28 Bible Verses about Generations

To what shall I liken this generation? It is like little children sitting in the markets, who call to their companions,

[And he said], To what then shall I compare the men of this generation? and what are they like?

But learn the parable of the fig tree. When its branch is now green, and puts forth leaves, you know that the summer is nigh. So also when you see all these things, know that [the Son of man] is nigh, at the doors. I tell you truly, that this generation shall not pass away till all these things shall be accomplished.

But learn the parable of the fig tree. When its branch is now tender and it puts forth leaves, it is known that the summer is nigh; so also when you see all these things occur, know that [the Son of man] is nigh, at the doors. I tell you truly, that this generation shall not pass away till all these things are accomplished.

And he spoke to them a parable; See the fig tree and all the trees; when they now put forth, observing you know of yourselves that summer already is nigh; so, also, when you see all these things occur, know that the kingdom of God is nigh.read more.
I tell you truly, that this generation shall by no means pass away till all these things are accomplished.

And with many other words he testified and exhorted, saying, Save yourselves from this perverse generation.

For David, having in his generation served the will of God, fell asleep, and was gathered to his fathers and saw destruction;

Do all things without complainings and disputations, that you may be blameless and sincere, children of God without blame in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as luminaries in the world, holding fast the word of life, for my glorying in the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain, nor labor in vain.

To him that is able to do far beyond all that we ask or think, by the power which operates in us, to him be the glory in the church in Jesus Christ to all generations, for ever and ever; amen.

And Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit exults in God my Saviour; for he has looked on the low condition of his servant; for, behold, from this time all generations shall call me blessed,read more.
because the mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name; and his mercy is to generations and generations of them that fear him.

by reading which you can understand my knowledge of the mystery of Christ,??5 which in other generations was not made known to the children of men as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit,

of which I was made a minister according to the dispensation of God given me for you, to complete the word of God, the mystery concealed from ages and from generations, but now it has been manifested to his saints,

All the generations therefore, from Abraham to David, are fourteen generations; and from David to the Babylonian exile, fourteen generations; and from the Babylonian exile to the Christ, fourteen generations.

Wherefore, as the Holy Spirit says, To-day if you will hear his voice, harden not your hearts as in the provocation, in the day of the trial in the wilderness, where your fathers fully proved and saw my works forty years.read more.
Wherefore I was displeased with that generation and said, They always err in mind, and they did not know my ways, so I swore in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.

For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of man also be ashamed, when he comes in the glory of his Father, with the holy angels.

But he answered and said to them, An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, and no sign shall be given it but the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the fish, so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. The men of Nineveh shall rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they changed their minds at the preaching of Jonah; and behold a greater than Jonah is here.read more.
The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold a greater than Solomon is here.

And multitudes being assembled, he said, This generation is an evil generation. It seeks for a sign, and no sign shall be given it but the sign of Jonah. For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also shall the Son of man be to this generation. The queen of the south shall rise in the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.read more.
The men of Nineveh shall arise in the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they changed their minds at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

But when the impure spirit has gone out of a man, it goes through dry places seeking a rest, and finds none. Then it says, I will return to my house from which I went out; and coming, it finds it empty, swept, and adorned. Then it goes and takes with itself seven other spirits worse than itself, and they enter in and dwell there; and the last state of that man is worse than the first. So shall it be also with this evil generation.

An evil and adulterous generation seeks a sign; and no sign shall be given it except the sign of Jonah. And he left them and departed.

And groaning in his spirit, he said, Why does this generation seek a sign? I tell you truly, there shall no sign be given to this generation.

Jesus answered and said, O unbelieving and perverse generation! How long shall I be with you? How long shall I suffer you? Bring him here to me.

And he answered and said to them, O faithless and perverse generation! How long shall I be with you? How long shall I suffer you? Bring him to me.

And Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation! How long shall I be with you, and suffer you! Bring your son hither.

Serpents, offspring of vipers! How can you escape the judgment of hell? Therefore, behold, I send you prophets, and wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify; and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city; that all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zachariah, son of Bararchiah, whom you killed between the temple and the altar, may come upon you.read more.
I tell you truly, that all these [crimes] shall come on this generation.

Woe to you! for you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them; therefore you are witnesses, and approve the deed of your fathers; for they killed them, and you build. Therefore also the wisdom of God said, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall kill and persecute,read more.
that the blood of all the prophets which has been poured out since the foundation of the world may be required of this generation, from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zachariah, who perished between the altar and the house. Yes, I tell you, it shall be required of this generation.

And he said to the disciples, The days will come when you shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and shall not see it. And they shall say to you, Behold there! behold here! go not away, nor follow them. For as the lightning flashing from one part under heaven shines to another part under heaven, so shall the Son of man be in his day.read more.
But first he must suffer many things, and be rejected by this generation.