32 “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. 33 Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it[a] is near, right at the door.(A) 34 Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.(B) 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.(C)

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  1. Matthew 24:33 Or he

The Parable of the Fig Tree

32 “Learn this lesson(A) from the fig tree: As soon as its branch becomes tender and sprouts leaves, you know that summer is near. 33 In the same way, when you see all these things, recognize[a] that he[b] is near—at the door.(B) 34 Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things take place.(C) 35 Heaven and earth will pass away,(D) but my words will never pass away.(E)

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  1. 24:33 Or things, you know
  2. 24:33 Or it; that is, summer