Matthew 24:34
I tell you in solemn truth that the present generation will certainly not pass away without all these things having first taken place.
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
In Context
33So you also, when you see all these signs, may be sure that He is near--at your very door.
35Earth and sky will pass away, but it is certain that my words will not pass away.
Cross References
Matthew 12:45Then he goes and brings back with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they come in and dwell there; and in the end that man's condition becomes worse than it was at first. So will it be also with the present wicked generation."
Matthew 23:36I tell you in solemn truth that all these things will come upon the present generation.
Luke 11:50so that the blood of all the Prophets, that is being shed from the creation of the world onwards, may be required from the present generation.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 24:33-51
Parable of the Fig-Tree; Awful Predictions; The Duty of Watchfulness; The Good and Evil Steward. 32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: 33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. 34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. 35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. 36 But of that day and hour knoweth… Read the whole commentary →