Mark 13:10 Meaning and Explanation
“And the gospel must first be published among all nations.”
King James Version (KJV)
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What Does Mark 13:10 Mean?
In the middle of warnings about courts and beatings, Jesus plants a promise. Persecution will not strangle the message; the message will outrun the persecutors. 'Must' is the word of divine purpose — the same necessity that carries Jesus to the cross carries the good news to every nation.
This single sentence reframes all the turmoil around it. History's deepest current is not war or catastrophe but mission: God is seeing to it that every people hears the news of his Son. And the verse dignifies ordinary believers, for the gospel crosses nations through human voices — witnesses in courtrooms, travelers, neighbors, friends. The end is not delayed by chaos; it waits, in the patience of God, for the last peoples to hear.
Mark 13:10 in the Original Language
kerysso (κηρύσσω), 'publish' -- to proclaim aloud as a herald, announcing news that must be heard.
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What does Mark 13:10 mean?
Before the end, the gospel must first be preached among all nations.