Mark 13:36

36 If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping.

Mark 13:36 in Other Translations

36 Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.

36 lest he come suddenly and find you asleep.

36 Don’t let him find you sleeping when he arrives without warning.

36 You don't want him showing up unannounced, with you asleep on the job.

36 Otherwise, he might come suddenly and find you sleeping.

Mark 13:36 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 13:36

Lest coming suddenly
Unthought of, and unexpected, at an unawares:

he find you sleeping;
inactive in the exercise of grace, and negligent in the performance of duty; unprepared for his coming, and unfit for service.

Mark 13:36 In-Context

34 It’s like a man going away: He leaves his house and puts his servants in charge, each with their assigned task, and tells the one at the door to keep watch.

35 “Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back—whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at dawn.

36 If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping.

37 What I say to you, I say to everyone: ‘Watch!’ ”