Mark 13:5

5 So Jesus began to say to them, "Watch out that no one deceives 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 was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,

4 "Tell us, when will these [things] happen, and what [will be] the sign when all these [things] are about to be accomplished?"

5 So Jesus began to say to them, "Watch out that no one deceives you!

6 Many will come in my name, saying, 'I am [he],' and they will deceive many.

7 And when you hear about wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. This must happen, but the end [is] not yet.