Mark 13:28

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Take an example from the fig-tree: when its branches become soft and put out their leaves, you see that the summer is near;

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  • Matt 24:32-33 : 32 Now take an example from the fig-tree: when her branch has become soft and puts out its leaves, you are certain that the summer is near; 33 Even so, when you see all these things, you may be certain that he is near, even at the doors.
  • Luke 21:29-31 : 29 And he made a story for them: See the fig-tree, and all the trees; 30 When they put out their young leaves, you take note of it, and it is clear to you that summer is coming. 31 In the same way, when you see these things taking place you may be certain that the kingdom of God is near.

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  • 94%

    32Now take an example from the fig-tree: when her branch has become soft and puts out its leaves, you are certain that the summer is near;

    33Even so, when you see all these things, you may be certain that he is near, even at the doors.

    34Truly I say to you, This generation will not come to an end till all these things are complete.

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    28But when these things come about, let your heads be lifted up, because your salvation is near.

    29And he made a story for them: See the fig-tree, and all the trees;

    30When they put out their young leaves, you take note of it, and it is clear to you that summer is coming.

    31In the same way, when you see these things taking place you may be certain that the kingdom of God is near.

  • 85%

    29Even so, when you see these things taking place, you may be certain that he is near, even at the doors.

    30Truly, I say to you, This generation will not come to an end till all these things are complete.

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    13And seeing a fig-tree in the distance with leaves, he went to see if by chance it had anything on it: and when he came to it, he saw nothing but leaves, for it was not the time for the fruit.

    14And he said to it, Let no man take fruit from you for ever. And his disciples took note of his words.

  • Luke 13:6-7
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    76%

    6And he made up this story for them: A certain man had a fig-tree in his garden, and he came to get fruit from it, and there was no fruit.

    7And he said to the gardener, See, for three years I have been looking for fruit from this tree, and I have not had any: let it be cut down; why is it taking up space?

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    19And seeing a fig-tree by the wayside, he came to it, and saw nothing on it but leaves only; and he said to it, Let there be no fruit from you from this time forward for ever. And straight away the fig-tree became dry and dead.

    20And when the disciples saw it they were surprised, saying, How did the fig-tree become dry in so short a time?

  • Mark 4:28-29
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    28The earth gives fruit by herself; first the leaf, then the head, then the full grain.

    29But when the grain is ready, he quickly sends men to get it cut, because the time for cutting has come.

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    26And then they will see the Son of man coming in clouds with great power and glory.

    27And then he will send out the angels, and will get together his saints from the four winds, from the farthest part of the earth to the farthest part of heaven.

  • 5For before the time of getting in the grapes, after the opening of the bud, when the flower has become a grape ready for crushing, he will take away the small branches with knives, cutting down and taking away the wide-stretching branches.

  • 26But when the green stem came up and gave fruit, the evil plants were seen at the same time.

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    30Let them come up together till the getting in of the grain; and then I will say to the workers, Take up first the evil plants, and put them together for burning: but put the grain into my store-house.

    31He put another story before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and put in his field:

    32Which is smaller than all seeds; but when it has come up it is greater than the plants, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of heaven come and make their resting-places in its branches.

  • 32But when it is planted, it comes up, and becomes taller than all the plants, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of heaven are able to take rest in its shade.

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    20And when they were going by in the morning, they saw the fig-tree dead from the roots.

    21And Peter, having a memory of it, said to him, Master, see, the tree which was cursed by you is dead.

  • 13The fig-tree puts out her green fruit and the vines with their young fruit give a good smell. Get up from your bed, my beautiful one, and come away.

  • 16By their fruits you will get knowledge of them. Do men get grapes from thorns or figs from thistles?

  • 18Give ear, then, to the story of the man who put the seed in the earth.

  • 13And the stars of heaven were falling to the earth, like green fruit from a tree before the force of a great wind.

  • 33Take care, keep watch with prayer: for you are not certain when the time will be.

  • 44For every tree is judged by its fruit. Men do not get figs from thorns, or grapes from blackberry plants.

  • 9And if, after that, it has fruit, it is well; if not, let it be cut down.

  • 34And when the time for the fruit came near, he sent his servants to the workmen, to get the fruit.

  • 14But when you see the unclean thing which makes destruction, in the place where it has no right to be (let this be clear to the reader), then let those who are in Judaea go quickly to the mountains:

  • 19It is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and put in his garden, and it became a tree, and the birds of heaven made their resting-places in its branches.

  • 24And he gave them another story, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a man who put good seed in his field:

  • 20So by their fruits you will get knowledge of them.

  • 18And say a prayer that it may not be in the winter.

  • 40So be ready: for the Son of man is coming at a time when you are not looking for him.

  • 9And even now the axe is put to the root of the trees; and every tree which does not have good fruit will be cut down and put into the fire.

  • 11Now this is the point of the story: The seed is the word of God.

  • 6And when the sun was high, it was burned; and because it had no root it became dry and dead.

  • 32His branch is cut off before its time, and his leaf is no longer green.

  • 4Say when these things will be, and what will be the sign when these things are all about to be done.

  • Judg 9:10-11
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    10Then the trees said to the fig-tree, You come and be king over us.

    11But the fig-tree said to them, Am I to give up my sweet taste and my good fruit and go waving over the trees?

  • 15And another angel came out from the house of God, crying with a loud voice to him who was seated on the cloud, Put in your blade, and let the grain be cut: because the hour for cutting it is come; for the grain of the earth is over-ready.

  • 9And his disciples put questions to him about the point of the story.