Matthew 24:34

Matthew 24:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
• New International Version (NIV)Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place.

Context of Matthew 24:34

32‘Here is a lesson for you to learn about the fig tree. When the new branches on the tree start to grow, the leaves appear. Then you know that the summer will come soon. 33In the same way, you will see all these strange things happening. Then you will know that the Son of Man will come very soon. He will be like someone at the door who is ready to come in. I tell you this: The people who are alive now will not all die until all these things happen. 35One day, the earth and the sky will have an end. But my words will be there for ever.’ 36Jesus then said, ‘Nobody knows the day or the hour when all these things will happen. Only God the Father knows when they will happen. The angels who are in heaven do not know. Even the Son does not know.

Matthew 24:34 word by word

ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι οὐ μὴ παρέλθῃ ἡ γενεὰ αὕτη ἕως ἂν πάντα ταῦτα γένηται.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Verilyἀμήνamēn · amenG281
• I sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto youσύsu · youG4771
• Thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• generationὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• generationγενεάgenea · generationG1074
• shallπαρέρχομαιparerchomai · to pass byG3928
• notοὐou · noG3756
• ·μήmē · notG3361
• tillἕωςheōs · untilG2193
• ·ἄνan · ifG302
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• be fulfilledγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096

Cross-references for Matthew 24:34

• Matthew 12:45So the bad spirit goes out and it brings back seven other spirits. They are even worse than itself. They all go into the person and they live there. Now the person's life is even worse than it was before. The same thing will happen to you bad people who are alive today.’
• Matthew 16:28I tell you this: When I, the Son of Man, come with power, some people who are standing here will see me at that time. Before they die, they will see me begin to rule in my kingdom.’
• Matthew 23:36Yes, I tell you this: God will punish the people who are alive today for all those murders.
• Mark 13:30I tell you this: The people who are alive now will not all die until all these things happen.
• Luke 11:50Since the beginning of the world, people have killed God's prophets. But God will punish the people who are alive today for all those murders.
• Luke 21:32I tell you this: The people who are alive now will not all die until all these things happen.

Commentaries on Matthew 24:34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 34This generation shall not pass - , this race; i.e. the Jews shall not cease from being a distinct people, till all the counsels of God relative to them and the Gentiles be fulfilled. Some translate , this generation, meaning the persons who were then living, that they should not die before these signs, etc., took place: but though this was true, as to the calamities that fell upon the Jews, and the destruction of their government, temple, etc., yet as our…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 34This generation … - This age; this race of people. A generation is about 30 or 40 years. The destruction of Jerusalem took place about forty years after this was spoken. See the notes at Matthew 16:28. Till all these things … - Until these things shall be accomplished. Until events shall take place which shall be a fulfillment of these words, if there were nothing further intended. He does not mean to exclude the reference to the judgment, but to say that…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 29-41Verses 29-41 Christ foretells his second coming. It is usual for prophets to speak of things as near and just at hand, to express the greatness and certainty of them. Concerning Christ's second coming, it is foretold that there shall be a great change, in order to the making all things new. Then they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds. At his first coming, he was set for a sign that should be spoken against, but at his second coming, a sign…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 34this generation: In Matthew, generation refers particularly to the current Jews who do not trust in Jesus. This focuses especially on the leaders who have tried to make the people reject the Messiah (Matthew 11:16; 12:39, 41–42, 45; 16:4; 23:36).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 24:34

• God
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Commentaries on Matthew 24

• 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