Luke 21 · Verse 30

Luke 21:30

When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand.
Luke 21:30, King James Version

Luke 21:30 in other translations

BSBWhen they sprout leaves, you can see for yourselves and know that summer is near.
WEBWhen they are already budding, you see it and know by your own selves that the summer is already near.
ASVwhen they now shoot forth, ye see it and know of your own selves that the summer is now nigh.
YLTwhen they may now cast forth, having seen, of yourselves ye know that now is the summer nigh;
DARBYwhen they already sprout, ye know of your own selves, on looking at them, that already the summer is near.
BBEWhen they put out their young leaves, you take note of it, and it is clear to you that summer is coming.
WebsterWhen they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your ownselves that summer is now nigh at hand.

What does Luke 21:30 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 21:29-38

Christ tells his disciples to observe the signs of the times, which they might judge by. He charges them to look upon the ruin of the Jewish nation as near. Yet this race and family of Abraham shall not be rooted out; it shall survive as a nation, and be found as prophesied, when the Son of man shall be revealed. He cautions them against being secure and sensual. This command is given to all Christ's disciples, Take…

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Luke 21:30 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ὅτανhotanWhenG3752
προβάλωσινprobalōsinthey may sproutG4261
ἤδη,ēdēalready,G2235
βλέποντεςbleponteslooking [on them]G991
ἀφ᾽aph᾽forG575
ἑαυτῶνhe'autōnyourselvesG1438
γινώσκετεginōsketeyou knowG1097
ὅτιhotithatG3754
ἤδηēdēalreadyG2235
ἐγγὺςengusnearG1451
τὸtotheG3588
θέροςtherossummerG2330
ἐστίν.estinis.G1510

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 21:30

  • Luke 12:57

    Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?

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Context

  • Luke 21:29

    And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees;

  • Luke 21:30

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

  • Luke 21:31

    So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.

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Luke 21:30 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Cuando ya brotan, viéndolo, de vosotros mismos entendéis que el verano está ya cerca.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
quand ils ont déjà commencé à pousser, vous connaissez par vous-mêmes, en les voyant, que l’été est déjà proche.
German
Elberfelder 1871
wenn sie schon ausschlagen, so erkennet ihr von selbst, indem ihr es sehet, daß der Sommer schon nahe ist.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
cum producunt jam ex se fructum, scitis quoniam prope est æstas.