Matthew 23:36

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, Ἥξει ταῦτα πάντα ἐπὶ τὴν γενεὰν ταύτην.

Transliteration

Amēn legō to-you, Hēxei these all upon the genean this.

Grammar Details

*Amēn*: Hebrew term - truly/verily/amen
*legō*: present, active, indicative, 1st person singular - I say/tell
*hymin*: dative, plural - to you (indirect object)
*Hēxei*: future, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - will come
*tauta*: nominative, neuter, plural - these things
*panta*: nominative, neuter, plural - all
*epi*: preposition with accusative - upon/on
*genean*: accusative, feminine, singular - generation
*tautēn*: accusative, feminine, singular - this

Word Meanings

*Amēn*: truly/verily/certainly
*legō*: say/tell/speak
*Hēxei*: will come/will arrive/will be upon
*genean*: generation/contemporaries/age

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Matt 24:34 : 34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all these things be accomplished.
Matt 10:23 : 23 But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone through the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
Ezek 12:21-28 : 21 And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, 22 Son of man, what is this proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth? 23 Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them, The days are at hand, and the fulfilment of every vision. 24 For there shall be no more any false vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel. 25 For I am Jehovah; I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall be performed; it shall be no more deferred: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I speak the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord Jehovah. 26 Again the word of Jehovah came to me, saying, 27 Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, The vision that he seeth is for many day to come, and he prophesieth of times that are far off. 28 Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: There shall none of my words be deferred any more, but the word which I shall speak shall be performed, saith the Lord Jehovah.
Mark 13:30-31 : 30 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall {G3756} not pass away, until all these things be accomplished. 31 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
Luke 21:32-33 : 32 Verily I say unto you, {G3754} This generation shall not pass away, {G302} till all things be accomplished. 33 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Mark 13:29-31
3 verses
82%
29even so ye also, when ye see these things coming to pass, know ye that he is nigh, [even] at the doors.
30Verily I say unto you, This generation shall {G3756} not pass away, until all these things be accomplished.
31Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
Matt 24:33-35
3 verses
82%
33even so ye also, when ye see all these things, know ye that he is nigh, even at the doors.
34Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all these things be accomplished.
35Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
Luke 21:31-33
3 verses
81%
31Even so ye also, when ye see these things coming to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh.
32Verily I say unto you, {G3754} This generation shall not pass away, {G302} till all things be accomplished.
33Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
Luke 11:50-51
2 verses
80%
50that the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;
51from the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zachariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary: yea, I say unto you, it shall be required of this generation.
Matt 23:30-35
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78%
30and say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we should not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
31Wherefore ye witness to yourselves, that ye are sons of them that slew the prophets.
32Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.
33Ye serpents, ye offspring of vipers, how shall ye escape the judgment of hell?
34Therefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: some of them shall ye kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city:
35that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of Abel the righteous unto the blood of Zachariah son of Barachiah, whom ye slew between the sanctuary and the altar.
Matt 23:37-39
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77%
37O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
38Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.
39For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed [is] he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
Luke 13:34-35
2 verses
76%
34O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen [gathereth] her own brood under her wings, and ye would not!
35Behold, your house is left unto you [desolate]: and {G281} I say unto you, Ye shall {G3361} not see me, until {G302} {G2240} {G3753} ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
Luke 21:6
74%
6As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in which there shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
Matt 24:2
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2But he answered and said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
Luke 19:42-44
3 verses
72%
42saying, If thou hadst known in this {G4675} day, even thou, the things which belong unto {G4675} peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
43For the days shall come upon thee, when thine enemies shall cast up a bank about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,
44and shall dash thee to the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
Luke 21:22-23
2 verses
71%
22For these are days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.
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Matt 11:16
70%
16But whereunto shall I compare this generation? It is like unto sons sitting in the marketplaces, who call unto their fellows
Luke 17:25
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Mark 13:2
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2And Jesus said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left here one stone upon another, which shall not be thrown down.
Mark 13:23
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23But take ye heed: behold, I have told you all things beforehand.
Matt 10:23
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23But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone through the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
Luke 23:28-29
2 verses
69%
28But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.
29For behold, the days are coming, in which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the breasts that never gave suck.
Luke 11:47
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47Woe unto you! for ye build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
Luke 3:7
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7He said therefore to the multitudes that went out to be baptized of him, Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Mark 13:12
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Luke 21:20
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Luke 21:35
69%
35for [so] {G3803} shall it come upon all them that dwell on the face of all the earth.
Luke 18:31
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31And he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all the things that are written through the prophets shall be accomplished unto the Son of man.
Matt 27:25
69%
25And all the people answered and said, His blood [be] on us, and on our children.
Luke 11:29-30
2 verses
69%
29And when the multitudes were gathering together unto him, he began to say, This generation is an evil generation: it seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it but the sign of Jonah.
30For even as Jonah became a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
Luke 13:28
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28There shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and yourselves cast forth without.
Matt 10:15
69%
15Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.
Jer 23:40
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40and I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.
Luke 22:37
68%
37For I say unto you, that this which is written must be fulfilled in me, And he was reckoned with transgressors: for {G2532} that which concerneth me hath fulfilment.
Matt 16:28
68%
28Verily I say unto you, there are some of them that stand here, who shall in no wise taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.