Key Verse Spotlight
Mark 13:14 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains:”
Mark 13:14
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against {their} parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.
And ye shall be hated of all {men} for my name's sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains:
And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter {therein}, to take any thing out of his house:
And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment.
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