21 occurrences

'This Generation' in the Bible

And the Lord said to Noah, Take all your family and go into the ark, for you only in this generation have I seen to be upright.

You will keep them, O Lord, you will keep them safe from this generation for ever.

Now when I am old and grey-headed, O God, give me not up; till I have made clear your strength to this generation, and your power to all those to come.

For forty years I was angry with this generation, and said, They are a people whose hearts are turned away from me, for they have no knowledge of my ways;

But what comparison may I make of this generation? It is like children seated in the market-places, crying out to one another,

The men of Nineveh will come up in the day of judging and give their decision against this generation: because they were turned from their sins at the preaching of Jonah; and now a greater than Jonah is here.

The queen of the South will come up in the day of judging and give her decision against this generation: for she came from the ends of the earth to give ear to the wisdom of Solomon; and now a greater than Solomon is here.

Truly I say to you, All these things will come on this generation

Truly I say to you, This generation will not come to an end till all these things are complete.

And he was very sad in spirit, and said, Why is this generation looking for a sign? truly, I say to you, No sign will be given to this generation.

Truly, I say to you, This generation will not come to an end till all these things are complete.

What comparison am I to make of the men of this generation? what are they like?

And when a great number of people came together to him, he said, This generation is an evil generation: it is looking for a sign and no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah.

For even as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of man be to this generation.

The queen of the South will come up on the day of judging and give her decision against the men of this generation: for she came from the ends of the earth to give ear to the wisdom of Solomon; and now something greater than Solomon is here.

The men of Nineveh will come up in the day of judging and give their decision against this generation: for they were turned away from their sins at the preaching of Jonah; but now something greater than Jonah is here.

So that punishment may come on this generation for the blood of all the prophets which was given from the earliest days;

From the blood of Abel to the blood of Zachariah, who was put to death between the altar and the Temple. Yes, I say to you, It will come on this generation.

But first, he will have to undergo much and be put on one side by this generation.

Truly I say to you, This generation will not come to an end till all things are complete.

So that I was angry with this generation, and I said, Their hearts are in error at all times, and they have no knowledge of my ways;

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain