Luke 20:34Jesus said to them, "The children of this age marry, and are given in marriage.
The setting
Jerusalem temple courts, ~30 AD. Jesus begins His response by acknowledging earthly marriage as part of this age but not the next...
The emotion here: patient teacher explaining deep truths to hostile questioners
The original word
aion (αἰῶνος) — age or era, not just time but the entire world system and its relationships
Why it matters
Marriage in ancient Israel was primarily economic and tribal, not romantic like today
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What most readers miss in Luke 20:34
Jesus validates marriage as good for THIS age while revealing something greater awaits
Common misconceptionPeople worry Jesus is dismissing marriage as unimportant, but He's actually revealing that eternal relationships transcend even good earthly ones.
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Bible Genome reading
Luke 20:34 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Luke 20:34 comes from the book of Luke, written during the gospel period. The setting is the Temple. These words are attributed to Jesus. The dominant emotion in this verse is growing, with a comfort power of 40% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include earthly life, marriage. Notable phrases: children of this age; marry and given in marriage.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same growing
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”
— Proverbs 22:6
“So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
— Romans 10:17
“He must increase, but I must decrease.”
— John 3:30
“Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.”
— Galatians 6:2
“He believed in Yahweh; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.”
— Genesis 15:6
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