²⁵“And there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity from the noise of the sea and its surging, ²⁶people fainting from fear and expectation of what is coming on the inhabited earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.^f ²⁷And then they will see the Son of Man arriving in a cloud^g with power and great glory. ²⁸But when^* these things begin to happen, stand up straight and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near!”

The Parable of the Fig Tree

²⁹And he told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees. ³⁰When they put out foliage,^* now you see for yourselves and^* know that by this time the summer is near. ³¹So also you, when you see these things happening, know^h that the kingdom of God is near. ³²Truly I say to you that this generation will never pass away until all things take place! ³³Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

Be Alert

³⁴“But take care for yourselves, lest your hearts are weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of daily life, and that day come upon you suddenly ³⁵like a trap. For it will come upon all who reside on the face of the whole earth. ³⁶But be alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

Read in Logos

Footnotes

fAn allusion to Isa 34:4
gAn allusion to Dan 7:13
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“begin”)
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“see”) has been translated as a finite verb
hOr “you know”