Luke - 21:32

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32 Most certainly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all things are accomplished.

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Explanation and meaning of Luke 21:32.

Differing Translations

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Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.
Amen, I say to you, this generation shall not pass away, till all things be fulfilled.
Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall in no wise pass away until all come to pass.
I tell you in solemn truth that the present generation will certainly not pass away without all these things having first taken place.
Truly I say to you, This generation will not come to an end till all things are complete.
Amen I say to you, this lineage shall not pass away, until all these things happen.
I tell you that even the present generation will not pass away until all has taken place.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

This generation - This race of men; but see on Matthew 24:34 (note), and Mark 13:30 (note).

Verily I say unto you, this generation,.... See Gill on Matthew 24:34. See Gill on Matthew 24:35. All the Oriental versions read here as there, "all these things"; before related.

This generation--not "this nation," as some interpret it, which, though admissible in itself, seems very unnatural here. It is rather as in Luke 9:27.

Till all things be effected - All that has been spoken of the destruction of Jerusalem, to which the question, Luke 21:7, relates: and which is treated of from Luke 21:8-24.

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