Mark 13:31

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 So also you, when you see these [things] happening, know that he is near, at the door.
30 Truly I say to you that this generation will never pass away until all these [things] take place!
31 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
32 "But concerning that day or hour no one knows--not even the angels in heaven nor the Son--except the Father.
33 Watch out! Be alert, because you do not know when the time is!
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