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30 Then[a] the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven,[b] and[c] all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They[d] will see the Son of Man arriving on the clouds of heaven[e] with power and great glory. 31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet blast, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven[f] to the other.

The Parable of the Fig Tree

32 “Learn[g] this parable from the fig tree: Whenever its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 24:30 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.
  2. Matthew 24:30 tn Or “in the sky”; the Greek word οὐρανός (ouranos) may be translated “sky” or “heaven,” depending on the context.
  3. Matthew 24:30 tn Here τότε (tote, “then”) has not been translated to avoid redundancy in English.
  4. Matthew 24:30 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.
  5. Matthew 24:30 sn An allusion to Dan 7:13. Here is Jesus returning with full authority to judge.
  6. Matthew 24:31 tn Or “of the sky”; the Greek word οὐρανός (ouranos) may be translated “sky” or “heaven,” depending on the context.
  7. Matthew 24:32 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.