark 13:14-23Mark 13:14-23 · The Pulpit CommentaryWarnings. Very clearly did our Lord foresee, and very plainly did he foretell, the consequences which the Jews were bringing upon themselves by their rejection of God's Messiah. The language here recorded is in itself s…
commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Mark 13:1-37Watching. This chapter relates almost exclusively to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. Yet in its testimony to the Divine power of foretelling future events, it has its evidential value to all students of the person of our…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Mark 13:1-37EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Mark 13:14-23The Jews in rebelling against the Romans, and in persecuting the Christians, hastened their own ruin apace. Here we have a prediction of that ruin which came upon them within less than forty years after this. Such destr…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Destruction of the Temple ForetoldTHE DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE FORETOLD. The Jews, in rebelling against the Romans, and in persecuting the Christians, were hastening to their own ruin apace, both efficiently and meritoriously, were setting both God and…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Mark 13:14-23Warnings. Very clearly did our Lord foresee, and very plainly did he foretell, the consequences which the Jews were bringing upon themselves by their rejection of God's Messiah. The language here recorded is in itself s…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Mark 13:14-23Parallel passages: Matthew 24:15-28; Luke 21:1-38. The end imminent. I. IMMEDIATELY PROXIMATE SIGNS. Hitherto we have had the signs, more or less remote, of Christ's coming at the fall of Jerusalem, and so an answer to…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Mark 13:14-31Dark sayings. I. SACRED LITERATURE, LIKE NATURE, IS FULL OF HINTED TRUTH. "Truths in nature darkly join." So in Scripture. The mystic element in Daniel and Scripture generally was fully recognized by Christ. II. PRUDENC…Joseph S. Exell and contributors