Mark 13 · Verse 31

Mark 13:31

Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
Mark 13:31, King James Version

Mark 13:31 in other translations

BSBHeaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
WEBHeaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
ASVHeaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
YLTthe heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
DARBYThe heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall in no wise pass away.
BBEHeaven and earth will come to an end, but my words will not come to an end.
WebsterHeaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.

What does Mark 13:31 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
31. Heaven and earth shall pass away; but my words shall not pass away--the strongest possible expression of the divine authority by which He spake; not as Moses or Paul might have said of their own inspiration, for such language would be unsuitable in any merely human mouth. Warnings to Prepare for the Coming of Christ Suggested by the Foregoing Prophecy (Mr 13:32-37). It will be observed that, in the foregoing prophecy, as our Lord approaches the crisis of the day of vengeance on Jerusalem and redemption for the Church--at which stage the analogy between that and the day of final vengeance and redemption waxes more striking--His language rises and swells beyond all temporal and partial vengeance, beyond all earthly deliverances and enlargements, and ushers us resistlessly into the scenes of the final day. Accordingly, in these six concluding verses it is manifest that preparation for "THAT DAY" is what our Lord designs to inculcate.

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

Barnes' Notes
Verse 31.

(t) "but my words" Isa 40:8

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 13:28-37

We have the application of this prophetic sermon. As to the destruction of Jerusalem, expect it to come very shortly. As to the end of the world, do not inquire when it will come, for of that day and that hour knoweth no man. Christ, as God, could not be ignorant of anything; but the Divine wisdom which dwelt in our Saviour, communicated itself to his human soul according to the Divine pleasure. As to both, our duty…

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Mark 13:31 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.

ὁhoTheG3588
οὐρανὸςouranosheavenG3772
καὶkaiandG2532
ἡhētheG3588
γῆgēearthG1093
παρελεύσονται,pareleusontaiwill pass away,G3928
οἱhoi<the>G3588
δὲdebutG1161
λόγοιlogoithe wordsG3056
μουmouof MineG3165
οὐoucertainlyG3756
μὴmēnotG3361
παρελεύσονται.¶pareleusontaiwill pass away.G3928

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

Cross references for Mark 13:31

  • Isaiah 40:8

    The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.

  • Isaiah 51:6

    Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.

  • Matthew 24:35

    Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

  • Luke 21:33

    Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.

  • Matthew 5:18

    For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

  • Psalms 102:25-27

    Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands. They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed: But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.

  • Hebrews 1:10-12

    And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.

  • Numbers 23:19

    God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

  • Psalms 19:7

    The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.

  • 2 Timothy 2:13

    If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.

  • Joshua 23:14-15

    And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the Lord your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof. Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all good things are come upon you, which the Lord your God promised you; so shall the Lord bring upon you all evil things, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which the Lord your God hath given you.

  • Zechariah 1:6

    But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the Lord of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Heaven.
Ps 102:25-27; Isa 51:6; Mt 5:18; 24:35; Heb 1:10-12; 2Pe 3:10-12
Re 20:11
my.
Nu 23:19; Jos 23:14,15; Ps 19:7; Isa 40:8; Zec 1:6; Lu 21:33
2Ti 2:13; Tit 1:2

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Context

  • Mark 13:30

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

  • Mark 13:31

    Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.

  • Mark 13:32

    But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.

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Mark 13:31 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
El cielo y la tierra pasarán, mas mis palabras no pasarán.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Le ciel et la terre passeront, mais mes paroles ne passeront point.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Der Himmel und die Erde werden vergehen, meine Worte aber sollen nicht vergehen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Cælum et terra transibunt, verba autem mea non transibunt.