Mark 13:30

Jesus probably meant that the fulfillment of "all these things" (Mark 13:4 b) would begin in the generation of His present disciples, but complete fulfillment would not come until later. [Note: E.g., C. E. Stowe, "The Eschatology of Christ, With Special Reference to the Discourse in Matt. XXIV. and XXV.," Bibliotheca Sacra 7 (July 1850):471.] Another view is that by "generation" Jesus meant the entire Jewish race. [Note: E.g., Wiersbe, 1:158.] "All" those things began during that generation if one interprets "all those things" as the signs as a whole (Mark 13:9-25). The Greek word genetai translated "take place" (NASB) or "have happened" (NIV) means "have come into existence" and permits this interpretation. One could translate this Greek verb "have begun to come into existence."