Luke 21:30

30 When you see their leaves beginning to appear, you know that summer is near.

Luke 21:30 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 21:30

When they now shoot forth
Their buds, branches, and leaves; the Vulgate Latin adds, "of themselves": ye see and know of your own selves;
without any hint, or direction from others, the case is so plain and obvious; the Syriac and Arabic versions read, "of them"; the trees, by their putting forth their buds and leaves; the Persic and Ethiopic versions leave out the clause "of yourselves"; and none of the Oriental versions lead the word see: the summer is now nigh at hand:
see ( Matthew 24:32 ) .

Luke 21:30 In-Context

28 When these things begin to happen, stand up and raise your heads, because your salvation is near."

29 Then Jesus told them this parable: "Think of the fig tree and all the other trees.

30 When you see their leaves beginning to appear, you know that summer is near.

31 In the same way, when you see these things happening, you will know that the Kingdom of God is about to come.

32 "Remember that all these things will take place before the people now living have all died.