Mark 13:27Then he will send out his angels, and will gather together his chosen ones from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the sky.
The setting
Mount of Olives, Jerusalem, Israel. Tuesday afternoon before crucifixion. Jesus sits with four disciples overlooking the temple...
The emotion here: compassionate urgency knowing his death approaches
The original word
episynagō (ἐπισυνάξει) — to gather together completely, like a shepherd collecting scattered sheep
Why it matters
The Mount of Olives was where Jewish exiles looked for the Messiah to appear
Read with care
What most readers miss in Mark 13:27
Jesus uses the same word for gathering that Moses used for gathering Israel from exile
Common misconceptionPeople think this is only about the Second Coming, but Jesus is comforting disciples who will soon be scattered and persecuted. He's promising they won't be abandoned forever.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Mark 13:27
Bible Genome reading
Mark 13:27 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Mark 13:27 comes from the book of Mark, written during the gospel period. The setting is the Temple. These words are attributed to Jesus. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 90% and a tone that is tender. It belongs to the vision genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine rescue, election. Notable phrases: send out his angels; gather together his chosen ones; from the four winds. This verse contains a promise of God. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grateful
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
— John 3:16
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.”
— 2 Timothy 4:7
“It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'”
— Acts 2:21
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
— Ephesians 2:8
“So now it wasn't you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land o…”
— Genesis 45:8
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