Luke 21:29

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The Parable of the Fig Tree Then he told them a parable:“Look at the fig tree and all the other trees.

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  • Matt 24:32-35 : 32 The Parable of the Fig Tree“Learn this parable from the fig tree: Whenever its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. 33 So also you, when you see all these things, know that he is near, right at the door. 34 I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
  • Mark 13:28-30 : 28 The Parable of the Fig Tree“Learn this parable from the fig tree: Whenever its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. 29 So also you, when you see these things happening, know that he is near, right at the door. 30 I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.

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    28The Parable of the Fig Tree“Learn this parable from the fig tree: Whenever its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near.

    29So also you, when you see these things happening, know that he is near, right at the door.

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    32The Parable of the Fig Tree“Learn this parable from the fig tree: Whenever its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near.

    33So also you, when you see all these things, know that he is near, right at the door.

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    30When they sprout leaves, you see for yourselves and know that summer is now near.

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

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    18The Withered Fig Tree Now early in the morning, as he returned to the city, he was hungry.

    19After noticing a fig tree by the road he went to it, but found nothing on it except leaves. He said to it,“Never again will there be fruit from you!” And the fig tree withered at once.

    20When the disciples saw it they were amazed, saying,“How did the fig tree wither so quickly?”

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    13After noticing in the distance a fig tree with leaves, he went to see if he could find any fruit on it. When he came to it he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.

    14He said to it,“May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard it.

  • Luke 13:6-7
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    6Warning to Israel to Bear Fruit Then Jesus told this parable:“A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it and found none.

    7So he said to the worker who tended the vineyard,‘For three years now, I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and each time I inspect it I find none. Cut it down! Why should it continue to deplete the soil?’

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    27Then they will see the Son of Man arriving in a cloud with power and great glory.

    28But when these things begin to happen, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”

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    20The Withered Fig Tree In the morning as they passed by, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots.

    21Peter remembered and said to him,“Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has withered.”

  • Judg 9:10-11
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    10“So the trees said to the fig tree,‘You come and be our king!’

    11But the fig tree said to them,‘I am not going to stop producing my sweet figs, my excellent fruit, just to sway above the other trees!’

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    33The Parable of the Tenants“Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a fence around it, dug a pit for its winepress, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went on a journey.

    34When the harvest time was near, he sent his slaves to the tenants to collect his portion of the crop.

  • Mark 4:29-30
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    29And when the grain is ripe, he sends in the sickle because the harvest has come.”

    30The Parable of the Mustard Seed He also asked,“To what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use to present it?

  • 9The Parable of the Tenants Then he began to tell the people this parable:“A man planted a vineyard, leased it to tenant farmers, and went on a journey for a long time.

  • 9Then his disciples asked him what this parable meant.

  • 9Even now the ax is laid at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”

  • Mark 4:32-33
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    32when it is sown, it grows up, becomes the greatest of all garden plants, and grows large branches so that the wild birds can nest in its shade.”

    33The Use of Parables So with many parables like these, he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear.

  • 44for each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thorns, nor are grapes picked from brambles.

  • 9Then if it bears fruit next year, very well, but if not, you can cut it down.’”

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    18On the Kingdom of God Thus Jesus asked,“What is the kingdom of God like? To what should I compare it?

    19It is like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the wild birds nested in its branches.”

  • 3He told them many things in parables, saying:“Listen! A sower went out to sow.

  • 1The Parable of the Tenants Then he began to speak to them in parables:“A man planted a vineyard. He put a fence around it, dug a pit for its winepress, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went on a journey.

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    31The Parable of the Mustard Seed He gave them another parable:“The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field.

    32It is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest garden plant and becomes a tree, so that the wild birds come and nest in its branches.”

  • 7So they asked him,“Teacher, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that these things are about to take place?”

  • 16He then told them a parable:“The land of a certain rich man produced an abundant crop,

  • 5For before the harvest, when the bud has sprouted, and the ripening fruit appears, he will cut off the unproductive shoots with pruning knives; he will prune the tendrils.

  • Matt 7:16-17
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    16You will recognize them by their fruit. Grapes are not gathered from thorns or figs from thistles, are they?

    17In the same way, every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit.

  • 11The Parable of the Ten Minas While the people were listening to these things, Jesus proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately.

  • 10Even now the ax is laid at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

  • Dan 4:20-21
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    20The tree that you saw that grew large and strong, whose top reached to the sky, and which could be seen in all the land,

    21whose foliage was attractive and its fruit plentiful, and from which there was food available for all, under whose branches wild animals used to live, and in whose branches birds of the sky used to nest–

  • Matt 7:19-20
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    19Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

    20So then, you will recognize them by their fruit.

  • 34The Purpose of Parables Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the crowds; he did not speak to them without a parable.

  • 24Regaining his sight he said,“I see people, but they look like trees walking.”

  • 20The Desolation of Jerusalem“But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation has come near.