Mark 13:7 Meaning and Explanation
“And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Wars and rumors of wars must come, but Jesus tells his disciples not to be alarmed — such things are not yet the end.
What Does Mark 13:7 Mean?
Having warned against deceivers, Jesus turns to the convulsions of history. His followers will hear of wars near and far — and rumor, then as now, makes every conflict sound like the world's last. 'Such things must needs be': even violent history moves within bounds God has set, and none of it takes him by surprise.
'Be ye not troubled' is a command about the heart. Jesus does not promise his people a calm world; he calls them to a calm spirit within a violent one. Panic reads every headline as doomsday and exhausts faith with false alarms. Trust knows that the end belongs to God's timing, not to the noise of nations, and so it stays steady — praying, serving, watching — while the rumors roar past.
Mark 13:7 in the Original Language
throeo (θροέω), 'troubled' -- to be alarmed or thrown into panic.
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What does Mark 13:7 mean?
Wars and rumors of wars must come, but Jesus tells his disciples not to be alarmed — such things are not yet the end.