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“Learn this parable from the fig tree: Whenever its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. 33So also you, when you see all these things, know that he is near, right at the door. I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. 35Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. 36“But as for that day and hour no one knows it – not even the angels in heaven – except the Father alone.

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 12:45Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there, so the last state of that person is worse than the first. It will be that way for this evil generation as well!”
• Matthew 16:28I tell you the truth, there are some standing here who will not experience death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”
• Matthew 23:36I tell you the truth, this generation will be held responsible for all these things!
• Mark 13:30I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.
• Luke 11:50so that this generation may be held accountable for the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the beginning of the world,
• Luke 21:32I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.

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

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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