Mark 13:31

31 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will certainly not 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 In the same way, when you see all these things happening, you are to know that the time is near, right at the door.

30 Yes! I tell you that this people will certainly not pass away before all these things happen.

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

32 However, when that day and hour will come, no one knows -- not the angels in heaven, not the Son, just the Father.

33 Stay alert! Be on your guard! For you do not know when the time will come.