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Mark 13:29

What does Mark 13:29 mean?

A plain-English look at Mark 13:29 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Mark 13:29 means

Applying the parable of the fig tree, Jesus instructed His disciples: "even so ye also, when ye see these things coming to pass, know ye that he is nigh, even at the doors." This means that the constellation of signs He had outlined—false Christs, wars, famines, persecutions, and the abomination of desolation—when observed collectively, would serve as clear and undeniable indicators of His imminent return. The phrase "at the doors" signifies that His coming would be very close, just on the threshold.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

even so ye also, when ye see these things coming to pass, know ye that he is nigh, even at the doors.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

even so ye also, when ye see these things coming to pass, know ye that he is nigh, even at the doors.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Even so, when you see these things taking place, you may be certain that he is near, even at the doors.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

so ye, also, when these ye may see coming to pass, ye know that it is nigh, at the doors.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

So you also when you shall see these things come to pass, know ye that it is very nigh, even at the doors.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Thus also ye, when ye see these things happening, know that it is near, at the doors.

Context

This verse directly applies the lesson from the fig tree parable in verse 28 to the timing of Jesus' Second Coming. It reinforces that the previously described signs (vv. 5-25) are not random but serve as a coherent set of indicators for His nearness. This concrete application then leads to a complex declaration about the timing of these events within a specific generation, prompting careful interpretation of Jesus' prophetic words.

v.28Now from the fig tree learn her parable: when her branch is now become tender, and putteth forth its leaves, ye know that the summer is nigh;

v.29This passage

v.30Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, until all these things be accomplished.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Hebrews 10:25

    not forsaking our own assembling together, as the custom of some is, but exhorting one another; and so much the more, as ye see the day drawing nigh.

  • James 5:9

    Murmur not, brethren, one against another, that ye be not judged: behold, the judge standeth before the doors.

  • Ezekiel 12:25

    For I am Jehovah; I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall be performed; it shall be no more deferred: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I speak the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord Jehovah.

  • Ezekiel 7:10

    Behold, the day, behold, it cometh: thy doom is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded.

  • 1 Peter 4:17

    For the time is come for judgment to begin at the house of God: and if it begin first at us, what shall be the end of them that obey not the gospel of God?

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