237 verses contain “generation” (in the KJV: 230, in the BSB: 160) — showing 101–200
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And the sons of
Tola; Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their father’s house, to wit, of
Tola: they were
valiant men of might in their
generations; whose number was in the days of David two and twenty thousand and six hundred.
The sons of
Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, the heads of their families. In the days of David, 22,600 descendants of
Tola were numbered in their
genealogies as mighty men of
valor.
And with them, by their generations, after the house of their fathers, were bands of soldiers for war, six and thirty thousand men: for they had many wives and sons.
Michael,
Obadiah,
Joel, and Isshiah. All five of them were chiefs. In addition to them, according to their
genealogy, they had 36,000 troops for battle, for they had many wives and children.
And the number of them, after their
genealogy by their
generations, heads of the house of the fathers, mighty men of valour, was twenty thousand and two hundred.
Zemirah,
Joash,
Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth,
Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth; all these were
Becher’s sons. Their
genealogies were recorded according to the heads of their families—20,200 mighty men of
valor.
These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.
All these were heads of families, the chiefs according to their
genealogies, and they lived in Jerusalem.
And their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty and six. All these men were chief of the fathers in the house of their fathers.
and 956 of their relatives according to their
genealogy. All these men were heads of their families.
These chief fathers of the Levites were chief throughout their generations; these dwelt at Jerusalem.
All these were heads of
Levite families, chiefs according to their
genealogies, and they lived in Jerusalem.
Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the word which he commanded to a thousand generations;
Remember His covenant
forever, the word He ordained for a thousand
generations—
Among the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even among the Hebronites, according to the
generations of his fathers. In the
fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valour at Jazer of
Gilead.
As for the Hebronites, Jerijah was the chief of the Hebronites, according to the
genealogies of his ancestors. In the
fortieth year of David’s reign the records were searched, and strong, capable men were found among the Hebronites at Jazer in
Gilead.
And that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every
generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of
Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the
memorial of them perish from their seed.
These days should be remembered and celebrated by every
generation, family, province, and city, so that these days of
Purim should not fail to be observed among the Jews, nor should the memory of them
fade from their descendants.
For
enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare
thyself to the search of their fathers:
Please inquire of past generations and consider the discoveries of their fathers.
After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons’ sons, even four generations.
After this, Job lived 140 years and saw his children and their children to the fourth generation.
Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.
You, O LORD, will keep us; You will
forever guard us from this
generation.
There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.
There they are,
overwhelmed with
dread, for God is in the company of the righteous.
A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.
Posterity will serve Him; they will declare the Lord to a new
generation.
This is the
generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob.
Selah.
Such is the
generation of those who seek Him, who seek Your face, O God of Jacob.
Selah The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
The counsel of the LORD stands
forever, the purposes of His heart to all
generations.
I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever.
I will
commemorate your name through all
generations; therefore the nations will praise you
forever and ever.
Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.
consider her ramparts, tour her citadels, that you may tell the next generation.
Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
Their graves are their eternal homes— their dwellings for endless generations— even though their lands were their namesakes.
He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
he will join the generation of his fathers, who will never see the light of day.
Thou
wilt prolong the king’s life: and his years as many
generations.
Increase the days of the king’s life; may his years span many generations.
Now also when I am old and greyheaded, O God,
forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this
generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.
Even when I am old and gray, do not
forsake me, O God, until I
proclaim Your power to the next
generation, Your might to all who are to come.
They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon
endure, throughout all
generations.
May they fear him as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains, through all generations.
If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should
offend against the
generation of thy children.
If I had said, “I will speak this way,” then I would have
betrayed Your children.
We will not hide them from their children,
shewing to the
generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.
We will not hide them from their children, but will declare to the next generation the praises of the LORD and His might, and the wonders He has performed.
That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:
that the coming generation would know them— even children yet to be born— to arise and tell their own children
And might not be as their fathers, a
stubborn and
rebellious generation; a
generation that set not their heart
aright, and whose spirit was not
stedfast with God.
Then they will not be like their fathers, a
stubborn and
rebellious generation, whose heart was not
loyal, whose spirit was not faithful to God.
So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee
thanks for ever: we will
shew forth thy praise to all
generations.
Then we Your people, the sheep of Your pasture, will
thank You
forever; from
generation to
generation we will declare Your praise.
Wilt thou be
angry with us for ever?
wilt thou draw out thine anger to all
generations?
Will You be
angry with us
forever? Will You draw out Your anger to all
generations?
I will sing of the
mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all
generations.
I will sing of the loving devotion of the LORD
forever; with my mouth I will
proclaim Your faithfulness to all
generations.
Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all
generations.
Selah.
‘I will establish your offspring
forever and build up your throne for all
generations.’”
Selah LORD, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.
Lord, You have been our dwelling place through all generations.
Forty years long was I
grieved with this
generation, and said, It is a people that do
err in their heart, and they have not known my ways:
For forty years I was
angry with that
generation, and I said, “They are a people whose hearts go
astray, and they have not known My ways.”
For the LORD is good; his mercy is
everlasting; and his truth endureth to all
generations.
For the LORD is good, and His loving devotion endures
forever; His faithfulness continues to all
generations.
But You, O LORD, sit enthroned
forever; Your
renown endures to all
generations.
This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD.
Let this be written for the generation to come, so that a people not yet created may praise the LORD.
I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all generations.
I say: “O my God, do not take me in the midst of my days! Your years go on through all generations.
He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.
He remembers His covenant
forever, the word He ordained for a thousand
generations—
And that was counted unto him for righteousness unto all
generations for
evermore.
It was credited to him as righteousness for endless generations to come.
Let his
posterity be cut off; and in the
generation following let their name be
blotted out.
May his descendants be cut off; may their name be
blotted out from the next
generation.
His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.
His descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.
Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.
Your faithfulness continues through all generations; You established the earth, and it endures.
Thy name, O LORD, endureth for ever; and thy
memorial, O LORD, throughout all
generations.
Your name, O LORD, endures
forever, Your
renown, O LORD, through all
generations.
One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.
One
generation will
commend Your works to the next, and will
proclaim Your mighty acts—
Thy kingdom is an
everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all
generations.
Your kingdom is an
everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion endures through all
generations. The LORD is faithful in all His words and kind in all His actions.
The LORD shall reign for ever, even thy God, O
Zion, unto all
generations. Praise ye the LORD.
For riches are not for ever: and
doth the crown
endure to every
generation?
for riches are not
forever, nor does a crown
endure to every
generation.
There is a
generation that curseth their father, and
doth not
bless their mother.
There is a
generation of those who
curse their fathers and do not
bless their mothers.
There is a
generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their
filthiness.
There is a
generation of those who are pure in their own eyes and yet unwashed of their
filth.
There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.
There is a
generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as
knives, to
devour the poor from off the earth, and the
needy from among men.
One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.
Generations come and
generations go, but the earth remains
forever.
It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from
generation to
generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the
shepherds make their fold there.
She will never be inhabited or settled from
generation to
generation; no
nomad will pitch his tent there, no
shepherd will rest his flock there.
It shall not be
quenched night nor day; the smoke thereof shall go up for ever: from
generation to
generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it for ever and ever.
It will not be
quenched—day or night. Its smoke will
ascend forever. From
generation to
generation it will lie
desolate; no one will ever again pass through it.
And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it for ever, from generation to generation shall they dwell therein.
He has
allotted their portion; His hand has distributed it by measure. They will possess it
forever; they will dwell in it from
generation to
generation.
Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he.
Who has performed this and carried it out, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD—the first and the last— I am He.”
For the
moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from
generation to
generation.
For the
moth will
devour them like a garment, and the worm will eat them like wool. But My righteousness will last
forever, My salvation through all
generations.”
Awake,
awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD;
awake, as in the ancient days, in the
generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut
Rahab, and wounded the
dragon?
Awake,
awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD.
Wake up as in days past, as in
generations of old. Was it not You who cut
Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the
dragon?
He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his
generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the
transgression of my people was he
stricken.
By oppression and judgment He was taken away, and who can recount His descendants? For He was cut off from the land of the living; He was
stricken for the
transgression of My people.
And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.
Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins; you will restore the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of the Breach, Restorer of the Streets of Dwelling.
Whereas thou hast been
forsaken and
hated, so that no man went through thee, I will make thee an eternal
excellency, a joy of many
generations.
And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.
They will rebuild the ancient ruins; they will restore the places long
devastated; they will renew the ruined cities, the desolations of many
generations.
O generation, see ye the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee?
You people of this
generation, consider the word of the LORD: “Have I been a wilderness to Israel or a land of dense darkness? Why do My people say, ‘We are free to
roam; we will come to You no more’?
Cut off thine hair, O Jerusalem, and cast it away, and take up a
lamentation on high places; for the LORD hath rejected and
forsaken the
generation of his wrath.
Cut off your hair and throw it away. Raise up a
lamentation on the barren heights, for the LORD has rejected and
forsaken the
generation of His wrath.’
Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wild beasts of the islands shall dwell there, and the owls shall dwell therein: and it shall be no more inhabited for ever; neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation.
So the desert creatures and
hyenas will live there and ostriches will dwell there. It will never again be inhabited or lived in from
generation to
generation.
Thou, O LORD, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation.
You, O LORD, reign
forever; Your throne endures from
generation to
generation.
How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an
everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from
generation to
generation.
How great are His signs, how mighty His wonders! His kingdom is an eternal kingdom; His dominion endures from generation to generation.
And at the end of the days I
Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an
everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from
generation to
generation:
But at the end of those days I,
Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my
sanity was restored to me. Then I praised the Most High, and I honored and
glorified Him who lives
forever: “For His dominion is an
everlasting dominion, and His kingdom endures from
generation to
generation.
Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation.
Tell it to your children; let your children tell it to their children, and their children to the next generation.
A day of darkness and of
gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many
generations.
a day of darkness and
gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like the
dawn overspreading the mountains a great and strong army appears, such as never was of old, nor will ever be in ages to come.
But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.
But Judah will be inhabited
forever, and Jerusalem from
generation to
generation.
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
This is the record of the
genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:
So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.
In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.
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?
But when John saw many of the
Pharisees and
Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You
brood of vipers, who
warned you to
flee from the coming wrath?
But
whereunto shall I
liken this
generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:
O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
You
brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.
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:
Jesus replied, “A wicked and
adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet
Jonah.
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.
The men of
Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this
generation and
condemn it; for they
repented at the preaching of
Jonah, and now One greater than
Jonah is here.
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.
The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this
generation and
condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.
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.
Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there; and the final
plight of that man is worse than the first. So will it be with this wicked
generation.”
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.
A wicked and
adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of
Jonah.” Then He left them and went away.
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.
“O unbelieving and
perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy here to Me.”
Ye serpents, ye
generation of vipers, how can ye escape the
damnation of
hell?
You snakes! You
brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of
hell?
Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this
generation.
Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.
Verily I say unto you, This
generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.
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.
Jesus
sighed deeply in His spirit and said, “Why does this
generation demand a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this
generation.”
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.
If
anyone is
ashamed of Me and My words in this
adulterous and sinful
generation, the Son of Man will also be
ashamed of him when He comes in His Father’s glory with the holy angels.”
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.
“O unbelieving generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy to Me.”
Verily I say unto you, that this
generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.
Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.
For he hath regarded the low estate of his
handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all
generations shall call me blessed.
For He has looked with favor on the humble state of His servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed.
And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.
His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
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?
Then John said to the crowds coming out to be
baptized by him, “You
brood of vipers, who
warned you to
flee from the coming wrath?
And the Lord said,
Whereunto then shall I
liken the men of this
generation? and to what are they like?
“To what, then, can I compare the men of this generation? What are they like?
And Jesus answering said, O faithless and
perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son
hither.
“O unbelieving and
perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.”
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.
As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked
generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of
Jonah.
For as
Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this
generation.
For as
Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this
generation.
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.
The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this
generation and
condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.
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.
The men of
Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this
generation and
condemn it; for they
repented at the preaching of
Jonah, and now One greater than
Jonah is here.
That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;
As a result, this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world,
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.
from the blood of
Abel to the blood of
Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary.
Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this
generation.