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New King James Version

Mark 13:16

And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jerusalem;   Jesus Continued;   Watchfulness;   The Topic Concordance - Abomination;   Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ;   End of the World;   Redemption;   Resurrection;   Tribulation;  

Dictionaries:

- Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Agnoet Ae;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Mark, the Gospel of;   Temple of Jerusalem;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Antichrist;   Apocalyptic Literature;   Dress;   Kingdom of God;   Matthew, Gospel According to;   Messiah;   Mss;   Parousia;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Bosom ;   Coming Again;   Dress (2);   Manuscripts;   Messiah;   Quotations (2);   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Abominable;   Abomination;   Chief parables and miracles in the bible;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Dress;   Eschatology of the New Testament;   Parousia;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - New Testament;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
and a man in the field must not go back to get his coat.
King James Version (1611)
And let him that is in the field, not turne backe againe for to take vp his garment.
King James Version
And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment.
English Standard Version
and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak.
New American Standard Bible
"And whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his cloak.
New Century Version
If people are in the fields, they must not go back to get their coats.
Amplified Bible
whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his coat.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and the one who is in the field must not turn back to get his coat.
Legacy Standard Bible
and the one who is in the field must not turn back to get his garment.
Berean Standard Bible
And let no one in the field return for his cloak.
Contemporary English Version
If you are out in the field, don't go back for your coat.
Complete Jewish Bible
if someone is in the field, he must not turn back to get his coat.
Darby Translation
and him that is in the field not return back to take his garment.
Easy-to-Read Version
If someone is in the field, they must not go back to get a coat.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And let him that is in the fielde, not turne backe againe to take his garment.
George Lamsa Translation
And he who is in the field, let him not return to take his clothes.
Good News Translation
Someone who is in the field must not go back to the house for a cloak.
Lexham English Bible
and the one who is in the field must not turn back to pick up his cloak.
Literal Translation
And the one in the field, let him not return to the things behind to take his garment.
American Standard Version
and let him that is in the field not return back to take his cloak.
Bible in Basic English
And let not him who is in the field go back to take his coat.
Hebrew Names Version
Let him who is in the field not return back to take his cloak.
International Standard Version
and the person who is in the field must not turn back to get his coat.
Etheridge Translation
and he who is in the field, let him not turn back to take up his garments.
Murdock Translation
and let him that is in the field, not return back to take his clothing.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And let hym that is in the fielde, not turne backe agayne vnto the thynges which he left behynde hym, for to take his garmente with hym.
English Revised Version
and let him that is in the field not return back to take his cloke.
World English Bible
Let him who is in the field not return back to take his cloak.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And let not him that is in the field, turn back to take up his garment.
Weymouth's New Testament
and let not him who is in the field turn back to pick up his outer garment.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and he that schal be in the feeld, turne not ayen bihynde to take his cloth.
Update Bible Version
and let him that is in the field not return back to take his cloak.
Webster's Bible Translation
And let him that is in the field not turn back again to take up his garment.
New English Translation
The one in the field must not turn back to get his cloak.
New Living Translation
A person out in the field must not return even to get a coat.
New Life Bible
He that is in the field should not go back to get his coat.
New Revised Standard
the one in the field must not turn back to get a coat.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, he that hath gone into the field, let him not turn back unto the things behind, to take away his mantle.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And let him that shall be in the field not turn back to take up his garment.
Revised Standard Version
and let him who is in the field not turn back to take his mantle.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And let hym that is in the felde not tourne backe agayne vnto the thinges which he leeft behynde him for to take his cloothes with him.
Young's Literal Translation
and he who is in the field, let him not turn to the things behind, to take up his garment.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And let him that is in the felde, not turne backe to fetch his clothes.
Mace New Testament (1729)
not him that is in the field return back to fetch his garment.
Simplified Cowboy Version
If you are gathering cattle and see it, don't go back for a change of clothes, just whip and spur out of there!

Contextual Overview

14 "So when you see the 'abomination of desolation,' Daniel 11:31; Daniel 12:11 ">[fn] spoken of by Daniel the prophet, [fn] standing where it ought not" (let the reader understand), "then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 15 Let him who is on the housetop not go down into the house, nor enter to take anything out of his house. 16 And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes. 17 But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! 18 And pray that your flight may not be in winter. 19 For in those days there will be tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the creation which God created until this time, nor ever shall be. 20 And unless the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect's sake, whom He chose, He shortened the days. 21 "Then if anyone says to you, "Look, here is the Christ!' or, "Look, He is there!' do not believe it. 22 For false christs and false prophets will rise and show signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 23 But take heed; see, I have told you all things beforehand.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: Matthew 24:17 - which

Cross-References

Genesis 13:1
Then Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him, to the South. [fn]
Genesis 13:2
Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.
Genesis 13:3
And he went on his journey from the South as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai,
Genesis 13:14
And the LORD said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him: "Lift your eyes now and look from the place where you are--northward, southward, eastward, and westward;
Genesis 13:16
And I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth; so that if a man could number the dust of the earth, then your descendants also could be numbered.
Genesis 13:18
18 Then Abram moved his tent, and went and dwelt by the terebinth trees of Mamre, [fn] which are in Hebron, and built an altar there to the Lord.
Genesis 15:5
Then He brought him outside and said, "Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them." And He said to him, "So shall your descendants be."
Genesis 17:6
I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you.
Genesis 17:16
And I will bless her and also give you a son by her; then I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples shall be from her."
Genesis 17:20
And as for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly. He shall beget twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And let him that is in the field,.... At work, in any sort of business there,

not turn back again: either to his own house, or rather to that part of the field where he laid down his clothes:

for to take up his garment; but let him flee without it, or otherwise he would be in great danger; :-.


 
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