Matt 24:34 - hN GENEA

RHutchin at aol.com RHutchin at aol.com
Fri Jan 28 21:08:10 EST 2000


Matthew 24:34 reads:

AMHN LEGW hUMIN hOTI OU MH PARELQHi hH GENEA hAUTH hEWS AN PANTA TAUTA GENHTAI

Commentaries approach hH GENEA in different ways.  To some, it refers to the 
generation to which the disciples of Jesus belonged because He was speaking 
to them at the time (with the destruction of Jerusalem in view) or it refers 
to whatever generation would see PANTA TAUTA (e.g., Hendricksen says it 
refers to all Jews).  A.T. Robertson (Word Pictures) seems to skirt the issue

Are these ALL nice opinions, each of which is equally supportable by the 
text, or is there something about the words, grammar, or structure of the 
Greek text that points the reader to one conclusion and away from any other?  
Can one adamantly say that the verse must mean such and such and cannot mean 
anything else?  Might one conclude that the verse (and Jesus' intent) is to 
be mystical and that the verse is not decipherable except, perhaps, within 
some broader context (whatever that turns out to be)?

Roger Hutchinson
RHutchin at aol.com



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