Mark 13:5

5 So Jesus began to say to them: "Take care that no one misleads 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 He was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite to the Temple, when Peter, James, John, and Andrew, apart from the others asked Him,

4 "Tell us, When will these things be? and what will be the sign when all these predictions are on the point of being fulfilled?"

5 So Jesus began to say to them: "Take care that no one misleads you.

6 Many will come assuming my name and saying, `I am He;' and they will mislead many.

7 But when you hear of wars and rumours of wars, do not be alarmed: come they must, but the End is not yet.