Mark 13 · Verse 19

Mark 13:19

For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be.
Mark 13:19, King James Version

Mark 13:19 in other translations

BSBFor those will be days of tribulation unmatched from the beginning of God’s creation until now, and never to be seen again.
WEBFor in those days there will be oppression, such as there has not been the like from the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never will be.
ASVFor those days shall be tribulation, such as there hath not been the like from the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never shall be.
YLTfor those days shall be tribulation, such as hath not been from the beginning of the creation that God created, till now, and may not be;
DARBYfor those days shall be distress such as there has not been the like since the beginning of creation which God created, until now, and never shall be;
BBEFor in those days there will be sorrow, such as there has not been from the time when God made the world till now, and will not ever be again.
WebsterFor in those days shall be affliction, such as hath not been from the beginning of the creation which God created to this time, neither shall be.

What does Mark 13:19 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
19. For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be--Such language is not unusual in the Old Testament with reference to tremendous calamities. But it is matter of literal fact that there was crowded into the period of the Jewish war an amount and complication of suffering perhaps unparalleled; as the narrative of Josephus, examined closely and arranged under different heads, would show.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 19.

(n) "For in those days" Dan 12:1, Joel 2:2

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 13:14-23

The Jews in rebelling against the Romans, and in persecuting the Christians, hastened their own ruin apace. Here we have a prediction of that ruin which came upon them within less than forty years after this. Such destruction and desolation, that the like cannot be found in any history. Promises of power to persevere, and cautions against falling away, well agree with each other. But the more we consider these…

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Mark 13:19 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἔσονταιesontaiwill be [in]G1510
γὰρgarforG1063
αἱhaitheG3588
ἡμέραιhēmeraidaysG2250
ἐκεῖναιekeinaithoseG1565
θλῖψιςthlipsistribulationG2347
οἵαoiasuch asG3634
οὐouneverG3756
γέγονενgegonenhas beenG1096
τοιαύτηtoiautē[the] likeG5108
ἀπ᾽ap᾽from [the]G575
ἀρχῆςarchēsbeginningG746
κτίσεωςktiseōsof creationG2937
ἣνhēnwhichG3739
ἔκτισενektisencreatedG2936
ὁho<the>G3588
θεὸςtheosGodG2316
ἕωςhe'ōsuntilG2193
τοῦtou<the>G3588
νῦνnunnow —G3568
καὶkaiandG2532
οὐoucertainlyG3756
μὴmēnotG3361
γένηται.genētaimay happen.G1096

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Mark 13:19

  • Daniel 12:1

    And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.

  • Joel 2:2

    A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.

  • Matthew 24:21

    For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

  • Daniel 9:26

    And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.

  • Daniel 9:12

    And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil: for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem.

  • Lamentations 1:12

    Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the Lord hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.

  • Luke 21:22-24

    For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled. But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people. And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.

  • Mark 10:6

    But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.

  • Deuteronomy 28:59

    Then the Lord will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance.

  • Deuteronomy 4:32

    For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask from the one side of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it?

  • Lamentations 2:13

    What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?

  • Isaiah 65:12-15

    Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not. Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed: Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit. And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord God shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
in those.
De 28:59; 29:22-28; Isa 65:12-15; La 1:12; 2:13; 4:6; Da 9:12,26
Da 12:1; Joe 2:2; Mt 24:21; Lu 21:22-24
from.
De 4:32

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Context

  • Mark 13:18

    And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter.

  • Mark 13:19

    For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be.

  • Mark 13:20

    And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect’s sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.

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Mark 13:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Porque aquellos días serán de aflicción, cual nunca fué desde el principio de la creación que crió Dios, hasta este tiempo, ni será.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
car ces jours-là seront une tribulation telle qu’il n’y en a point eu de semblable depuis le commencement de la création que Dieu a créée, jusqu’à maintenant, et qu’il n’y en aura jamais.
German
Elberfelder 1871
denn jene Tage werden eine Drangsal sein, wie dergleichen von Anfang der Schöpfung, welche Gott schuf, bis jetzthin nicht gewesen ist und nicht sein wird.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Erunt enim dies illi tribulationes tales quales non fuerunt ab initio creaturæ, quam condidit Deus usque nunc, neque fient.