Matthew 24:32
Modern Translations
New International Version
"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.

New Living Translation
“Now learn a lesson from the fig tree. When its branches bud and its leaves begin to sprout, you know that summer is near.

English Standard Version
“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.

Berean Study Bible
Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.

New American Standard Bible
“Now learn the parable from the fig tree: as soon as its branch has become tender and sprouts its leaves, you know that summer is near;

NASB 1995
"Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near;

NASB 1977
“Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender, and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near;

Amplified Bible
“Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its young shoots become tender and it puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near;

Christian Standard Bible
“Learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branch becomes tender and sprouts leaves, you know that summer is near.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
"Now learn this parable from the fig tree: As soon as its branch becomes tender and sprouts leaves, you know that summer is near.

Contemporary English Version
Learn a lesson from a fig tree. When its branches sprout and start putting out leaves, you know summer is near.

Good News Translation
"Let the fig tree teach you a lesson. When its branches become green and tender and it starts putting out leaves, you know that summer is near.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Learn from the story of the fig tree. When its branch becomes tender and it sprouts leaves, you know that summer is near.

International Standard Version
"Now learn a lesson from the fig tree. When its branches become tender and it produces leaves, you know that summer is near.

NET Bible
"Learn this parable from the fig tree: Whenever its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
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 King James Version
“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.

King James 2000 Bible
Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When its branch is yet tender, and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near:

New Heart English Bible
"Now from the fig tree learn this parable. When its branch has now become tender, and puts forth its leaves, you know that the summer is near.

World English Bible
"Now from the fig tree learn this parable. When its branch has now become tender, and puts forth its leaves, you know that the summer is near.

American King James Version
Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near:

American Standard Version
Now from the fig tree learn her parable: when her branch is now become tender, and putteth forth its leaves, ye know that the summer is nigh;

A Faithful Version
Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branches have already become tender, and it puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near.

Darby Bible Translation
But learn the parable from the fig-tree: When already its branch becomes tender and produces leaves, ye know that the summer is near.

English Revised Version
Now from the fig tree learn her parable: when her branch is now become tender, and putteth forth its leaves, ye know that the summer is nigh;

Webster's Bible Translation
Now learn a parable of the fig-tree; When its branch is yet tender and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Now learne the parable of the figge tree: when her bough is yet tender, & it putteth foorth leaues, ye knowe that sommer is neere.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Learne a parable of the fygge tree: when his braunche is yet tender, and the leaues sprong, ye knowe that somer is nye:

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Lerne a symilitude of ye fygge tre. When his braunche is yet tender, and his leaues spronge, ye knowe that Sommer is nye.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Learne, a similitude of the fygge tree: when his braunches are yet tender and his leves sproge ye knowe that sommer is nye.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And from the fig tree learn the allegory: when its branch may have already become tender, and it may put forth the leaves, you know that summer [is] near,

Berean Literal Bible
Now learn the parable of the fig tree: When its branch already may have become tender and it puts forth leaves, you know that the summer is near.

Young's Literal Translation
And from the fig-tree learn ye the simile: When already its branch may have become tender, and the leaves it may put forth, ye know that summer is nigh,

Smith's Literal Translation
And from the fig tree learn a parable; When already her young shoot should be tender, and the leaves should spring forth, ye know that summer is near:

Literal Emphasis Translation
And learn the parable from the fig tree: When already its branch becomes tender and sprouts leaves, you know that the summer is near.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And from the fig tree learn a parable: When the branch thereof is now tender, and the leaves come forth, you know that summer is nigh.

Catholic Public Domain Version
So, from the fig tree learn a parable. When its branch has now become tender and the leaves have sprung forth, you know that summer is near.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But learn a parable from the fig tree: As soon as its branches bow low and its leaves bud forth, you know that summer has arrived.

Lamsa Bible
From the fig tree learn a parable. As soon as its branches become tender and bring forth leaves, you know that summer is coming.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Learn now a parable from the fig-tree: As soon as its branch becomes tender, and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near.

Godbey New Testament
But learn the parable from the fig-tree: when her branch may now be tender, and she may grow out leaves, know that the summer is nigh.

Haweis New Testament
Learn then a parable from the fig-tree; when its branch is now tender, and the leaves shoot forth, ye know that summer is nigh:

Mace New Testament
this may be illustrated by a comparison taken from a fig-tree: when the branches become tender, and push out their leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:

Weymouth New Testament
"Now learn from the fig-tree the lesson it teaches. As soon as its branches have now become soft and it is bursting into leaf, you all know that summer is near.

Worrell New Testament
"Now from the fig tree learn the parable; When already its branch becomes tender, and the leaves are putting forth, ye know that the summer is near;

Worsley New Testament
Now learn a parable from the fig-tree: when it's branch is tender and bringeth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh;
















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