Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.
Parallel translations
- WEB Most certainly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.
- BSB Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.
- NKJV Assuredly, I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation.
- NASB Truly I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation.
- NLT I tell you the truth, this judgment will fall on this very generation.
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Quick answer
Jesus solemnly affirms that all these judgments will fall on this generation. It points especially to the coming destruction of Jerusalem.
Overview
With a formula of solemn certainty, Jesus declares that the reckoning is near. Faithful interpreters commonly see this fulfilled in the catastrophic fall of Jerusalem in AD 70, a historical judgment on the generation that rejected the Messiah. It demonstrates that God's warnings are not idle and that persistent rejection of Christ brings real consequences.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Matt 24:34Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
- Matt 10:23But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
- Luke 21:32–33Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.
- Mark 13:30–31Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.
- Ezek 12:21–28And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
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