'Present' in the Bible
And when the days for their purification appointed by the Law of Moses had passed, they took Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord--
One day He was teaching, and there were Pharisees and teachers of the Law sitting there who had come from every village in Galilee and Judaea and from Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was present for Him to cure people.
"To what then shall I compare the men of the present generation, and what do they resemble?
One day when He was praying by Himself the disciples were present; and He asked them, "Who do the people say that I am?"
Now when the crowds came thronging upon Him, He proceeded to say, "The present generation is a wicked generation: it requires some sign, but no sign shall be given to it except that of Jonah.
For just as Jonah became a sign to the men of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be a token to the present generation.
The Queen of the South will awake at the Judgement together with the men of the present generation, and will condemn them; because she came from the extremity of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; but mark! One greater than Solomon is here.
There will stand up men of Nineveh at the Judgement together with the present generation, and will condemn it; because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and mark! One greater than Jonah is here.
so that the blood of all the Prophets, that is being shed from the creation of the world onwards, may be required from the present generation.
Yes, I tell you that, from the blood of Abel down to the blood of Zechariah who perished between the altar and the House, it shall all be required from the present generation.
Vain pretenders! You know how to read the aspect of earth and sky. How is it you cannot read this present time?
where a woman was present who for eighteen years had been a confirmed invalid: she was bent double, and was unable to lift herself to her full height.
But first He must endure much suffering, and be rejected by the present generation.
I tell you in solemn truth that the present generation will certainly not pass away without all these things having first taken place.