Luke 21:32

21:32 I tell you the truth, ¹  this generation ²  will not pass away until all these things take place.

Daniel 12:6

12:6 One said to the man clothed in linen who was above the waters of the river, “When will the end of these wondrous events occur?”

Daniel 12:8

12:8 I heard, but I did not understand. So I said, “Sir, ³  what will happen after these things?”

Matthew 24:3

Signs of the End of the Age

24:3 As ⁴  he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, his disciples came to him privately and said, “Tell us, when will these things ⁵  happen? And what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?”

Mark 13:3-4

Signs of the End of the Age

13:3 So ⁶  while he was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, ⁷  and Andrew asked him privately, 13:4 “Tell us, when will these things ⁸  happen? And what will be the sign that all these things are about to take place?”

John 21:21-22

21:21 So when Peter saw him, ⁹  he asked Jesus, “Lord, what about him?” 21:22 Jesus replied, ¹⁰  “If I want him to live ¹¹  until I come back, ¹²  what concern is that of yours? You follow me!”

Acts 1:6-7

1:6 So when they had gathered together, they began to ask him, ¹³  “Lord, is this the time when you are restoring the kingdom to Israel?” 1:7 He told them, “You are not permitted to know ¹⁴  the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority.

[21:32]  ¹ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

[21:32]  ² sn This is one of the hardest verses in the gospels to interpret. Various views exist for what generation means. (1) Some take it as meaning “race” and thus as an assurance that the Jewish race (nation) will not pass away. But it is very questionable that the Greek term γενεά (genea) can have this meaning. Two other options are possible. (2) Generation might mean “this type of generation” and refer to the generation of wicked humanity. Then the point is that humanity will not perish, because God will redeem it. Or (3) generation may refer to “the generation that sees the signs of the end” (vv. 25-26), who will also see the end itself. In other words, once the movement to the return of Christ starts, all the events connected with it happen very quickly, in rapid succession.

[12:8]  ³ tn Heb “my lord,” a title of polite address.

[24:3]  ⁴ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[24:3]  ⁵ sn Because the phrase these things is plural, more than the temple’s destruction is in view. The question may presuppose that such a catastrophe signals the end.

[13:3]  ⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of previous action(s) in the narrative.

[13:3]  ⁷ tn Grk “and James and John,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

[13:4]  ⁸ sn Both references to these things are plural, so more than the temple’s destruction is in view. The question may presuppose that such a catastrophe signals the end.

[21:21]  ⁹ tn Grk “saw this one.”

[21:22]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “Jesus said to him.”

[21:22]  ¹¹ tn Grk “to stay” or “to remain”; but since longevity is the issue in the context, “to live” conveys the idea more clearly.

[21:22]  ¹² tn The word “back” is supplied to clarify the meaning.

[1:6]  ¹³ tn Grk “they began to ask him, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated. The imperfect tense of the Greek verb ἠρώτων (hrwtwn) has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.

[1:7]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “It is not for you to know.”