New Living Translation
Luke 21:32
32I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass from the scene until all these things have taken place.
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 King James Version (NKJV)Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all things take place.
Context of Luke 21:32
30When the leaves come out, you know without being told that summer is near. 31In the same way, when you see all these things taking place, you can know that the Kingdom of God is near. I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass from the scene until all these things have taken place. 33Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear. 34“Watch out! Don’t let your hearts be dulled by carousing and drunkenness, and by the worries of this life. Don’t let that day catch you unaware,
Read all of Luke 21Luke 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 11:50“As a result, this generation will be held responsible for the murder of all God’s prophets from the creation of the world—
- Matthew 16:28And I tell you the truth, some standing here right now will not die before they see the Son of Man coming in his Kingdom.”
- Matthew 23:36I tell you the truth, this judgment will fall on this very generation.
- Matthew 24:34I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass from the scene until all these things take place.
- Mark 13:30I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass from the scene before 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
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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
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