Luke 21:31
29 And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees;
30 When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand.
So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.
32 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.
33 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- So also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near.
- KJV
- So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.
- WEB
- Even so you also, when you see these things happening, know that God’s Kingdom is near.
- ASV
- Even so ye also, when ye see these things coming to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh.
- DARBY
- So also *ye*, when ye see these things take place, know that the kingdom of God is near.
- BLB
- So also you⁺, when you⁺ see these things coming to pass, know that the kingdom of God is near.
- ÅB
- Slik skal også dere, når dere ser dette skje, vite at Guds rike er nær.
- OTB
- På samme måte, når dere ser disse tingene skje, skal dere vite at Guds rike er nær.
- B1930
- Således skal også I, når I ser dette skje, vite at Guds rike er nær.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
James 5:9
Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.
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For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.
Read in context1 Peter 4:7
But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
Read in contextMatthew 3:2
And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Read in contextLuke 12:51–57
Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:
Read in contextMatthew 16:1–4
The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.
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