Mark 13:28

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

“Now learn this parable from the fig tree. When its tender sprouts appear and its leaves begin to develop, you know that summer is near.

Cross References

Matthew 21:19

Upon seeing a fig tree along side of the road, He approached it [i.e., expecting to find fruit on it], but found nothing but leaves. He said to the tree, “There will not be fruit on you ever again.” Immediately the fig tree withered up.

Mark 13:27

And He will send out His angels and gather His elect [i.e., God’s people] from all directions, from the farthest part of the earth to the farthest part of the sky [i.e., from throughout the whole world].

Mark 13:29

In the same way also, when you see these things happening, you [should] know that He [i.e., Jesus] is as near as your [front] door.