This generation (η γενεα αυτη). The problem is whether Jesus is here referring to the destruction of Jerusalem or to the second co…

This generation, etc. This age; this race of men. A generation is about thirty or forty years. The destruction of Jerusalem took place abo…

This generation shall not pass... — The natural meaning of the words is, beyond question, that which takes “generation” i…

Our Lord here evidently returns to the subject of the destruction of Jerusalem and in these words gives His apostles warning concerning the signs o…

St. John Chrysostom: Because He had said that these things would come to pass immediately after the tribulation of those d…

“I tell you the truth” emphasizes the importance of what it introduces. “This generation” (GK 1155; 12:41–42; 23:36) can only with the greatest dif…

This generation shall not pass away. Though Christ employs a general expression, yet he does not extend the discourses to all the miseries…

Verily I say unto you, this generation shall not pass

Christ foretells His second coming. It is usual for prophets to speak of things as near and just at hand, to express their greatness and certainty.…

After the Lord answered the disciples' question concerning the destruction of the city of Jerusalem, He begins here to answer them concerning His S…