New Living Translation
Mark 13:30
30I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass from the scene before all these things take place.
Mark 13:30 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.
- New International Version (NIV)Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place.
Context of Mark 13:30
28“Now learn a lesson from the fig tree. When its branches bud and its leaves begin to sprout, you know that summer is near. 29In the same way, when you see all these things taking place, you can know that his return is very near, right at the door. I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass from the scene before all these things take place. 31Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear. 32“However, no one knows the day or hour when these things will happen, not even the angels in heaven or the Son himself. Only the Father knows.
Read all of Mark 13Mark 13:30 word by word
Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι οὐ μὴ παρέλθῃ ἡ γενεὰ αὕτη μέχρις οὗ ταῦτα πάντα γένηται.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Verilyἀμήνamēn · amenG281
- I sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- unto youσύsu · youG4771
- thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
- thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- generationὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- generationγενεάgenea · generationG1074
- shallπαρέρχομαιparerchomai · to pass byG3928
- ·οὐou · noG3756
- notμήmē · notG3361
- tillμέχριmechri mechris · untilG3360
- allπᾶςpas · allG3956
- ·ὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- be doneγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
Cross-references for Mark 13:30
- Matthew 16:28And I tell you the truth, some standing here right now will not die before they see the Son of Man coming in his Kingdom.”
- Matthew 23:36I tell you the truth, this judgment will fall on this very generation.
- Matthew 24:34I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass from the scene until all these things take place.
- Luke 21:32I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass from the scene until all these things have taken place.
Commentaries on Mark 13:30
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30This generation - ̔ ̔, This very race of men. It is certain that this word has two meanings in the Scriptures; that given in the text, and that above. Generation signifies a period of a certain number of years, sometimes more, sometimes less. In Deuteronomy 1:35; Deuteronomy 2:14, Moses uses the word to point out a term of thirty-eight years, which was precisely the number in the present case; for Jerusalem was destroyed about thirty-eight years after our…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 28-37Verses 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 is to watch and pray. Our…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 30This generation would see these events happen. That generation did see the destruction of Jerusalem. However, people who believe that all these things includes the coming of the Son of Man must understand this generation in another way, not simply as the people living at that time. Some think it refers to the Jewish people continuing to exist through history. Others believe it means the whole human race, the Christian community, or the final generation…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3030. Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass fill all these things be done--or "fulfilled" (Mt 24:34; Lu 21:32). Whether we take this to mean that the whole would be fulfilled within the limits of the generation then current, or, according to a usual way of speaking, that the generation then existing would not pass away without seeing a begun fulfilment of this prediction, the facts entirely correspond. For either the whole was fulfilled…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Mark 13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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