King James Version
What Does Mark 13:4 Mean?
“Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?”
Context
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And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
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And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately ,
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Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?
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And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you:
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For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(4) **When shall these** **things be?**—Note, as, perhaps, characteristic of a Gospel written for Gentiles, the use of the vaguer words for the more definite “sign of Thy coming, and of the end of the world,” in Matthew 24:3.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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