Luke 21:30 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 21:30

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

BSB

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

2 voices

Gregory the Dialogist

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (604)

(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.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

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.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

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.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 2496: “Joyful Anticipation of the Second Advent” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1896)

I have already said that I conceive our Lord Jesus Christ to have regarded the destruction of Jerusalem as "the beginning of the end." Although some 1800 years have rolled away since that terrible event, we, with Him, may make but small account of the interval and regard it all as one dispensation of passing away. That beautiful city was the very crown of the entire earth because God had dwelt there.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1858)

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὅταν	hotan	When	G3752 →
προβάλωσιν	probalōsin	they may sprout	G4261 →
ἤδη,	ēdē	already,	G2235 →
βλέποντες	blepontes	looking [on them]	G991 →
ἀφ᾽	aph᾽	for	G575 →
ἑαυτῶν	he'autōn	yourselves	G1438 →
γινώσκετε	ginōskete	you know	G1097 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
ἤδη	ēdē	already	G2235 →
ἐγγὺς	engus	near	G1451 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
θέρος	theros	summer	G2330 →
ἐστίν.	estin	is.	G1510 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Luke 12:57
And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?
leads to
- 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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Where the connections lead

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The walk

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About Luke