Mark 13:31

31 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

Mark 13:31 in Other Translations

31 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.

31 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

31 Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear.

31 Sky and earth will wear out; my words won't wear out.

31 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.

Mark 13:31 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 13:31

Heaven and earth shall pass away
Which may be understood either affirmatively, as what will be at the second coming of Christ; or comparatively, rather than any thing said by Christ should; and so shows the certainty and irreversibleness of his predictions, as it follows:

but my words shall not pass away;
which is true of all the words of Christ he ever spake, and here particularly relates to those he had just delivered, concerning the calamities that should come upon the Jewish nation; (See Gill on Matthew 24:35).

Mark 13:31 In-Context

29 Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that itis near, right at the door.

30 Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.

31 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

32 “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

33 Be on guard! Be alert! You do not know when that time will come.

Cross References

• 1. S Matthew 5:18