Matthew 24:34

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Matt 16:28 : 28 Verily 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.
Matt 23:36 : 36 Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.
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 11:50 : 50 that the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;
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.
Matt 12:45 : 45 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this evil generation.

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
94%
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.
Luke 21:31-33
3 verses
93%
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.
Matt 24:35-37
3 verses
86%
35Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
36But of that day and hour knoweth no one, not even the angels of heaven, neither the Son, but the Father only.
37And as [were] the days of Noah, so shall be the coming of the Son of man.
Matt 24:32-33
2 verses
84%
32Now from the fig tree learn her parable: when her branch is now become tender, and putteth forth its leaves, ye know that the summer is nigh;
33even so ye also, when ye see all these things, know ye that he is nigh, even at the doors.
Matt 23:36
82%
36Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.
Matt 24:2-3
2 verses
78%
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.
3And as he sat on the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what [shall be] the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
Matt 24:13-16
4 verses
76%
13But he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved.
14And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world for a testimony unto all the nations; and then shall the end come.
15When therefore ye see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let him that readeth understand),
16then let them that are in Judaea flee unto the mountains:
Matt 24:6-8
3 verses
75%
6And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars; see that ye be not troubled: for [these] [things] must needs come to pass; but the end is not yet.
7For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be famines and earthquakes in divers places.
8But all these things are the beginning of travail.
Matt 16:28
74%
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.
Matt 24:29-30
2 verses
74%
29But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
30and then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Matt 5:18
74%
18For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass away from the law, till all things be accomplished.
Matt 24:44
74%
44Therefore be ye also ready; for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh.
Luke 21:6-7
2 verses
73%
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.
7And they asked him, saying, Teacher, when therefore shall these things be? and what [shall] [be] the sign when these things are about to come to pass?
Luke 17:24-25
2 verses
72%
24for as the lightning, when it lighteneth out of the one part under the heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall the Son of man be in his day.
25But first must he suffer many things and be rejected of this generation.
Luke 17:30
72%
30after the same manner shall it be in the day that the Son of man is revealed.
Luke 9:27
72%
27But I tell you of a truth, There are some of them that stand here, who shall in no wise taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.
Luke 21:9
72%
9And when ye shall hear of wars and tumults, be not terrified: for these things must needs come to pass first; but the end is not immediately.
Matt 24:39
72%
39and they knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall be the coming of the Son of man.
Mark 13:4
72%
4Tell us, when shall these things be? and what [shall be] the sign when these things are all about to be accomplished?
Matt 24:25-27
3 verses
72%
25Behold, I have told you beforehand.
26If therefore they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the wilderness; go not forth: Behold, he is in the inner chambers; believe [it] not.
27For as the lightning cometh forth from the east, and is seen even unto the west; so shall be the coming of the Son of man.
Mark 9:1
72%
1And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There are some here of them that stand [by], who shall in no wise taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God come with power.
Matt 24:21
71%
21for then shall be great tribulation, such as hath not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever shall be.
Mark 13:23-24
2 verses
71%
23But take ye heed: behold, I have told you all things beforehand.
24But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,
Luke 21:28
71%
28But when these things begin to come to pass, look up, and lift up your heads; because your redemption draweth nigh.
Luke 13:35
71%
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 21:20
71%
20But when ye see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that her desolation is at hand.
Matt 24:42
71%
42Watch therefore: for ye know not on what day your Lord cometh.
Luke 21:24
71%
24And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led captive into all the nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
Mark 13:26
70%
26And then shall they see the Son of man coming in clouds with great power and glory.
Matt 10:23
70%
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 21:35
70%
35for [so] {G3803} shall it come upon all them that dwell on the face of all the earth.