The word in Scripture

Generation in the Bible

The word generation appears 107 times in the King James Version of the Bible. A generation is the people of an age, carrying God's story forward. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What generation means in the Bible

A generation is the people of an age, carrying God's story forward.

Where the word generation appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word generation appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:”Psalms 78:6

“This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD.”Psalms 102:18

“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.”Isaiah 34:10

“But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,”Matthew 11:16

“O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.”Matthew 12:34

“And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.”Luke 1:50

“And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither.”Luke 9:41

“Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways.”Hebrews 3:10