Mark 13:16 Meaning and Explanation
“And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Likewise a worker in the field must not turn back even for the cloak he laid aside.
What Does Mark 13:16 Mean?
Jesus adds a second picture: a laborer in the field, his outer garment folded at the field's edge as workers did in the heat of the day. When the sign appears, he must not double back even for that — though a cloak was a poor man's blanket by night and often his costliest possession.
The cloak makes the point sharper than the housetop did: this is not luxury left behind but necessity. There are hours when obedience cannot wait even for what seems indispensable. Behind the urgency stands a quiet assurance — the God who commands the leaving takes responsibility for the lacking. He who clothes the lilies of the field can be trusted by the worker who leaves his garment in one.
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What does Mark 13:16 mean?
Likewise a worker in the field must not turn back even for the cloak he laid aside.