Mark 13:31

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

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

Literal

The heaven and the earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.

Latin

Cælum et terra transibunt, verba autem mea non transibunt.

Original

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English

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

Notes

Mark 13:31

Jesus personally guaranteed what he had said. My words include what Jesus said in Mark 13:1–37. Mark’s audience would have understood this as guaranteeing the truth of all the teachings of Jesus known to them (Luke 1:2).

Like the Old Testament Scriptures (see Isa 40:8), the words of Jesus are eternal. His teachings are more permanent than the basic parts of creation itself. The basic elements of creation will pass away (see also Ps 102:25–26; Isa 40:6–8; 51:6; Matt 5:18; Luke 16:17; 2 Pet 3:7, 10; Rev 20:11), but the words of Jesus will never disappear.

Mark 13:28–31

This passage contains the lesson (literally parable) of the fig tree (13:28–30) and two sayings (13:30–31). It is closely connected to 13:4–23 by the words "these things" in 13:4 and "when you see" in 13:29 (compare 13:14).

Mark 13:1–37

This passage brings to a conclusion the section begun at 11:1. Israel did not produce spiritual fruit (11:12–26; 12:38–40). Its leaders were opposed to God's chosen one, the Christ (11:1–11, 27–33; 12:13–17, 18–27). This would result in judgment and the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple.

Theme notes and profiles

The Day Is Coming The Last Things and the Thessalonians

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Isaiah 40:8
The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”
Isaiah 51:6
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth below; for the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment, and its people will die like gnats. But My salvation will last forever, and My righteousness will never fail.
Matthew 24:35
Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
Luke 21:33
Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
Matthew 5:18
For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.
Psalm 102:25–27
In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
Hebrews 1:10–12
And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
Numbers 23:19
God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?
Psalm 19:7
The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.
2 Timothy 2:13
…if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.
Joshua 23:14–15
Now behold, today I am going the way of all the earth, and you know with all your heart and soul that not one of the good promises the LORD your God made to you has failed. Everything was fulfilled for you; not one promise has failed.
Titus 1:2
…in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.

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