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Luke 21:27-29
New English Translation
Luke 21:27-29
New English Translation
27 Then[a] they will see the Son of Man arriving in a cloud[b] with power and great glory. 28 But when these things[c] begin to happen, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption[d] is drawing near.”
The Parable of the Fig Tree
29 Then[e] he told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the other trees.[f]
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- Luke 21:27 tn Grk “And then” (καὶ τότε, kai tote). Here καί has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
- Luke 21:27 sn An allusion to Dan 7:13. Here is Jesus returning with full judging authority.
- Luke 21:28 sn These things are all the events of vv. 8-27. Disciples represent the righteous here. The events surrounding the fall of the nation are a down payment on a fuller judgment to come on all humanity. The presence of one guarantees the other.
- Luke 21:28 sn With Jesus’ return comes the manifestation of judgment and final salvation (redemption).
- Luke 21:29 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
- Luke 21:29 tn Grk “all the trees.”
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