Luke 21:30

30 When they put out [foliage], now you see for yourselves [and] know that by this time the 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 But [when] these [things] begin to happen, stand up straight and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near!"

29 And he told them a parable: "Look at the fig tree and all the trees.

30 When they put out [foliage], now you see for yourselves [and] know that by this time the summer is near.

31 So also you, when you see these [things] happening, know that the kingdom of God is near.

32 Truly I say to you that this generation will never pass away until all [things] take place!

Footnotes

• [a] *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
• [b] *Here "[and]" is supplied because the previous participle ("see") has been translated as a finite verb