This was not the first time that the apostles heard Jesus make this comparison of ‘ generations, ’ for some days earlier he had stated concerning himself: “The Son of man... must undergo many sufferings and be rejected by this generation.
आवश्‍यक है कि वह बहुत दुख उठाए और इस पीढ़ी के लोगों द्वारा त्यागा जाए ।