# Matthew 24.34

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**Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew-the-apostle/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 32. <span class="rl-speech">Now from the fig tree learn her parable: when her branch is now become tender, and putteth forth its leaves, ye know that the summer is nigh;</span> 33. <span class="rl-speech">even so ye also, when ye see all these things, know ye that he is nigh, even at the doors.</span>
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> **34. <span class="rl-speech">Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all these things be accomplished.</span>**
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> 35. <span class="rl-speech">Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.</span> 36. <span class="rl-speech">But of that day and hour knoweth no one, not even the angels of heaven, neither the Son, but the Father only.</span> (Matthew 24:32-36, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 32. <span class="rl-speech">“Now from the fig tree learn this parable. When its branch has now become tender, and produces its leaves, you know that the summer is near.</span> 33. <span class="rl-speech">Even so you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.</span>
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> **34. <span class="rl-speech">Most certainly I tell you, this generation will not pass away, until all these things are accomplished.</span>**
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> 35. <span class="rl-speech">Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.</span> 36. <span class="rl-speech">But no one knows of that day and hour, not even the angels of heaven, but my Father only.</span> (Matthew 24:32-36, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 32. <span class="rl-speech">Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:</span> 33. <span class="rl-speech">So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. <sup>it: or, he</sup></span>
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> **34. <span class="rl-speech">Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.</span>**
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> 35. <span class="rl-speech">Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.</span> 36. <span class="rl-speech">But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.</span> (Matthew 24:32-36, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 32. <span class="rl-speech">'And from the fig-tree learn ye the simile: When already its branch may have become tender, and the leaves it may put forth, ye know that summer [is] nigh,</span> 33. <span class="rl-speech">so also ye, when ye may see all these, ye know that it is nigh, at the doors.</span>
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> **34. <span class="rl-speech">Verily I say to you, this generation may not pass away till all these may come to pass.</span>**
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> 35. <span class="rl-speech">The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.</span> 36. <span class="rl-speech">'And concerning that day and the hour no one hath known, not even the messengers of the heavens, except my Father only;</span> (Matthew 24:32-36, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** Matthew (traditionally) the tax-collector-apostle / narrator + Jesus's direct teaching
- **Audience:** Jewish-Christian audience (heavy OT-fulfillment emphasis)
- **Location:** first-century Palestine (events); possibly Antioch (composition)
- **Time period:** events c. 4 BC, AD 30/33; composed c. AD 60-80

## Theological reading

## Key words

- [G1096 - ginomai](/codex/g1096-ginomai/), *ginomai* (Strong's G1096). Also appears in: [Matthew 1](/codex/matthew-1/), [Matthew 5.17-18](/codex/matthew-5-17-18/), [Matthew 8.16](/codex/matthew-8-16/).
- [G3956 - pas](/codex/g3956-pas/), *pas* (Strong's G3956). Also appears in: [Matthew 1](/codex/matthew-1/), [Matthew 2.1-6](/codex/matthew-2-1-6/), [Matthew 2.16](/codex/matthew-2-16/).

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Failed Second Coming Prophecy Objection Defeater](/codex/failed-second-coming-prophecy-objection-defeater/)

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Matthew 24](/codex/matthew-24/)
- [Two-Stage Messianic Prophecy](/codex/two-stage-messianic-prophecy/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G1096 - ginomai](/codex/g1096-ginomai/)
- [G932 - basileia](/codex/g932-basileia/)

**Passages:**

- [Daniel 7.13-14](/codex/daniel-7-13-14/)
- [Mark 9.1](/codex/mark-9-1/)

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