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The Meaning of "Sleeping"
Commentators agree that "sleeping" is a metaphor for spiritual unpreparedness. It describes a state of being inattentive to God, neglecting one's duties, and being inactive in faith. Scholars like Barnes and Gill define it as being found unprepared and unfit for service when the Lord returns.
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Albert Barnes
On Mark 13:36
18th Century
Theologian
Find you sleeping. Inattentive to your post, neglecting your duty, and unprepared for his coming.
Charles Ellicott
On Mark 13:36
19th Century
Bishop
Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.—As before we traced a kind of echo of the parable of the Talents, so here we r…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Mark 13:36
God’s people must remain on guard because they do not know when God’s appointed time is. The Parousia could occur at any time.
The parable he…
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John Gill
On Mark 13:36
17th Century
Pastor
Lest coming suddenly
Unthought of, and unexpected, at an unawares:
he find you sleeping
Matthew Henry
On Mark 13:28–37
17th Century
Minister
We have the application of this prophetic sermon. As to the destruction of Jerusalem, expect it to come very shortly. As to the end of the world, d…