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The Discourse's Core Command
Commentators emphasize that Jesus' first words in this major sermon are a command: "Watch out" or "Take heed." This phrase is repeated throughout the chapter (vv. 9, 23, 33), signaling that Jesus' primary concern is not just to satisfy curiosity about the future, but to arm his followers with a crucial directive for spiritual survival: be vigilant against deception.
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AT Robertson
On Mark 13:5
Take need that no man lead you astray (Βλεπετε μη τις υμας πλανηση). Same words in Mt 24:4. Luke 21:8 has it "that ye b…
Charles Ellicott
On Mark 13:5
19th Century
Bishop
And Jesus answering them began to say.—The report which follows, common as it is to the first three Gospels, serves as an…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Mark 13:5
The first word of the discourse proper is “Watch out” (GK 1063), a word that recurs throughout the passage (vv.9, 23, 33, where it is translated as…
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John Gill
On Mark 13:5
17th Century
Pastor
And Jesus answering them
His four disciples, Peter, John, James, and Andrew: "began to say"; or "said", a way of spe…
Matthew Henry
On Mark 13:5–13
17th Century
Minister
Our Lord Jesus, in reply to the disciples' question, does not so much satisfy their curiosity as direct their consciences. When many are deceived, …