Matthew 24:33-34

24:33 So also you, when you see all these things, know ¹  that he is near, right at the door. 24:34 I tell you the truth, ²  this generation ³  will not pass away until all these things take place.

Mark 13:29-30

13:29 So also you, when you see these things happening, know ⁴  that he is near, right at the door. 13:30 I tell you the truth, ⁵  this generation ⁶  will not pass away until all these things take place.

Romans 13:11-13

Motivation to Godly Conduct

13:11 And do this ⁷  because we know ⁸  the time, that it is already the hour for us to awake from sleep, for our salvation is now nearer than when we became believers. 13:12 The night has advanced toward dawn; the day is near. So then we must lay aside the works of darkness, and put on the weapons of light. 13:13 Let us live decently as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in discord and jealousy.

Philippians 4:5

4:5 Let everyone see your gentleness. ⁹  The Lord is near!

James 5:8

5:8 You also be patient and strengthen your hearts, for the Lord’s return is near.

James 5:1

Warning to the Rich

5:1 Come now, you rich! Weep and cry aloud ¹⁰  over the miseries that are coming on you.

James 4:7

4:7 So submit to God. But resist the devil and he will flee from you.

James 4:2

4:2 You desire and you do not have; you murder and envy and you cannot obtain; you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask;

James 3:9

3:9 With it we bless the Lord ¹¹  and Father, and with it we curse people ¹²  made in God’s image.

James 3:11

3:11 A spring does not pour out fresh water and bitter water from the same opening, does it?

James 3:14

3:14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfishness in your hearts, do not boast and tell lies against the truth.

[24:33]  ¹ tn The verb γινώσκετε (ginwskete, “know”) can be parsed as either present indicative or present imperative. In this context the imperative fits better, since the movement is from analogy (trees and seasons) to the future (the signs of the coming of the kingdom) and since the emphasis is on preparation for this event.

[24:34]  ² tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

[24:34]  ³ 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” (v. 30), 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.

[13:29]  ⁴ tn The verb γινώσκετε (ginwskete, “know”) can be parsed as either present indicative or present imperative. In this context the imperative fits better, since the movement is from analogy (trees and seasons) to the future (the signs of the coming of the kingdom) and since the emphasis is on preparation for this event.

[13:30]  ⁵ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

[13:30]  ⁶ 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” (v. 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.

[13:11]  ⁷ tn Grk “and this,” probably referring to the command to love (13:8-10); hence, “do” is implied from the previous verses.

[13:11]  ⁸ tn The participle εἰδότες (eidotes) has been translated as a causal adverbial participle.

[4:5]  ⁹ tn Grk “let your gentleness be seen by all.” The passive voice construction has been converted to active voice in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[5:1]  ¹⁰ tn Or “wail”; Grk “crying aloud.”

[3:9]  ¹¹ tc Most later mss (Ï), along with several versional witnesses, have θεόν (qeon, “God”) here instead of κύριον (kurion, “Lord”). Such is a predictable variant since nowhere else in the NT is God described as “Lord and Father,” but he is called “God and Father” on several occasions. Further, the reading κύριον is well supported by early and diversified witnesses (̲⁰ א A B C P Ψ 33 81 945 1241 1739), rendering it as the overwhelmingly preferred reading.

[3:9]  ¹² tn Grk “men”; but here ἀνθρώπους (anqrwpous) has generic force, referring to both men and women.