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Mark 13:31

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

KJV

ὁ οὐρανὸς καὶ ἡ γῆ παρελεύσονται, οἱ δὲ λόγοι μου οὐ μὴ παρελεύσονται.

Greek NT

Cælum et terra transibunt, verba autem mea non transibunt.

Vulgate

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

ASV

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

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

γῆ
ge
noun · 251×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λόγος
logos
noun · 330×
μή
me
particle · 1033×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
οὐρανός
ouranos
noun · 274×
παρέρχομαι
parerchomai
verb · 29×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

3 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: παρελεύσονται | WH/Treg/NIV: παρελεύσονται | RP: παρελεύσεται
  • παρελεύσονταιSBLGNT
  • παρελεύσονταιWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • παρελεύσεταιRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
trivial
SBLGNT: μὴ | NIV/RP: μὴ
  • μὴSBLGNT
  • μὴReader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: παρελεύσονται | WH/Treg/NIV: παρελεύσονται | RP: παρέλθωσιν
  • παρελεύσονταιSBLGNT
  • παρελεύσονταιWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • παρέλθωσινRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Kgs 15:12 — This was the word of the LORD which he spake unto Jehu, saying, Thy sons shall sit on the throne of Israel unto the fourth generation. And so it came to pass.
  • 2Pet 3:10 — But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that
  • 2Tim 2:13 — If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.
  • Heb 1:10 — And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:
  • Heb 1:11 — They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment;
  • Isa 40:8 — The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
  • Isa 40:8 — The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
  • Isa 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 li
  • Luke 21:33 — 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.
  • Matt 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.
  • Matt 24:35 — Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
  • Num 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?
  • Ps 19:7 — The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.
  • Ps 91:4 — He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
  • Ps 102:25 — Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.