Mark 13:5

5 And Jesus answering them, began to say, "Take heed lest any man deceive you.

Mark 13:5 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 13:5

And Jesus answering them
His four disciples, Peter, John, James, and Andrew: "began to say"; or "said", a way of speaking frequent with this evangelist:

take heed lest any man deceive you; (See Gill on Matthew 24:4).

Mark 13:5 In-Context

3 And as He sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked Him privately,

4 "Tell us, when shall these things be? And what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?"

5 And Jesus answering them, began to say, "Take heed lest any man deceive you.

6 For many shall come in My name, saying, `I am Christ!' and shall deceive many.

7 And when ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars, be ye not troubled, for such things must come to pass; but the end shall not be yet.