Mark 13:34 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.”
Mark 13:34 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Mark 13:34 in 6 Bible Translations
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Mark 13:34 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““It is like a man traveling to another country, having left his house and given authority to his servants, and to each one his work, and also commanded the doorkeeper to keep watch.”
Mark 13:34 — World English Bible
Mark 13:34 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Mark 13:34 — American Standard Version
Mark 13:34 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“as a man who is gone abroad, having left his house, and given to his servants the authority, and to each one his work, did command also the porter that he may watch;”
Mark 13:34 — Young's Literal Translation
Mark 13:34 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“[it is] as a man gone out of the country, having left his house and given to his bondmen the authority, and to each one his work, and commanded the doorkeeper that he should watch. ”
Mark 13:34 — Darby Translation
Mark 13:34 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For the Sonne of man is as a man going into a strange countrey, and leaueth his house, and giueth authoritie to his seruaunts, and to euery man his woorke, and commandeth the porter to watch.”
Mark 13:34 — Geneva Bible
Mark 13:34 in Context — Mark 13
32 But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.
33 Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
34 For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.
35 Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:
36 Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
What Does Mark 13:34 Mean?
Mark 13:34 is a verse from the Book of Mark, part of the New Testament. It appears in Mark chapter 13. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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