Mark 13:30

30 I tell you in solemn truth that the present generation will certainly not pass away without all these things having first taken 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 "Learn from the fig-tree the lesson it teaches. As soon as its branch has become soft and it is bursting into leaf, you know that summer is near.

29 So also do you, when you see these things happening, be sure that He is near, at your very door.

30 I tell you in solemn truth that the present generation will certainly not pass away without all these things having first taken place.

31 Earth and sky will pass away, but it is certain that my words will not pass away.

32 "But as to that day or the exact time no one knows--not even the angels in Heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.