Luke 21:32

Luke 21:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all 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 has taken place.
• New Living Translation (NLT)I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass from the scene until all these things have taken place.

Context of Luke 21:32

30When they are already budding, you see and know for yourselves that summer is now near. 31So you also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near. Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all things take place. 33Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away. 34“But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly.

Luke 21:32 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Verilyἀμήνamēn · amenG281
• I sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto youσύsu · youG4771
• ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• Thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• generationὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• generationγενεάgenea · generationG1074
• shallπαρέρχομαιparerchomai · to pass byG3928
• ·οὐou · noG3756
• notμήmē · notG3361
• tillἕωςheōs · untilG2193
• ·ἄνan · ifG302
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• be fulfilledγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096

Cross-references for Luke 21:32

• Luke 11:50that the blood of all the prophets which was shed from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation,
• Matthew 16:28“Assuredly, I say to you, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”
• Matthew 23:36Assuredly, I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation.
• Matthew 24:34Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place.
• Mark 13:30Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place.

Commentaries on Luke 21:32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32This generation - This race of men; but see on Matthew 24:34; (note), and Mark 13:30; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7-36Verses 7-36 The account of the destruction of Jerusalem contained in this chapter has been fully considered in the notes at Luke 21:9 Commotions - Insurrections. Subjects rising against their rulers. Luke 21:11 Fearful sights - See Matthew 24:7. Luke 21:12, Luke 21:13 Synagogues, and into prisons - See the notes at Mark 13:9-10. Luke 21:14 Settle it, therefore, in your hearts - Fix it firmly in your minds - so firmly as to become a settled principle…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 29-38Verses 29-38 Christ tells his disciples to observe the signs of the times, which they might judge by. He charges them to look upon the ruin of the Jewish nation as near. Yet this race and family of Abraham shall not be rooted out; it shall survive as a nation, and be found as prophesied, when the Son of man shall be revealed. He cautions them against being secure and sensual. This command is given to all Christ's disciples, Take heed to yourselves, that…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 32this generation will not pass away: This saying is difficult to understand. Jesus seems to have predicted that he would come again before the first generation of his disciples died out. There are three main interpretations: the reference is to the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70 when Jesus "came" in judgment against Israel; this generation refers to a future generation alive when these signs start to happen; the term generation could mean “people,”…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3232. This generation--not "this nation," as some interpret it, which, though admissible in itself, seems very unnatural here. It is rather as in Lu 9:27.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 21:32

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Commentaries on Luke 21

• 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