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

The Parable of the Fig Tree

32 “Now learn the parable from the fig tree: Whenever its branch has already become tender and puts forth its[d] leaves, you know that summer is near.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 24:30 Or “the sky”
  2. Matthew 24:30 Or “the sky”
  3. Matthew 24:31 Or “of the sky”
  4. Matthew 24:32 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun

30 “Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth[a] will mourn(A) when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven,(B) with power and great glory.[b] 31 And he will send his angels(C) with a loud trumpet call,(D) and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

32 “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 24:30 Or the tribes of the land
  2. Matthew 24:30 See Daniel 7:13-14.