Mark 13:9

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

But take ye hede to youre selves. For they shall bringe you vp to ye counsels and into ye synagoges and ye shalbe beaten: ye and shalbe brought before rulers and kynges for my sake for a testimoniall vnto them.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Βλέπετε δὲ ὑμεῖς ἑαυτούς: παραδώσουσιν γὰρ ὑμᾶς εἰς συνέδρια· καὶ εἰς συναγωγὰς δαρήσεσθε: καὶ ἐπὶ ἡγεμόνων καὶ βασιλέων ἀχθήσεσθε ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ, εἰς μαρτύριον αὐτοῖς.

Transliteration

Blepete de you yourselves: paradōsousin gar you into synedria; and into synagōgas darēsesthe: and before hēgemonōn and basileōn achthēsesthe for-sake of-me, for martyrion to-them.

Grammar Details

• *Blepete*: present imperative, active, 2nd plural - watch/take heed
• *de*: conjunction, adversative/continuative - but/and/now
• *paradōsousin*: future, indicative, active, 3rd plural - they will deliver/hand over
• *gar*: conjunction, explanatory - for/because
• *synedria*: accusative, neuter, plural - councils/courts
• *synagōgas*: accusative, feminine, plural - synagogues
• *darēsesthe*: future, indicative, passive, 2nd plural - you will be beaten
• *hēgemonōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - governors/rulers
• *basileōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - kings
• *achthēsesthe*: future, indicative, passive, 2nd plural - you will be brought/led
• *martyrion*: accusative, neuter, singular - testimony/witness

Word Meanings

• *Blepete*: watch/take heed/beware/pay attention
• *paradōsousin*: they will deliver/hand over/betray
• *synedria*: councils/courts/tribunals [including Sanhedrin]
• *darēsesthe*: you will be beaten/flogged/scourged
• *hēgemonōn*: governors/rulers/leaders
• *achthēsesthe*: you will be brought/led/carried
• *martyrion*: testimony/witness/evidence

Referenced Verses

• Matt 10:17-18 : 17 Beware of men for they shall deliver you vp to ye cousels and shall scourge you in their synagoges. 18 And ye shall be brought to the heed rulers and kynges for my sake in witnes to them and to the gentyls.
• Mark 13:5 : 5 And Iesus answered the and bega to saye: take hede lest eny man deceave you.
• John 16:2 : 2 They shall excomunicat you: ye ye tyme shall come that whosoever killeth you will thinke that he doth God service.
• Acts 4:1-9 : 1 As they spake vnto the people the prestes and the rular of the teple and the Saduces came vpon them 2 takynge it grevously that they taught ye pople and preached in Iesus the resurreccion fro deeth. 3 And they layde hondes on them and put them in holde vntill the nexte daye: for it was now even tyde. 4 How be it many of them which hearde the wordes beleved and the noumbre of the men was aboute fyve thousande. 5 And it chaunsed on the morowe that their rulars and elders and Scribes 6 as Annas the chefe Prest and Cayphas and Iohn and Alexander and as many as were of ye kynred of the hye prestes gadered to geder at Ierusalem 7 and set the other before them and axed: by what power or what name have ye done this syrs? 8 Then Peter full of ye holy goost sayd vnto them: ye rulars of the people and elders of Israel 9 yf we this daye are examined of the good dede done to the sycke man by what meanes he is made whoale: 10 be yt knowen vnto you all and to the people of Israel that in the name of Iesus Christ of Nazareth whom ye crucified and whom God raysed agayne from deeth: even by him doth this man stonde here present before you whoale. 11 This is ye stone cast a syde of you bylders which is set in the chefe place of the corner. 12 Nether is ther salvacio in eny other. Nor yet also is ther eny other name geven to men wherin we must be saved. 13 When they sawe the boldnes of Peter and Iohn and vnderstode that they were vnlerned men and laye people they marveyled and they knew them that they were with Iesu: 14 and beholdinge also the ma which was healed stondinge with the they coulde not saye agaynst it. 15 But they comaunded them to go a syde out of the counsell and counceled amoge them selves 16 sayinge: what shall we do to these men? For a manifest signe is done by the and is openly knowen to all them that dwell in Ierusalem and we canot denye it. 17 But that it be noysed no farther amoge the people let us threaten and charge them that they speake hence forth to no man in this name. 18 And they called them and comaunded them that in no wyse they shuld speake or teache in the name of Iesu. 19 But Peter and Iohn answered vnto them and sayde: whether it be right in the syght of God to obeye you moare then God iudge ye. 20 For we canot but speake that which we have sene and hearde. 21 So threatened they them and let them goo and founde no thinge how to punysshe them because of the people. For all me lauded God for the myracle which was done:
• Acts 5:17-40 : 17 Then ye chefe preste rose vp and all they that were with him (which is the secte of the Saduces) and were full of indignacion 18 and layde hondes on the Apostles and put them in the comen preson. 19 But the angell of the Lorde by nyght openned the preson dores and brought them forthe and sayde: 20 goo steppe forthe and speake in the temple to the people all the wordes of this lyfe. 21 When they hearde that they entred into the temple erly in the morninge and taught. The chefe prest came and they that were with him and called a counsell to gedder and all the elders of the chyldren of Israel and sent to the preson to fet them. 22 When the ministres came and founde them not in the preson they returned and tolde 23 sayinge: the preson founde we shut as sure as was possible and the kepers stondynge with out before ye dores. But whe we had opened we founde no man with in. 24 When the chefe prest of all and the ruler of the temple and the hye prestes hearde these thinges they douted of them whervnto this wolde growe. 25 Then came one and shewed them: beholde ye men yt ye put in preson stonde in the teple and teache the people. 26 Then went the ruler of the teple with ministers and brought the with out violence. For they feared the people lest they shuld have bene stoned. 27 And when they had brought them they set them before the counsell. And ye chefe preste axed the 28 sayinge: dyd not we straytely comaunde you that ye shuld not teache in this name? And beholde ye have filled Ierusalem with youre doctrine and ye intende to brynge this mans bloud vpon vs. 29 Peter and the other Apostles answered and sayde: We ought moare to obey God then men. 30 The God of oure fathers raysed vp Ie Iesus whom ye slewe and hanged on tre. 31 Him hath god lifte vp with his right hand to be a ruler and a savioure for to geve repetauce to Israell and forgevenes of synnes. 32 And we are his recordes concernynge these thinges and also the holy goost whom God hath geve to them yt obey him. 33 When they hearde yt they clave asunder: and sought meanes to slee them. 34 Then stode ther vp one in ye counsell a Pharisey named Gamaliel a doctoure of lawe had in auctorite amoge all the people and commaunded to put the Apostles a syde a lytell space 35 and sayde vnto them: Men of Israel take hede to youre selves what ye entende to do as touchinge these men 36 Before these dayes rose vp one Theudas bostinge him selfe to whom resorted a nombre of men about a foure hondred which was slayn and they all which beleved him were scatred a broode and brought to nought. 37 After this man arose ther vp one Iudas of Galile in the tyme when tribute began and drewe awaye moche people after him. He also perisshed: and all even as many as harkened to him are scattered a brood. 38 And now I saye vnto you: refrayne youre selves from these men let them alone. For yf ye cousell or this worke be of men it will come to nought. 39 But and yf it be of God ye can not destroye it lest haply ye be founde to stryve agaynst God. 40 And to him they agreed and called the Apostles and bet them and comaunded that they shuld not speake in ye name of Iesu and let them goo.
• Acts 6:11-15 : 11 Then sent they in men which sayd: we have hearde him speake blasphemous wordes agaynst Moses and agaynst God. 12 And they moved ye people and the elders and the scribes: and came apon him and caught him and brought him to the counsell 13 and brought forth falce witnesses which sayde. This ma ceasith not to speake blasphemous wordes agaynst this holy place and the lawe: 14 for we hearde him saye: this Iesus of Nazareth shall destroye this place and shall chaunge the ordinaunces which Moses gave vs. 15 And all that sate in ye counsell loked stedfastly on him and sawe his face as it had bene the face of an angell.
• Acts 7:54-8:3 : 54 When they hearde these thinges their hertes clave a sunder and they gnasshed on him with their tethe. 55 But he beynge full of the holy goost loked vp stedfastlye with his eyes into heven and sawe the glorie of God and Iesus stondynge on the ryght honde of God 56 and sayde: beholde I se the hevens open and the sonne of man stondynge on the ryght honde of god. 57 Then they gave a shute with a loude voyce and stopped their eares and ranne apon him all at once 58 and caste him out of the cite and stoned him. And the witnesses layde doune their clothes at a yonge mannes fete named Saul. 59 And they stoned Steven callynge on and sayinge: Lorde Iesu receave my sprete. 60 And he kneled doune and cryed with a loude voyce: Lorde laye not this synne to their charge. And when he had thus spoken he fell a slepe. 1 Saul had pleasure in his deeth. And at yt tyme there was a great persecucion agaynst the congregacion which was at Ierusalem and they were all scattered abroade thorowout the regions of Iury and Samaria except the Apostles 2 Then devout men dressed Steven aud made great lamentacion over him. 3 But Saul made havocke of the congregacion entrynge into every housse and drewe out bothe man and woman and thrust the into preson.
• Acts 9:1-2 : 1 And Saul yet brethynge oute threatnynges and slaughter agaynst ye disciples of the LORde went vnto ye hye preste 2 and desyred of him letters to Damasco to ye synagoges: that yf he founde eny of this waye whether they were men or wemen he myght bringe them bounde vnto Ierusalem.
• Acts 9:13-14 : 13 Then Ananias answered: Lorde I have hearde by many of this man how moche evell he hath done to thy sainctes at Ierusalem 14 and here he hath auctorite of the hye prestes to bynde all that call on thy name.
• Acts 9:16 : 16 For I will shewe him how great thinges he must suffre for my names sake.
• Acts 12:1-3 : 1 In that tyme Herode the kynge stretched forthe his handes to vexe certayne of the congregacion. 2 And he kylled Iames the brother of Iohn with the swerde: 3 and because he sawe that it pleased ye Iewes he proceded forther and toke Peter also. Then were the dayes of swete breed.
• Acts 16:20-24 : 20 and brought them to the officers sayinge: These men trouble oure cite which are Iewes 21 and preache ordinaunces which are not laufull for vs to receave nether to observe seinge we are Romayns. 22 And the people ranne on them and the officers rent their clothes and comaunded them to be beaten with roddes. 23 And when they had beaten them sore they cast them into preson comaundynge the iayler to kepe them surely. 24 Which iayler when he had receaved suche comaundment thrust them into the ynner preson and made their fete fast in the stockes.
• Acts 21:11 : 11 When he was come vnto vs he toke Pauls gerdell and bounde his hondes and fete and sayde: thus saith the holy goost: so shall ye Iewes at Ierusalem bynde the man yt oweth this gerdell and shall delyver him into the hondes of the gentyls.
• Acts 21:31-40 : 31 As they went about to kyll him tydinges came vnto the hye captayne of the soudiers that all Ierusalem was moved. 32 Which immediatly toke soudiers and vndercaptaynes and ranne doune vnto them. When they sawe ye vpper captayne and the soudiers they lefte smytinge of Paul. 33 Then the captayne came neare and toke him and comaunded him to be bounde with two chaynes and demaunded what he was and what he had done. 34 And one cryed this another that amoge the people. And whe he coulde not knowe the certayntie for ye rage he comaunded him to be caryed into the castle. 35 And whe he came vnto a grece it fortuned that he was borne of the soudiers of the violence of the people. 36 For the multitude of the people folowed after cryinge: awaye wt him. 37 And as Paul shuld have bene caryed into the castle he sayde vnto the hye Captayne: maye I speake vnto the? Which sayde: canst thou speake Greke? 38 Arte not thou that Egypcian which before these dayes made an vproure and ledde out into the wildernes.iiii. thousande men that were mortherers? 39 But Paul sayde: I am a ma which am a Iewe of Tharsus a cite in Cicill a Citesyn of no vyle cite I beseche ye soffre me to speake vnto ye people. 40 When he had geve him licece Paul stode on ye steppes and beckned with the honde vuto the people and ther was made a greate silence. And he spake vnto the in ye Ebrue tonge sayinge:
• Acts 22:19-20 : 19 And I sayde: Lorde they knowe that I presoned and bet in every synagoge them that beleved on the. 20 And when the bloud of thy witnes Steven was sheed I also stode by and consented vnto his deeth and kept the rayment of them that slewe him.
• Acts 23:1-2 : 1 Paul behelde the counsell and sayde: men and brethre I have lived in all good coscience before God vntill this daye. 2 The hye prest Ananias comaunded the that stode by to smyte him on the mouth.
• Acts 24:1-9 : 1 After.v. dayes Ananias the hye preste descended with elders and with a certayne Oratour named Tartullus and enformed the ruelar of Paul. 2 When Paul was called forth Tartullus beganne to accuse him saying: Seynge yt we live in great quyetnes by the meanes of the and that many good thinges are done vnto this nacion thorow thy providence: 3 that alowe we ever and in all places most myghty Felix with all thankes. 4 Notwithstondinge that I be not tedeous vnto the I praye the that thou woldest heare vs of thy curtesy a feawe wordes. 5 We have founde this ma a pestilent felowe and a mover of debate vnto all the Iewes thorowe out the worlde and a mayntayner of ye secte of the Nazarites 6 and hath also enforsed to pollute the temple. Whom we toke and wolde have iudged acordinge to oure lawe: 7 but the hye captayne Lisias came vpon vs and with great violence toke him awaye out of oure hodes 8 comaundinge his accusars to come vnto the. Of who thou mayst (yf thou wilt enquyre) knowe the certayne of all these thinges where of we accuse him. 9 The Iewes lyke wyse affermed sayinge that it was even so.
• Acts 25:1-9 : 1 When Festus was come into the province after thre dayes he ascended fro Cesarea vnto Ierusalem. 2 Then enformed him the hye prestes and the chefe of the Iewes of Paul. And they besought him 3 and desired faveour agaynst him that he wold sende for him to Ierusalem: and layde awayte for him in the waye to kill him. 4 Festus answered that Paul shuld be kept at Cesarea: but that he him selfe wold shortly departe thither. 5 Let the therfore (sayd he) which amoge you are able to do it come doune with vs and accuse him if ther be eny faute in the man. 6 When he had taried there moare then ten dayes he departed vnto Cesarea and the nexte daye sate doune in the iudgemet seate and commaunded Paul to be brought. 7 When he was come the Iewes which were come fro Ierusalem came aboute him and layde many and greveous complayntes agaynst Paul which they coulde not prove 8 as longe as he answered for him selfe that he had nether agaynst the lawe of the Iewes nether agaynst the temple nor yet agaynst Cesar offended eny thinge at all. 9 Festus willinge to do the Iewes a pleasure answered Paul and sayde: wilt thou goo to Ierusalem and there be iudged of these thinges before me? 10 Then sayd Paul: I stonde at Cesars iudgemet seate where I ought to be iudged. To ye Iewes have I no harme done as thou verely well knowest. 11 If I have hurte them or comitted eny thinge worthy of deeth I refuse not to dye. If none of these thinges are where of they accuse me no man owght to delyver me to them. I appeale vnto Cesar. 12 Then spake Festus with deliberacion and answered. Thou hast appealed vnto Cesar: vnto Cesar shalt thou goo. 13 After a certayne dayes kinge Agrippa and Bernice came vnto Cesarea to salute Festus. 14 And when they had bene there a good ceason Festus rehersed Paules cause vnto ye kynge sayinge: ther is a certayne man left in preson of Felix 15 about whom when I came to Ierusalem the hye prestes and elders of the Iewes enformed me and desyred to have iudgement agaynst him. 16 To whom I answered: It is not the maner of the Romayns to delyver eny man that he shuld perisshe before that he which is accused have the accusars before him and have licence to answer for him selfe concerninge ye cryme layde agaynst him: 17 whe they were come hidder wt out delaye on the morowe I sate to geve iudgement and comaunded ye ma to be brought forthe. 18 Agaynst who when ye accusers stode vp they brought none accusacion of soche thinges as I supposed: 19 but had certayne questions agaynst him of their awne supersticion and of one Iesus which was ded: whom Paul affirmed to be alyve. 20 And be cause I douted of soche maner questions I axed him whyther he wolde goo to Ierusalem and there be iudged of these matters. 21 Then when Paul had appealed to be kept vnto the knowledge of Cesar I commaunded him to be kept tyll I myght sende him to Cesar. 22 Agrippa sayd vnto Festus: I wolde also heare ye man my selfe. To morowe (sayde he) thou shalt heare him. 23 And on ye morowe when Agrippa was come and Bernice with greate pompe and were entred into the counsell housse with the captaynes and chefe men of the cite at Festus commaundement Paul was brought forth. 24 And Festus sayde: kynge Agrippa and all men which are heare present wt vs: ye se this man about whom all the multitude of the Iewes have bene with me both at Ierusalem and also here cryinge that he ought not to lyve eny lenger. 25 Yet founde I nothinge worthy of deeth that he had comitted. Neverthelesse seinge that he hath appealed to Cesar I have determined to sende him. 26 Of whom I have no certayne thinge to wryte vnto my LORde. Wherfore I have brought him vnto you and specially vnto the kynge Agrippa that after examinacion had I myght have sumwhat to wryte.
• 1 Cor 4:9-9 : 9 Me thinketh that God hath set forth vs which are Apostles for the lowest of all as it were me appoynted to deeth. For we are a gasyngestocke vnto the worlde and to ye angels and to men. 10 We are foles for Christes sake and ye are wyse thorow Christ. We are weake and ye are stroge. Ye are honorable and we are despised. 11 Eve vnto this daye we honger and thyrst and are naked and are boffetted wt fistes and have no certayne dwellinge place 12 and laboure workinge with oure awne hondes. We are revysed and yet we blesse. We are persecuted and suffer it. 13 We are evyll spoken of and we praye. We are made as it were the filthynes of the worlde the ofscowringe of all thinges even vnto this tyme.
• 2 Cor 11:23-27 : 23 They are ye ministers of Christ (I speake as a fole) I am moare: In labours moare aboundat: In strypes above measure: In preson more plenteously: In deeth ofte. 24 Of the Iewes five tymes receaved I every tyme.xl. strypes saue one. 25 Thryse was I beten with roddes. I was once stoned. I suffered thryse shipwracke. Nyght and daye have I bene in the depe of the see. 26 In iorneyinge often: In parels of waters: In parels of robbers: In ieoperdies of myne awne nacion: In ieoperdies amoge the hethen. I have bene in parels in cities in parels in wildernes in parels in the see in parels amonge falce brethren 27 in laboure and travayle in watchynge often in honger in thirst in fastynges often in colde and in nakednes.
• Phil 1:29 : 29 For vnto you it is geven that not only ye shulde beleve on Christ: but also suffre for his sake
• 2 Thess 1:5 : 5 which is a token of ye ryghtewes iudgemet of god that ye are counted worthy of the kyngdom of god for which ye also suffre.
• Rev 1:9 : 9 I Ihon youre brother and companyon in tribulacion and in the kyngdom and pacience which is in Iesu Christe was in the yle of Pathmos for the worde of god and for ye witnessynge of Iesu Christe.
• Rev 2:10 : 10 Feare none of thoo thynges which thou shalt soffre. Beholde the devyll shall caste of you into preson to tempte you and ye shall have tribulacion.x. dayes. Be faythfull vnto the deeth and I will geve the a croune of lyfe.
• Rev 2:13 : 13 I knowe thy workes and where thow dwellest evyn where Sathans seat ys and thou kepest my name and hast not denyed my fayth. And in my dayes Antipas was a faythfull witnes of myne which was slayne amonge you where sathan dwelleth.
• Rev 6:9-9 : 9 And when he opened the fyfte seale I sawe vnder the aultre the soules of them that were kylled for the worde of God and for the testymony which they had 10 and they cryed with a lowde voyce sayinge: How loge tariest thou LORde holy and true to iudge and to avenge oure bloud on them that dwell on the erth? 11 And longe whyte garmentes were geven vnto every one of them. And it was sayde vnto them that they shulde reste for a lyttle season vntyll the nomber of their felowes and brethre and of them that shulde be kylled as they were were fulfylled.
• Luke 9:5 : 5 And whosoever will not receave you when ye go out of that cite shake of the very dust from youre fete for a testimony agaynst them.
• Luke 21:16-18 : 16 Ye and ye shalbe betrayed of youre fathers and mothers and of youre brethren and kynsmen and lovers aud some of you shall they put to deeth. 17 And hated shall ye be of all men for my names sake. 18 Yet ther shall not one heer of youre heedes perisshe.
• John 15:20 : 20 Remember the sayinge that I sayde vnto you: the servaute is not greater then his LORde. Yf they have persecuted me so will they persecute you Yf they have kept my sayinge so will they kepe youres.
• Matt 23:34-37 : 34 Wherfore beholde I sende vnto you prophetes wyse men and scribes and of the ye shall kyll and crucifie: and of the ye shall scourge in youre synagoges and persecute from cyte to cyte 35 that vpon you maye come all the righteous bloude that was sheed vpon the erth fro the bloud of righteous Abell vnto ye bloud of zacharias the sonne of Barachias who ye slewe betwene the teple and ye altre. 36 Verely I say vnto you all these thinges shall light vpon this generacion. 37 Hierusalem hierusalem which kyllest prophetes and stonest the which are sent to the: how often wolde I have gadered thy chyldren to gether as the henne gadreth her chickes vnder her winges but ye wolde not:
• Matt 24:9-9 : 9 Then shall they put you to trouble and shall kyll you: and ye shalbe hated of all nacions for my names sake. 10 And then shall many be offended and shall betraye one another and shall hate one the other.
• Mark 1:44 : 44 and sayd vnto him: Se thou saye no thinge to any man: but get the hence and shewe thy silfe to ye preste and offer for thy clensinge those thinges which Moses comaunded for a testimoniall vnto them.
• Mark 6:11 : 11 And whosoever shall not receave you nor heare you when ye departe thence shake of the duste that is vnder youre fete for a witnesse vnto them. I saye verely vnto you it shalbe easyer for Zodom and Gomor at the daye of iudgement then for that cite.