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Behold the fig tree, and all the trees;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then He spoke to them a parable: “Look at the fig tree, and all the trees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And He told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then He told them a parable: &#8220Behold the fig tree and all the trees;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And He told them a parable: “Behold the fig tree and all the trees;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then He told them a parable: “Behold the fig tree and all the trees;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then He told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree, and all the trees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then He told them a parable: &#8220Look at the fig tree, and all the trees. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he spake to them a parable: Behold the fig tree, and all the trees:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then Jesus told them a story: When you see a fig tree or any other tree <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he spake to them a parable: Behold the fig tree, and all the trees:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then Jesus used this story as an illustration. "Look at the fig tree or any other tree.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then Jesus told them this parable: "Think of the fig tree and all the other trees. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he told them a parable: "Look at the fig tree and all the trees. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Jesus told them a parable: ?Look at the fig tree and all the trees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then he told them a parable: "Look at the fig tree and all the other trees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He told them a parable. "See the fig tree, and all the trees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he spoke to them a parable; Behold the fig-tree, and all the trees;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/21.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />And He spoke a parable to them. "See," He said, "the fig-tree and all the trees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He told them a parable. “See the fig tree and all the trees. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And He spoke an allegory to them: “See the fig tree, and all the trees,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/21.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And He spoke to them a parable: "Behold the fig tree and all the trees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he spake a simile to them: 'See the fig-tree, and all the trees,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he spake to them a parable; See the fig tree, and all trees;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he spoke to them in a similitude. See the fig tree, and all the trees: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he told them a comparison: “Take notice of the fig tree and of all the trees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He taught them a lesson. “Consider the fig tree and all the other trees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he said to them a parable, Look at the fig tree and all the trees;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/21.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And he told them the parable: “Behold the fig tree and all of the trees.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/21.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And he spoke a parable to them: See the fig-tree, and all the trees;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/21.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And He spoke a parable to them: <FR>Behold the fig-tree, and all the trees:<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/21.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And he spake a parable unto them, Behold the fig-tree, and all the trees,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/21.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />Then by way of similitude, consider, said he, the fig-tree, and all the other trees;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/21.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />And He spoke a parable to them. "See," He said, "the fig-tree and all the trees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/21.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And He spake a parable to them: <FR>"Behold the fig tree and all the trees;<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/21.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And He spake a parable to them, <FR>Behold the fig-tree,<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/21-29.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=8415" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/luke/21.htm">The Lesson of the Fig Tree</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28</span>When these things begin to happen, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.” <span class="reftext">29</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">Then</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipen (V-AIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">Jesus told</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autois (PPro-DM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">them</a> <a href="/greek/3850.htm" title="3850: parabolēn (N-AFS) -- From paraballo; a similitude, i.e. fictitious narrative, apothegm or adage.">a parable:</a> <a href="/greek/3708.htm" title="3708: Idete (V-AMA-2P) -- Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.">“Look at</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4808.htm" title="4808: sykēn (N-AFS) -- A fig-tree. From sukon; a fig-tree.">fig tree</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: panta (Adj-ANP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">all</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-ANP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1186.htm" title="1186: dendra (N-ANP) -- A tree. Probably from drus; a tree.">trees.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">30</span>When they sprout leaves, you can see for yourselves and know that summer is near.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-32.htm">Matthew 24:32-35</a></span><br />Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near. / So also, when you see all these things, you will know that He is near, right at the door. / Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-28.htm">Mark 13:28-31</a></span><br />Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near. / So also, when you see these things happening, know that He is near, right at the door. / Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/24-1.htm">Jeremiah 24:1-10</a></span><br />After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, as well as the officials of Judah and the craftsmen and metalsmiths from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon, the LORD showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of the temple of the LORD. / One basket had very good figs, like those that ripen early, but the other basket contained very poor figs, so bad they could not be eaten. / “Jeremiah,” the LORD asked, “what do you see?” “Figs!” I replied. “The good figs are very good, but the bad figs are very bad, so bad they cannot be eaten.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-4.htm">Isaiah 34:4</a></span><br />All the stars of heaven will be dissolved. The skies will be rolled up like a scroll, and all their stars will fall like withered leaves from the vine, like foliage from the fig tree.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/1-7.htm">Joel 1:7</a></span><br />It has laid waste My grapevine and splintered My fig tree. It has stripped off the bark and thrown it away; the branches have turned white.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-10.htm">Hosea 9:10</a></span><br />I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness. I saw your fathers as the firstfruits of the fig tree in its first season. But they went to Baal-peor, and consecrated themselves to Shame; so they became as detestable as the thing they loved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-13.htm">Revelation 6:13</a></span><br />and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-7.htm">James 5:7-8</a></span><br />Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains. / You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-17.htm">Romans 11:17-24</a></span><br />Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root, / do not boast over those branches. If you do, remember this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you. / You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/17-22.htm">Ezekiel 17:22-24</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take a shoot from the lofty top of the cedar, and I will set it out. I will pluck a tender sprig from its topmost shoots, and I will plant it on a high and lofty mountain. / I will plant it on the mountain heights of Israel so that it will bear branches; it will yield fruit and become a majestic cedar. Birds of every kind will nest under it, taking shelter in the shade of its branches. / Then all the trees of the field will know that I am the LORD. I bring the tall tree down and make the low tree tall. I dry up the green tree and make the withered tree flourish. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I have done it.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/songs/2-13.htm">Song of Solomon 2:13</a></span><br />The fig tree ripens its figs; the blossoming vines spread their fragrance. Arise, come away, my darling; come away with me, my beautiful one.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/16-2.htm">Matthew 16:2-3</a></span><br />But He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘The weather will be fair, for the sky is red,’ / and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but not the signs of the times.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-54.htm">Luke 12:54-56</a></span><br />Then Jesus said to the crowds, “As soon as you see a cloud rising in the west, you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and that is what happens. / And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is. / You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to interpret the present time?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-10.htm">Isaiah 55:10-11</a></span><br />For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat, / so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/92-12.htm">Psalm 92:12-14</a></span><br />The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. / Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God. / In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he spoke to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees;</p><p class="hdg">Behold.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/24-32.htm">Matthew 24:32-35</a></b></br> Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer <i>is</i> nigh: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/13-28.htm">Mark 13:28-30</a></b></br> Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/13-7.htm">Fig</a> <a href="/luke/13-7.htm">Fig-Tree</a> <a href="/luke/20-19.htm">Parable</a> <a href="/luke/20-19.htm">Simile</a> <a href="/luke/20-9.htm">Story</a> <a href="/luke/19-4.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/luke/3-10.htm">Trees</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/1-48.htm">Fig</a> <a href="/john/1-48.htm">Fig-Tree</a> <a href="/john/10-6.htm">Parable</a> <a href="/numbers/23-7.htm">Simile</a> <a href="/luke/24-11.htm">Story</a> <a href="/luke/23-31.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/john/12-13.htm">Trees</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 21</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/21-1.htm">Jesus commends the poor widow.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/21-5.htm">He foretells the destruction of the temple, and of the city Jerusalem;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/21-25.htm">the signs also which shall be before the last day.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/21-34.htm">He exhorts them to be watchful.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/21.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/luke/21.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then Jesus told them a parable:</b><br>Parables were a common teaching method used by Jesus to convey deep spiritual truths through simple stories. This approach allowed listeners to engage with the message on different levels, depending on their spiritual insight. Parables often contained hidden meanings that required contemplation and spiritual discernment. In this context, Jesus uses a parable to illustrate the signs of the times and the coming of the Kingdom of God.<p><b>Look at the fig tree:</b><br>The fig tree is frequently mentioned in the Bible and often symbolizes Israel (<a href="/hosea/9-10.htm">Hosea 9:10</a>, <a href="/jeremiah/24.htm">Jeremiah 24:1-10</a>). In the context of this parable, the fig tree may represent the nation of Israel and its spiritual state. The fig tree's seasonal changes are used as an analogy for recognizing the signs of the times. Historically, the fig tree was a common sight in the region, making it a relatable example for Jesus' audience.<p><b>and all the trees:</b><br>By including "all the trees," Jesus expands the metaphor beyond just the fig tree, suggesting that the signs of the times can be observed universally, not just in Israel. This phrase emphasizes the importance of being observant and discerning in recognizing the broader signs of God's unfolding plan. It also indicates that the lessons from the fig tree apply to all nations and peoples, not just the Jewish people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Jesus is teaching His disciples about the signs of the end times through parables.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/disciples.htm">Disciples</a></b><br>The immediate audience of Jesus' teaching, they are learning about the signs that will precede the coming of the Kingdom of God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/f/fig_tree.htm">Fig Tree</a></b><br>A common tree in Israel, often used in Scripture as a symbol for Israel itself or as a metaphor for spiritual truths.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/all_the_trees.htm">All the Trees</a></b><br>Represents a broader application beyond just the fig tree, indicating that the signs Jesus speaks of are observable in various contexts.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/parable.htm">Parable</a></b><br>A teaching method used by Jesus to convey deeper spiritual truths through simple, relatable accounts.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/recognizing_the_signs.htm">Recognizing the Signs</a></b><br>Just as one can observe the budding of trees to know that summer is near, Christians are called to discern the signs of the times in anticipation of Christ's return.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_awareness.htm">Spiritual Awareness</a></b><br>Believers should cultivate a heightened spiritual awareness, being vigilant and prepared for the fulfillment of God's promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_fig_tree.htm">Symbolism of the Fig Tree</a></b><br>Understanding the fig tree as a symbol for Israel can deepen our comprehension of biblical prophecy and God's plan for His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/parables_as_teaching_tools.htm">Parables as Teaching Tools</a></b><br>Jesus' use of parables invites us to seek deeper understanding and reflection on spiritual truths.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_expectation.htm">Living in Expectation</a></b><br>The call to observe the signs encourages Christians to live with a sense of urgency and readiness for the Lord's return.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 21</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_show_approval_worthiness.htm">What does the Fig Tree Prophecy entail?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_fig_tree_prophecy_entail.htm">What does the Fig Tree Prophecy entail?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/which_parables_did_jesus_teach.htm">What parables did Jesus teach in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_luke's_fig_tree_parable_differ.htm">Luke 13:6-9: How does this fig tree parable align with or contradict similar accounts in other Gospels, and why does it seem incomplete here?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(29) <span class= "bld">And all the trees.</span>--The addition is peculiar to St. Luke. It confirms the impression that the words, which were spoken just before the Passover, when the flush of spring-tide life was seen in every grove and forest, were suggested by what met the eye of the disciples on the Mount of Olives. (See Note on <a href="/matthew/24-32.htm" title="Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near:">Matthew 24:32</a>.) One such tree, we know, had been found in full foliage (<a href="/matthew/21-19.htm" title="And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said to it, Let no fruit grow on you henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.">Matthew 21:19</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 29.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And he spake to them a parable</span>. "It is certain," went on the Lord to say, "that summer follows the season when the fig tree and other trees put forth their green shoots. It is no less certain that these things - the fall of Jerusalem, and later the end of the world - will follow closely on the signs I have just told you about." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/21-29.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Then</span><br /><span class="grk">Καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(Kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">[Jesus] told</span><br /><span class="grk">εἶπεν</span> <span class="translit">(eipen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> </span><span class="str2">Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτοῖς</span> <span class="translit">(autois)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a parable:</span><br /><span class="grk">παραβολὴν</span> <span class="translit">(parabolēn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3850.htm">Strong's 3850: </a> </span><span class="str2">From paraballo; a similitude, i.e. fictitious narrative, apothegm or adage.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Look at</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἴδετε</span> <span class="translit">(Idete)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3708.htm">Strong's 3708: </a> </span><span class="str2">Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τὴν</span> <span class="translit">(tēn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fig tree</span><br /><span class="grk">συκῆν</span> <span class="translit">(sykēn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4808.htm">Strong's 4808: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fig-tree. From sukon; a fig-tree.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="grk">πάντα</span> <span class="translit">(panta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> </span><span class="str2">All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τὰ</span> <span class="translit">(ta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">trees.</span><br /><span class="grk">δένδρα</span> <span class="translit">(dendra)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1186.htm">Strong's 1186: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tree. Probably from drus; a tree.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/luke/21-29.htm">Luke 21:29 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/luke/21-29.htm">Luke 21:29 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/luke/21-29.htm">Luke 21:29 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/luke/21-29.htm">Luke 21:29 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/luke/21-29.htm">Luke 21:29 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/luke/21-29.htm">Luke 21:29 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/luke/21-29.htm">Luke 21:29 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/luke/21-29.htm">Luke 21:29 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/luke/21-29.htm">Luke 21:29 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/luke/21-29.htm">Luke 21:29 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/luke/21-29.htm">NT Gospels: Luke 21:29 He told them a parable (Luke Lu Lk) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/luke/21-28.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 21:28"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 21:28" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/luke/21-30.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Luke 21:30"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Luke 21:30" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>