Luke 21:30

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

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When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand.

ASV

when they now shoot forth, ye see it and know of your own selves that the summer is now nigh.

YLT

when they may now cast forth, having seen, of yourselves ye know that now is the summer nigh;

DBT

when they already sprout, ye know of your own selves, [on] looking [at them], that already the summer is near.

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(ut sup.) That the world ought to be trampled upon and despised, He proves by a wise comparison, adding, Behold the fig tree and all the trees, when they now put forth fruit, ye know that summer is near. As if He says, As from the fruit of the tree the summer is perceived to be near, so from the fall of the world the kingdom of God is known to be at hand. Hereby is it manifested that the world's fall is our fruit.

Gregory the Dialogist· Catena Aurea by Aquinas, 604patristic

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When they now shoot forth,.... Their buds, branches, and leaves; the Vulgate Latin adds, "of themselves": ye see and know of your own selves; without any hint, or direction from others, the case is so plain and obvious; the Syriac and Arabic versions read, "of them"; the trees, by their putting forth their buds and leaves; the Persic and Ethiopic versions leave out the clause "of yourselves"; and none of the Oriental versions lead the word see: the summer is now nigh at hand: see Mat 24:32.

John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed

When we see a nation filling up the measure of their iniquity, we may conclude that their ruin is nigh; when we see the ruin of persecuting powers hastening on, we may thence infer that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand, that when the opposition given to it is removed it shall gain ground.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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Luke 12:57
And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?

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Luke 12:57
And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?
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- John 7:24
  Stop judging by outward appearances, and start judging justly.”
- Deuteronomy 32:29
  If only they were wise, they would understand it; they would comprehend their fate.
- 1 Corinthians 11:14
  Doesn’t nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him,
- Acts 2:40
  With many other words he testified, and he urged them, “Be saved from this corrupt generation.”
- Acts 13:26–38
  Brothers, children of Abraham, and you Gentiles who fear God, it is to us that this message of salvation has been sent.

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