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href="/bsb/mark/13.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/mark/13.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/mark/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Don’t let him find you sleeping when he arrives without warning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/mark/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />lest he come suddenly and find you asleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/mark/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Otherwise, he may arrive without notice and find you sleeping.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/mark/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />lest having come suddenly, he should find you sleeping.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/mark/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/mark/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />lest, coming suddenly, he find you sleeping.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/mark/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />so that he does not come suddenly and find you asleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/mark/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />in case he should come suddenly and find you asleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/mark/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />lest he come suddenly and find you asleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/mark/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />lest he come suddenly and find you sleeping.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/mark/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />[stay alert,] in case he should come suddenly <i>and</i> unexpectedly and find you asleep <i>and</i> unprepared.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/mark/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Otherwise, when he comes suddenly he might find you sleeping.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/mark/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Otherwise, he might come suddenly and find you sleeping.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/mark/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/mark/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But if he comes suddenly, don't let him find you asleep. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/mark/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/mark/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Make sure he doesn't come suddenly and find you asleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/mark/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If he comes suddenly, he must not find you asleep. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/mark/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Otherwise, he may come suddenly and find you asleep. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/mark/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Otherwise, he may arrive without notice and find you sleeping.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/mark/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />or else he might find you asleep when he returns suddenly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/mark/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />lest coming suddenly he might find you sleeping.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/mark/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Lest coming suddenly, he should find you sleeping.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/mark/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Beware lest He should arrive unexpectedly and find you asleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/mark/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />lest, coming suddenly, he might find you sleeping. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/mark/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />lest, having come suddenly, he may find you sleeping;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/mark/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />lest having come suddenly, he should find you sleeping.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/mark/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> lest, having come suddenly, he may find you sleeping;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/mark/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Lest having come suddenly he find you sleeping.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/mark/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Lest coming on a sudden, he find you sleeping. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/mark/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Otherwise, when he will have arrived unexpectedly, he may find you sleeping.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/mark/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />May he not come suddenly and find you sleeping.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/mark/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />or else he may find you asleep when he comes suddenly.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/mark/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He might come suddenly, and find you asleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/mark/13.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />“Lest suddenly he come and find you sleeping.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/mark/13.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />lest he come suddenly, and find you sleeping.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/mark/13.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>lest having come suddenly he may find you sleeping.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/mark/13.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />lest coming suddenly he find you asleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/mark/13.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />for fear by his sudden return he should surprize you sleeping.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/mark/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Beware lest He should arrive unexpectedly and find you asleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/mark/13.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>lest, coming suddenly, he find you sleeping.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/mark/13.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>least coming on a sudden he should find you sleeping.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/mark/13-36.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DmwDTC71zvQ?start=4588" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/mark/13.htm">Readiness at Any Hour</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">35</span>Therefore keep watch, because you do not know when the master of the house will return—whether in the evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or in the morning. <span class="reftext">36</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.">Otherwise,</a> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: elthōn (V-APA-NMS) -- To come, go. ">he may arrive</a> <a href="/greek/1810.htm" title="1810: exaiphnēs (Adv) -- Suddenly, unexpectedly. From ek and the base of aiphnidios; of a sudden.">without notice</a> <a href="/greek/2147.htm" title="2147: heurē (V-ASA-3S) -- A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.">and find</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymas (PPro-A2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="/greek/2518.htm" title="2518: katheudontas (V-PPA-AMP) -- To sleep, be sleeping. From kata and heudo; to lie down to rest, i.e. to fall asleep.">sleeping.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">37</span>And what I say to you, I say to everyone: Keep watch!”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-42.htm">Matthew 24:42-44</a></span><br />Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come. / But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. / For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-35.htm">Luke 12:35-40</a></span><br />Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning. / Then you will be like servants waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once. / Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-2.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:2-6</a></span><br />For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. / While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. / But you, brothers, are not in the darkness so that this day should overtake you like a thief. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-15.htm">Revelation 16:15</a></span><br />“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-13.htm">Matthew 25:13</a></span><br />Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-34.htm">Luke 21:34-36</a></span><br />But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare. / For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of all the earth. / So keep watch at all times, and pray that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-10.htm">2 Peter 3:10</a></span><br />But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-11.htm">Romans 13:11-12</a></span><br />And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. / The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-41.htm">Matthew 26:41</a></span><br />“Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-14.htm">Ephesians 5:14</a></span><br />So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/16-13.htm">1 Corinthians 16:13</a></span><br />Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-37.htm">Hebrews 10:37</a></span><br />For, “In just a little while, He who is coming will come and will not delay.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-8.htm">James 5:8-9</a></span><br />You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near. / Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-3.htm">Revelation 3:3</a></span><br />Remember, then, what you have received and heard. Keep it and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know the hour when I will come upon you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/6-9.htm">Proverbs 6:9-11</a></span><br />How long will you lie there, O slacker? When will you get up from your sleep? / A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, / and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.</p><p class="hdg">he find.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/14-37.htm">Mark 14:37,40</a></b></br> And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/6-9.htm">Proverbs 6:9-11</a></b></br> How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/24-33.htm">Proverbs 24:33,34</a></b></br> <i>Yet</i> a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/mark/3-31.htm">Arrive</a> <a href="/mark/5-39.htm">Asleep</a> <a href="/mark/12-38.htm">Beware</a> <a href="/matthew/26-54.htm">Case</a> <a href="/mark/12-34.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/mark/11-13.htm">Find</a> <a href="/mark/5-39.htm">Sleeping</a> <a href="/mark/9-8.htm">Suddenly</a> <a href="/job/22-16.htm">Unexpectedly</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/12-57.htm">Arrive</a> <a href="/mark/14-37.htm">Asleep</a> <a href="/luke/12-1.htm">Beware</a> <a href="/luke/10-19.htm">Case</a> <a href="/mark/14-2.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/mark/14-55.htm">Find</a> <a href="/mark/14-37.htm">Sleeping</a> <a href="/luke/2-9.htm">Suddenly</a> <a href="/luke/21-34.htm">Unexpectedly</a><div class="vheading2">Mark 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/13-1.htm">Jesus foretells the destruction of the temple;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/13-9.htm">the persecutions for the gospel;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/13-10.htm">that the gospel must be preached to all nations;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/13-14.htm">that great calamities shall happen to the Jews;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/13-24.htm">and the manner of his coming to judgment;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/13-32.htm">the hour whereof being known to none, every man is to watch and pray</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/mark/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Otherwise, he may arrive without notice</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the sudden and unexpected nature of Christ's return. In the context of <a href="/mark/13.htm">Mark 13</a>, Jesus is speaking about the end times and the need for vigilance. The imagery of an unexpected arrival is consistent with other biblical passages, such as <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-2.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:2</a>, which describes the day of the Lord coming like a thief in the night. This underscores the importance of being spiritually prepared at all times, as the exact timing of His return is unknown. Historically, the unpredictability of a master's return would have been a familiar concept to Jesus' audience, as travel in ancient times was often subject to delays and uncertainties.<p><b>and find you sleeping.</b><br>The metaphor of sleeping is used throughout the New Testament to represent spiritual complacency or unpreparedness. In <a href="/romans/13-11.htm">Romans 13:11</a>, Paul urges believers to wake from their slumber because salvation is nearer now than when they first believed. The cultural context of the first-century Jewish and Greco-Roman world often associated sleep with a lack of awareness or readiness. In this passage, Jesus warns against spiritual lethargy, encouraging His followers to remain alert and active in their faith. The call to vigilance is a recurring theme in Jesus' teachings, highlighting the need for constant readiness for His return.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The speaker of this passage, providing a warning and teaching to His disciples about being watchful and prepared for His return.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/disciples.htm">Disciples</a></b><br>The immediate audience of Jesus' teaching, representing all believers who are called to be vigilant.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_master.htm">The Master</a></b><br>A metaphor for Jesus Himself, who will return at an unknown time.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_servants.htm">The Servants</a></b><br>Symbolic of believers who are entrusted with responsibilities and are expected to remain faithful and alert.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_house.htm">The House</a></b><br>Represents the world or the church, where the servants (believers) are to carry out their duties.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/v/vigilance_in_faith.htm">Vigilance in Faith</a></b><br>Believers are called to remain spiritually alert and active in their faith, avoiding complacency.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparedness_for_christ's_return.htm">Preparedness for Christ's Return</a></b><br>The uncertainty of the timing of Jesus' return should motivate us to live in a state of readiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithful_stewardship.htm">Faithful Stewardship</a></b><br>We are entrusted with responsibilities in God's kingdom and must be diligent in fulfilling them.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/avoiding_spiritual_slumber.htm">Avoiding Spiritual Slumber</a></b><br>Spiritual lethargy can lead to being unprepared for Christ's return; we must guard against it.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_with_eternal_perspective.htm">Living with Eternal Perspective</a></b><br>Our daily actions should reflect an awareness of Christ's imminent return and the eternal implications of our choices.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_mark_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Mark 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_often_did_jesus_pray_to_avoid_the_cross.htm">How many times did Jesus move away to pray in the gospels where he prayed to avoid the cross? Three (Matthew 26, Mark 14) or one (Luke 22)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_christ's_return_near.htm">Is Christ's return near?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_jesus_know_his_return_date.htm">Did Jesus know His return date?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/mark_9_1__how_reconcile_with_history.htm">Mark 9:1 - How can Jesus' statement that some listeners would not die before seeing God's kingdom be reconciled with modern understanding of events?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/mark/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(36) <span class= "bld">Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.</span>--As before we traced a kind of echo of the parable of the Talents, so here we recognise something like a fragmentary reminiscence of that of the Wise and Foolish Virgins.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/mark/13-36.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Otherwise,</span><br /><span class="grk">μὴ</span> <span class="translit">(mē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3361.htm">Strong's 3361: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he may arrive</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐλθὼν</span> <span class="translit">(elthōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come, go. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">without notice</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐξαίφνης</span> <span class="translit">(exaiphnēs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1810.htm">Strong's 1810: </a> </span><span class="str2">Suddenly, unexpectedly. From ek and the base of aiphnidios; of a sudden.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] find</span><br /><span class="grk">εὕρῃ</span> <span class="translit">(heurē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2147.htm">Strong's 2147: </a> </span><span class="str2">A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑμᾶς</span> <span class="translit">(hymas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sleeping.</span><br /><span class="grk">καθεύδοντας</span> <span class="translit">(katheudontas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2518.htm">Strong's 2518: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sleep, be sleeping. From kata and heudo; to lie down to rest, i.e. to fall asleep.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/mark/13-36.htm">Mark 13:36 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/mark/13-36.htm">Mark 13:36 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/mark/13-36.htm">Mark 13:36 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/mark/13-36.htm">Mark 13:36 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/mark/13-36.htm">Mark 13:36 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/mark/13-36.htm">Mark 13:36 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/mark/13-36.htm">Mark 13:36 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/mark/13-36.htm">Mark 13:36 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/mark/13-36.htm">Mark 13:36 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/mark/13-36.htm">Mark 13:36 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/mark/13-36.htm">NT Gospels: Mark 13:36 Lest coming suddenly he might find you (Mar Mk Mr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/mark/13-35.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Mark 13:35"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Mark 13:35" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/mark/13-37.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Mark 13:37"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Mark 13:37" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>