Matthew 23:36

Matthew 23:36 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.
• New International Version (NIV)Truly I tell you, all this will come on this generation.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Truly, I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Assuredly, I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation.

Context of Matthew 23:36

34“Therefore, take notice, I am sending you prophets and wise men [interpreters, teachers] and scribes [men educated in the Mosaic Law and the writings of the prophets]; some of them you will kill and even crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues, and pursue and persecute from city to city, 35so that on you will come the guilt of all the blood of the righteous shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah [the priest], the son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. I assure you and most solemnly say to you, [the judgment for] all these things [these vile and murderous deeds] will come on this generation. 37“ O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who murders the prophets and stones [to death] those [messengers] who are sent to her [by God]! How often I wanted to gather your children together [around Me], as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were unwilling. 38Listen carefully: your house is being left to you desolate [completely abandoned by God and destitute of His protection]!

Matthew 23:36 word by word

ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν· ἥξει ταῦτα πάντα ἐπὶ τὴν γενεὰν ταύτην.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Verilyἀμήνamēn · amenG281
• I sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto youσύsu · youG4771
• Allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• these thingsοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• shall comeἥκωhēkō · to come/be presentG2240
• uponἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• generationὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• generationγενεάgenea · generationG1074

Cross-references for Matthew 23:36

• Matthew 24:34I assure you and most solemnly say to you, this generation [the people living when these signs and events begin] will not pass away until all these things take place.
• Ezekiel 12:21Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
• Mark 13:30I assure you and most solemnly say to you, this generation [the people living when these signs and events begin] will not pass away until all these things take place.
• Luke 21:32I assure you and most solemnly say to you, this generation [those living at that definite period of time preceding the second coming] will not pass away until everything takes place.

Commentaries on Matthew 23:36

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 36Shall come upon this generation - , upon this race of men, viz. the Jews. This phrase often occurs in this sense in the evangelists.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 36Upon this generation - The destruction of Jerusalem took place about forty years after this was spoken. See the next chapter.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 34-39Verses 34-39 Our Lord declares the miseries the inhabitants of Jerusalem were about to bring upon themselves, but he does not notice the sufferings he was to undergo. A hen gathering her chickens under her wings, is an apt emblem of the Saviour's tender love to those who trust in him, and his faithful care of them. He calls sinners to take refuge under his tender protection, keeps them safe, and nourishes them to eternal life. The present dispersion and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-36Matthew gathered seven warnings of sorrow to come (literally woe to you) inspired by similar Old Testament lists (Isaiah 5:8–23; Habakkuk 2:6–20). Matthew arranged them to reach a climax with the killing of the prophets.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3636. Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation--As it was only in the last generation of them that "the iniquity of the Amorites was full" (Ge 15:16), and then the abominations of ages were at once completely and awfully avenged, so the iniquity of Israel was allowed to accumulate from age to age till in that generation it came to the full, and the whole collected vengeance of heaven broke at once over its devoted head. In the…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 23:36

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jesus Continued
• Opportunity

In the dictionaries

• Abase
• Bewray
• Devour
• Exalt
• Fill
• Gnat
• Ought
• Partaker
• Scribes
• Sit

Commentaries on Matthew 23

• 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