GENEA = GENERATION
The
translation of genea is "generation"
or as Thayer explains it, giving Matthew 24:34 and Mark 13:30 as examples, "the
whole multitude of men living at the time . . . used especially of the Jewish
race living at one and the same period" (Joseph Henry Thayer, A Greek-English
Lexicon of the New Testament, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan Publishing House,
1979, p. 112).
G. Abbott-Smith writes that the
Greek word genea means "race, stock, family," but in the New Testament always
"generation" (G. Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 2nd
ed., Edinburgh: T.&T. Clarke, 1923, p. 89).
Arndt and Gingrich note that the
term means "literally, those descended from a common ancestor," but "basically,
the sum total of those born at the same time, expanded to include all those
living at a given time, generation, contemporaries" (W.F. Arndt and F.W.
Gingrich, A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian
Literature, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1957, p. 153).
In plain English:
- Those living in THAT time
period.
- The Contemporaries or
generation of people at the time it was spoken.
- Not a future group of
people.
Matthew 3:7 But when he saw many of the
Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O
generation of vipers, who hath warned you
to flee from the wrath to come?
Matthew 11:16 But whereunto shall I liken this
generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and
calling unto their fellows,
Matthew 12:34 O generation of vipers,
how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart
the mouth speaketh.
Matthew 12:39 But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and
there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:
Matthew 12:41 The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it:
because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than
Jonas is here.
Matthew 12:42 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for
she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon;
and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
Matthew 12:45 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more
wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of
that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.
Matthew 16:4 A wicked and adulterous generation
seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of
the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.
Matthew 17:17 Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with
you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.
Matthew 23:33 Ye serpents, ye generation
of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?
Matthew 23:36 Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.
Matthew 24:34 Verily I say unto you, This generation
shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
Mark 8:12 And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this
generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be
given unto this generation.
Mark 8:38 Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this
adulterous and sinful generation; of
him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his
Father with the holy angels.
Mark 9:19 He answereth him, and saith, O faithless
generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer
you? bring him unto me.
Mark 13:30 Verily I say unto you, that this
generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.
Luke 3:7 Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned
you to flee from the wrath to come?
Luke 7:31 And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they
like?
Luke 9:41 And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with
you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither.
Luke 11:29 And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say,
This is an evil generation: they seek
a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.
Luke 11:30 For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of
man be to this generation.
Luke 11:31 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of
this generation, and condemn them:
for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon;
and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
Luke 11:32 The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for
they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is
here.
Luke 11:50 That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the
foundation of the world, may be required of this
generation;
Luke 11:51 From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished
between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of
this generation.
Luke 16:8 And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely:
for the children of this world are in their
generation wiser than the children of light.
Luke 17:25 But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation.
Luke 21:32 Verily I say unto you, This generation
shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.
Acts 2:40 And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save
yourselves from this untoward generation.
(All Verses, KJV)
Ask yourself, where do YOU fit in
these verses?
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