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Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULTlest, having come suddenly, he might find you sleeping.
USTMay it not happen that when I come suddenly, I will find that you are not ready!
BSBOtherwise, he may arrive without notice and find you sleeping.
BLBlest having come suddenly, he should find you sleeping.
WbstrLest coming suddenly, he should find you sleeping.
KJB-1769 Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
KJB-1611Lest comming suddenly, he finde you sleeping. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)
BshpsLest yf he come sodenly, he fynde you slepyng. (Lest if he come sodenly, he find you slepyng.)
GnvaLeast if he come suddenly, he should finde you sleeping. (Least if he come suddenly, he should find you sleeping. )
Cvdlthat he come not sodenly, and fynde you slepynge. (that he come not sodenly, and find you slepynge.)
TNTlest yf he come sodenly he shuld fynde you slepynge. (lest if he come sodenly he should find you slepynge. )
Wyclleste whanne he cometh sodenli, he fynde you slepynge. (leste when he cometh/comes sodenli, he find you slepynge.)
Luthauf daß er nicht schnell komme und finde euch schlafend. (auf that he not schnell come and finde you sleepd.)
ClVgne, cum venerit repente, inveniat vos dormientes.[fn] (ne, when/with venerit repente, inveniat you dormientes. )
13.36Quod autem vobis. Non solum rectores Ecclesiæ, sed et omnes vigilare præcipimur, januas cordium custodientes; ne antiqui hostis mala suggestio subintret, ne nos Dominus dormientes inveniat, unde Paulus: Vigilate, justi, et nolite peccare.
13.36That however vobis. Non solum rectores Ecclesiæ, but and everyone vigilare præcipimur, yanuas cordium custodientes; not antiqui hostis mala suggestio subintret, not we Master dormientes inveniat, whence Paulus: Vigilate, justi, and nolite peccare.
13:1-37 This passage brings to a conclusion the section begun at 11:1. Israel’s failure to produce fruit (11:12-26; 12:38-40) and its leaders’ hostility toward God’s anointed, the Messiah (11:1-11, 27-33; 12:13-17, 18-27), would result in judgment and the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple.
Jesus predicted three future events in the synoptic Gospels. One was his own death and resurrection (Mark 8:31; 9:31; 10:33-34); this was a past event when the Gospels were written.
The second event that Jesus predicted was the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70 (Matt 24:1-28; 13:1-23; Luke 19:41-44; 21:5-24). This event was probably about to happen when Mark wrote his Gospel (see Mark Book Introduction, “Date”). It would not signify the very end, so the Christian community must continue to live in faithful watchfulness after this event for the Son of God’s return in glory, which might be soon (Mark 13:34-37).
Here Jesus speaks of people who are not ready for his return as if they were sleeping. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable metaphor or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “like someone who is asleep” or “unprepared for his return” or “not being watchful”
By the time of the New Testament, the ancient city of Jerusalem had been transformed from the relatively small fortress of David’s day (2 Samuel 5:6-10; 1 Chronicles 11:4-9) into a major city with a Temple that rivaled the greatest temples in the Roman world. Just prior to Jesus’ birth, Herod the Great completely renovated and expanded the Temple of the Lord, and he also built a lavish palace for himself, various pools (where Jesus occasionally performed healings), public buildings, and military citadels, including the Antonia Fortress, which overlooked the Temple. Wealthy residents, including the high priest, occupied extravagant houses in the Upper City, while the poorer residents were relegated to less desirable areas like the Lower City. The Essene Quarter was so named because many of its residents belonged to the Essenes, a strict religious sect that was known for its careful attention to the law of Moses. Across the Kidron Valley lay the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus often met with his disciples (Matthew 26:36-46; Mark 14:32-53; John 18:1-14). Further east was the Mount of Olives, where Jesus began his triumphal entry one week before his crucifixion (Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-40; John 12:12-19), taught his disciples about the last days (Matthew 24-25; Mark 13), and eventually ascended to heaven after his resurrection (Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:1-11).
