Luke 21 · Verse 32

Luke 21:32

Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.
Luke 21:32, King James Version

Luke 21:32 in other translations

BSBTruly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.
WEBMost certainly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all things are accomplished.
ASVVerily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all things be accomplished.
YLTverily I say to you--This generation may not pass away till all may have come to pass;
DARBYVerily I say unto you, that this generation shall in no wise pass away until all come to pass.
BBETruly I say to you, This generation will not come to an end till all things are complete.
WebsterVerily I say to you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.

What does Luke 21:32 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
32. 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.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 32 This generation - This race of men; but see on Mat 24:34 (note), and Mar 13:30 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 21:29-38

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…

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Luke 21:32 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἈμὴνAmēnAmenG281
λέγωlegōI sayG3004
ὑμῖνhuminto youG4771
ὅτιhotithatG3754
οὐoucertainlyG3756
μὴmēnotG3361
παρέλθῃparelthēmay have passed awayG3928
ἡhē<the>G3588
γενεὰgeneagenerationG1074
αὕτηhautēthisG3778
ἕωςhe'ōsuntilG2193
ἂνanwhenG302
πάνταpantaall [these things]G3956
γένηται.genētaimay happen.G1096

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 21:32

  • Matthew 24:34

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

  • Mark 13:30

    Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.

  • Matthew 23:36

    Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.

  • Matthew 16:28

    Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

  • Luke 11:50-51

    That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation; From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
11:50,51; Mt 16:28; 23:36; 24:34; Mr 13:30

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Luke 21:31

    So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.

  • Luke 21:32

    Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.

  • Luke 21:33

    Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.

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Luke 21:32 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
De cierto os digo, que no pasará esta generación hasta que todo sea hecho.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
En vérité, je vous dis que cette génération ne passera point que tout ne soit arrivé.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Wahrlich, ich sage euch, daß dieses Geschlecht nicht vergehen wird, bis alles geschehen ist.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Amen dico vobis, quia non præteribit generatio hæc, donec omnia fiant.