Luke 21:29–38

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

²⁹Then he told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees; ³⁰as soon as they sprout leaves you can see for yourselves and know that summer is already near. ³¹So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that the kingdom of God is near.^{* 32}Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all things have taken place. ³³Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.^*

Exhortation to Watch

³⁴“Be on guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life and that day does not catch you unexpectedly,^{* 35}like a trap. For it will come upon all who live on the face of the whole earth. ³⁶Be alert at all times, praying that you may have the strength to escape all these things that will take place and to stand before the Son of Man.”^*

³⁷Every day he was teaching in the temple, and at night he would go out and spend the night on the Mount of Olives, as it was called.^{* 38}And all the people would get up early in the morning to listen to him in the temple.