This generation. See note on Matthew 11:16.
not. by no means. Greek. ou me. App-105.
till. Here with Greek " an ", and the Subjunctive Mood, marking the uncertainty, which was conditional on the repentance of the nation. Note the four "tills" (Matthew 10:23; Matthew 16:28; Matthew 23:39; Matthew 24:34), and compare what is certain with what is uncertain.
be fulfilled. may have begun to arise, or take place: referring specially to the first "sign" in Matthew 24:4, in response to the first question in Matthew 24:3. not the same word as in Luke 21:24, but the same as in Matthew 24:32.