Matthew 24:34

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.”

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BSBPD

“Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all these things be accomplished.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Verily I say to you, this generation may not pass away till all these may come to pass.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 24:34 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 12:45Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there; and the final plight of that man is worse than the first. So will it be with this wicked generation.”
  2. Matthew 16:28Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”
  3. Matthew 23:36Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.
  4. Mark 13:30Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.
  5. Luke 11:50As a result, this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world,
  6. Luke 21:32Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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