Jesus told them a story. “Look at the fig tree and all the trees,” he said.
He saw a fig tree by the road and went up to it, but he didn’t find anything on it except leaves. Then he said to it, “May you never bear fruit again!” Right away the tree dried up.
When these things begin to happen, stand up and hold your heads high, because the time is near when you will be set free.”
“When you see leaves appear on the branches, you know that summer is near.