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Mark 13:7
When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses his disciples immediately after warning them about false messiahs in Mark 13:6, delivering this instruction during his final Olivet Discourse. He speaks to them as they await the fulfillment of his eschatological teachings.
The words — ὅταν (hotan) means "when" and ἀκούσητε (akousēte) means "you may hear," structuring the command to remain unalarmed upon receiving reports of wars and rumors of wars.
The thread — This exact warning runs in parallel in Matthew 24:6 and Luke 21:9, where the same directive to avoid alarm at the onset of geopolitical conflict is recorded.
Why it lands — The text states that wars and rumors of wars are inevitable events that must occur, while explicitly noting that their presence does not mark the immediate arrival of the end. Readers must therefore separate the occurrence of these events from any assumption of imminent culmination.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet.
Cross-references
- Luke 21:9 When you hear of wars and rebellions, do not be alarmed. These things must happen first, but the end is not imminent.”
- John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.
- Matthew 24:6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.
- Psalms 27:3 Though an army encamps around me, my heart will not fear; though a war breaks out against me, I will keep my trust.
- Psalms 112:7 He does not fear bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
- Acts 17:3 explaining and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead. “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ,” he declared.
- 2 Samuel 14:14 For we will surely die and be like water poured out on the ground, which cannot be recovered. Yet God does not take away a life, but He devises ways that the banished one may not be cast out from Him.
- Psalms 46:1 For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
- Proverbs 3:25 Do not fear sudden danger or the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
- Isaiah 8:12 “Do not call conspiracy everything these people regard as conspiracy. Do not fear what they fear; do not live in dread.