Focused Passage

Mark 13:3-8

Watch and Endure: Temple Judgment, Gospel Witness, Tribulation, the Son of Man, and Readiness

Mark 13 moves from Jesus' prediction of temple destruction, to warnings against deception, persecution, and premature alarm, to gospel witness among all nations, to the abomination and urgent flight from Judea, to tribulation and false christs, to cosmic signs and the coming of the Son of Man, and finally to watchfulness because the exact day and hour are unknown.

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3While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked Him privately,

4“Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are about to be fulfilled?”

5Jesus began by telling them, “See to it that no one deceives you.

6Many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and will deceive many.

7When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.

8Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, as well as famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.

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Verse 3

Original words

WhileΚαὶG2532Conjunction[Jesus]αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singularwas sittingκαθημένουG2521Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine SingularonεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularMountὄροςG3735Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Pluralof OlivesἘλαιῶνG1636Noun - Genitive Feminine PluraloppositeκατέναντιG2713PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingulartempleἱεροῦG2411Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularPeterΠέτροςG4074Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionJamesἸάκωβοςG2385Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionJohnἸωάννηςG2491Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionAndrewἈνδρέαςG406Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularaskedἐπηρώταG1905Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singularvvvκατ’G2596PrepositionprivatelyἰδίανG2398Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 4

Original words

TellΕἰπὸνG2036Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularusἡμῖνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Pluralwhen {will}πότεG4219Conjunctionthese thingsταῦταG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter PluralhappenἔσταιG1510Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularAndκαὶG2532Conjunctionwhat [will be]τίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingulartheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularsignσημεῖονG4592Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularthatὅτανG3752ConjunctionvvvπάνταG3956Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural[they]ταῦταG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Pluralare aboutμέλλῃG3195Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singularto be fulfilledσυντελεῖσθαιG4931Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive
Verse 5

Original words

-δὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularbeganἤρξατοG756Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singularby tellingλέγεινG3004Verb - Present Infinitive ActivethemαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralSee to itΒλέπετεG991Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural[that]μήG3361Adverb[no one]τιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingulardeceivesπλανήσῃG4105Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural
Verse 6

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ManyπολλοὶG4183Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralwill comeἐλεύσονταιG2064Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person PluralinἐπὶG1909PrepositionMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingularnameὀνόματίG3686Noun - Dative Neuter SingularclaimingλέγοντεςG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural-ὅτιG3754ConjunctionIἘγώG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singularam [He]εἰμιG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionwill deceiveπλανήσουσινG4105Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralmanyπολλοὺςG4183Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Verse 7

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-δὲG1161ConjunctionWhenὅτανG3752Conjunctionyou hear ofἀκούσητεG191Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person PluralwarsπολέμουςG4171Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionrumorsἀκοὰςG189Noun - Accusative Feminine Pluralof warsπολέμωνG4171Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural{do} notμὴG3361Adverbbe alarmedθροεῖσθεG2360Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural[ These things ] mustδεῖG1163Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularhappenγενέσθαιG1096Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middlebutἀλλ’G235ConjunctiontheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularendτέλοςG5056Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular[is] still to comeοὔπωG3768Adverb
Verse 8

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-γὰρG1063ConjunctionNationἔθνοςG1484Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularwill riseἐγερθήσεταιG1453Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singularagainstἐπ’G1909PrepositionnationἔθνοςG1484Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionkingdomβασιλείαG932Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularagainstἐπὶG1909PrepositionkingdomβασιλείανG932Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularThere will beἔσονταιG1510Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person PluralearthquakesσεισμοὶG4578Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralin variousκατὰG2596PrepositionplacesτόπουςG5117Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural[as well as]ἔσονταιG1510Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person PluralfaminesλιμοίG3042Noun - Nominative Feminine PluralThese [are]ταῦταG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Plural[the] beginningἀρχὴG746Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularof birth painsὠδίνωνG5604Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural

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