Mark 13:30

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

Mark 13:30 in Other Translations

30 Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.

30 Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.

30 I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass from the scene before all these things take place.

30 Don't take this lightly. I'm not just saying this for some future generation, but for this one, too - these things will happen.

30 I assure you: This generation will certainly not pass away until all these things take place.

Mark 13:30 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 13:30

Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass,
&c.] Not the generation of men, in general, or Jews in particular, nor of Christians; but that present generation of men, they should not all go off the stage of life,

till all these things be done;
which were now predicted by Christ, concerning the destruction of Jerusalem, the signs of it, and what, should immediately follow upon it; (See Gill on Matthew 24:34).

Mark 13:30 In-Context

28 “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near.

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.

Cross References

• 1. Luke 17:25
• 2. Mark 9:1