Bible Strands
Mark 13:23
So be on your guard; I have told you everything in advance.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses his disciples during the Olivet Discourse, placing this command between warnings about false messiahs and descriptions of cosmic upheaval.
The words — βλέπετε (blepete) commands "do take heed," while προεἴρηκα (proeirēka) declares "I have foretold." ὑμεῖς (humeis) stresses "you yourselves" as the direct recipients of this disclosure.
The thread — The imperative to stay alert parallels Mark 13:5’s warning against deception and 2 Peter 3:17’s charge to guard against being carried away by false teachers. Isaiah 44:7 grounds this pattern in God’s unique authority to declare events before they occur.
Why it lands — The text states plainly that Jesus has already disclosed all forthcoming events, so the reader must maintain vigilance rather than chase new claims. It demands active alertness anchored in the completed nature of Christ’s warning.
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The Greek words
King James Version
But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things.
Cross-references
- 2 Peter 3:17 Therefore, beloved, since you already know these things, be on your guard so that you will not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure standing.
- Isaiah 44:7 Who then is like Me? Let him say so! Let him declare his case before Me, since I established an ancient people. Let him foretell the things to come, and what is to take place.
- Mark 13:5 Jesus began by telling them, “See to it that no one deceives you.
- Luke 21:8 Jesus answered, “See to it that you are not deceived. For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them.
- John 14:29 And now I have told you before it happens, so that when it does happen, you will believe.
- Matthew 7:15 Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
- Mark 13:9 So be on your guard. You will be delivered over to the councils and beaten in the synagogues. On My account you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.
- Mark 13:33 Be on your guard and stay alert! For you do not know when the appointed time will come.
- Luke 21:34 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.
- John 16:1 “I have told you these things so that you will not fall away.