QUESTION—What are ‘these things’ and who are the people of ἡ γενεὰ αὕτη ‘this generation’ who will not pass away? 1. ‘These things’ refer to the events leading up to the destruction of Jerusalem [AB2, BECNT, EBC, EGT, Hb, Gnd, ICC, NAC, NICNT, NIGTC, PNTC, Tay, TH]. The people referred to by ‘this generation’ are obviously Jesus’ contemporaries [BECNT, TH, WBC]. It means ‘all these things’ will happen during the lifetime of his generation [TH, WBC]. ‘This generation’ could refer to the disciples
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