Matthew 24:32

Matthew 24:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:
• New International Version (NIV)“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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near.

Context of Matthew 24:32

30And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven; and then shall all the tribes of the land lament, and they shall see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31And he shall send his angels with a great sound of trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from [the one] extremity of [the] heavens to [the other] extremity of them. But learn the parable from the fig-tree: When already its branch becomes tender and produces leaves, ye know that the summer is near. 33Thus also ye, when ye see all these things, know that it is near, at the doors. 34Verily I say to you, This generation will not have passed away until all these things shall have taken place.

Matthew 24:32 word by word

Ἀπὸ δὲ τῆς συκῆς μάθετε τὴν παραβολήν· ὅταν ἤδη ὁ κλάδος αὐτῆς γένηται ἁπαλὸς καὶ τὰ φύλλα ἐκφύῃ, γινώσκετε ὅτι ἐγγὺς τὸ θέρος.Read the interlinear

• learnμανθάνωmanthanō · to learnG3129
• parableπαραβολήparabolē · parableG3850
• Whenὅτανhotan · when(-ever)G3752
• alreadyἤδηēdē · alreadyG2235
• branchκλάδοςklados · branchG2798
• becomesγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• tenderἁπαλόςapalos · tenderG527
• knowγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
• summerθέροςtheros · summerG2330

Cross-references for Matthew 24:32

• Mark 13:28But learn the parable from the fig-tree: when its branch already becomes tender and puts forth the leaves, ye know that the summer is near.
• Luke 21:29And he spoke a parable to them: Behold the fig-tree and all the trees;

Commentaries on Matthew 24:32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32Learn a parable of the fig-tree - That is, These signs which I have given you will be as infallible a proof of the approaching ruin of the Jewish state as the budding of the trees is a proof of the coming summer.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32Now learn a parable - See the notes at Matthew 13:3. The word here means, rather, “an illustration” make a “comparison,” or judge of this as you do respecting a fig-tree. Fig-tree - This was spoken on the Mount of Olives, which produced not only olives, but figs. Possibly one was near when he spoke this. When his branch … - When the juices return from the roots into the branches, and the buds swell and burst, “as if tender,” and too feeble to contain the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 29-41Verses 29-41 Christ foretells his second coming. It is usual for prophets to speak of things as near and just at hand, to express the greatness and certainty of them. Concerning Christ's second coming, it is foretold that there shall be a great change, in order to the making all things new. Then they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds. At his first coming, he was set for a sign that should be spoken against, but at his second coming, a sign…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 24:32

• Fig Tree
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jesus Continued
• Seasons
• Summer

In the dictionaries

• Deceive
• Desolation
• Elect
• Flight
• Goodman
• Learn
• Lo
• Matthew, Gospel according to
• Olves, Mount of
• Parable

Commentaries on Matthew 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings