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Mark 13:19

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Mark 13:19 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “For 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.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

For 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.
Mark 13:19 — American Standard Version

Context — Mark 13

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
16and let him that is in the field not return back to take his cloak.
17But woe unto them that are with child and to them that give suck in those days!
18And pray ye that it be not in the winter.
19For 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.
20And except the Lord had shortened the days, no flesh would have been saved; but for the elect`s sake, whom he chose, he shortened the days.
21And then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is the Christ; or, Lo, there; believe [it] not:
22for there shall arise false Christs and false prophets, and shall show signs and wonders, that they may lead astray, if possible, the elect.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“For in those days shall be affliction, etc..] What with the close siege of the Romans; the fury of the zealots, and seditious; the rage of different parties among the Jews themselves; the ravage of the sword, both within and without, together with dreadful plagues and famines: such as was not from the beginning of the creation, which God created, unto this time, neither shall be; of which there never was the like in any age, and cannot be paralleled in any history, since the beginning of time, or the world was made, or any thing in it, down to that period; nor ever will the like befall any one particular nation under the heavens, to the end of the world; (see Gill on “<402421>Matthew…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“In those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation - May it not be doubted, whether this be yet fully accomplished? Is not much of this affliction still to come? Mark 13:20”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“13:19 greater anguish in those days than at any time since God created the world: Such hyperbole is common in Semitic expression; it heightens the terror of that horrible time and should not be taken as an exact statistical analysis of how this suffering ranks alongside other disasters. • And it will never be so great again: The events of 13:14-23 would not bring history to an end; history would continue after the destruction of the Temple in AD 70.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“in those: Deu 28:59, Deu 29:22-28; Isa 65:12-15; Lam 1:12, Lam 2:13, Lam 4:6; Dan 9:12, Dan 9:26; Dan 12:1; Joe 2:2; Mat 24:21; Luk 21:22-24 from: Deu 4:32 Mark 13:20”
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